Nike announces first Biketown branding campaign: Sneaker bikes
Oregon has sneaker waves, now we have sneaker bikes.
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Portland inked a deal with Nike to launch the “Biketown” system by July 2016. But the effort to bring bike share to Portland began way back in 2007. We’ve covered every twist and turn. Browse the archives below…
Oregon has sneaker waves, now we have sneaker bikes.
Finding space for Biketown stations on busy Portland streets.
I guess there’s a reason it’s called bike share, not rack share.
I started collecting member numbers for people that signed up for the bikesharing. I was curious about how the numbers clustered and who was fastest at registering when it opened at 6:30am. I thought I’d collect a few to use the German tank problem to approximate the number of signups. Later someone found a way … Read more
You’ll almost never be more than two or three blocks from a station.
There are a few scenarios to consider.
Stations will show up in three weeks and rentals will begin July 19.
A council candidate raises an interesting question.
500 Portlanders will get reduced cost memberships.
One major city department is keeping its distance from bike share stations.
“The operational risk is mainly a concern for Motivate, not the city.”
Location is everything.
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