Nike announces first Biketown branding campaign: Sneaker bikes
Oregon has sneaker waves, now we have sneaker bikes.
Portland Bike Share
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…
City responds after bike share station locations spur complaints
Finding space for Biketown stations on busy Portland streets.
City has authority to impound privately-owned bikes parked at Biketown racks
I guess there’s a reason it’s called bike share, not rack share.
How many people signed up for Biketown on Day 1? Here’s a rough idea
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
NW Portland is about to become one of the best bike-share areas on the continent
You’ll almost never be more than two or three blocks from a station.
Should you buy a Biketown membership right now? Here’s the calculation
There are a few scenarios to consider.
Portland’s bike-sharing system just started selling memberships at $12 a month
Stations will show up in three weeks and rentals will begin July 19.
Is Biketown bike share for all? Or only the able-bodied?
A council candidate raises an interesting question.
Community Cycling Center gets $75,000 grant to offer cheaper bike share memberships
500 Portlanders will get reduced cost memberships.
Bike share stations on transit mall and city parks land? TriMet says yes, Parks Bureau says no
One major city department is keeping its distance from bike share stations.
Portland’s bike share plan gives major leeway to private operator
“The operational risk is mainly a concern for Motivate, not the city.”
What I learned at the City’s first open house for our new bike share system
Location is everything.