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Bike Sharing

Portland has been studying the prospect of a bike-sharing system for several years. We’ve covered it every step of the way. Browse our previous coverage below and click a headline to read the full story.

Four ways Portland’s new bike share plan could flop

Third in a four-part series on bikesharing in Portland.

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September 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

28 Comments


Long-delayed Portland bike share rose from the dead. Here’s why that might make it better

Three reasons Portland’s big delay could actually score it one of the country’s best systems.

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September 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

56 Comments


Portland overhauls bike share plan, braces to launch with or without a sponsor

The city is planning to skip a generation of bike-sharing technology.

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September 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

60 Comments


At Portland event, Spinlister CEO touts plan for private bike-share system

The user-owned bike share system due to launch in Portland in September says participants won’t have to pump the tires in any bikes shared on their network.

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May 1, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

21 Comments


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Next-gen bike sharing company Social Bicycles swings through Portland

The company’s key innovation: smart bikes that can be parked anywhere inside a service zone.

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March 13, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

5 Comments


Spinlister to launch user-owned bike-sharing system in Portland this summer (updated)

Here’s the twist: every bike in the system would be independently owned by individual Portlanders,

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March 13, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

27 Comments


Portland’s low-car transportation web ranks 7th nationally, study says

The whole point of these new, rapidly growing tools is to stop “using a car” from being essentially the same as “owning a car.”

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February 5, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

20 Comments


Now one of few large U.S. cities without bike sharing, Portland sets a new date

Of the 25 largest U.S. metro areas, only four are likely to not have bike sharing by the end of 2015: Los Angeles, Detroit, St. Louis and Portland.

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January 23, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

29 Comments


Eugene bike share system lands near top of state grant list

It’s looking likely that Eugene will be Oregon’s first city with a public bike sharing system.

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January 9, 2015

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

5 Comments


NYC investment company buys Alta Bicycle Share, hires former transit CEO

A local bike business that bootstrapped its way into the national spotlight and then ran into an avalanche of problems has sold.

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October 28, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

23 Comments


Q&A: How bikes meet tech in Austin, Portland’s chillest sister city

Nate McGuire is part of two worlds that Austin, Texas, is still pretty new at: digital entrepreneurship and biking.

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August 20, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

14 Comments


TriMet adds new Beaverton Creek bike parking after Nike bike share takes off

TriMet responded to these concerns June 30 by adding 6 new bike racks (which comes out to 12 new spaces) to the rail platform area.

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July 10, 2014

Michael Andersen (Contributor)

23 Comments


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