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…
Take a spin on a bike share bike.(Photo © J. Maus) Hot off the City Council adoption of a $2 million federal funding request to start bike sharing in Portland last month, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is set to host a public demonstration of what folks can expect once the project hits the streets. … Read more
[Bike share is coming to Portland! Scroll down for updates] City Council will vote today on a funding request that includes the Portland Bike Share project.(Photo © J. Maus) A request by the Portland Bureau of Transportation to fund a bike share project with $2 million from the federal government is up for a vote … Read more
A bike share system is now officially in the running for federal funds.(Photos © J. Maus) This Wednesday at City Council, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will make their pitch for four projects they want to fund with $9 million in federal Regional Flexible Funds. As per instructions from Metro (the agency that doles … Read more
Learn PBOT’s take on rental station density, the helmet question, whether or not infrastructure improvements will come with bike sharing, and more.(Photos © J. Maus) As I reported last week, a plan to bring bike sharing to Portland is alive and well. But, what exactly does the plan entail? How will Portland’s system compare with … Read more
In Portland’s future?(Photo © J. Maus) The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is making a big push to bring bike sharing to Portland. They’ve launched a petition campaign to demonstrate public support for the project, they are actively searching for the estimated $4 million in start-up funds, and they are gathering support from heads of transportation … Read more
“Reshape the fareless zone to put a greater emphasis on carbon-free circulation; and the best free circulation in the Central City probably ought to be on bikes.”— Rick Gustafson, former TriMet planner and Director of Operations for Portland Streetcar Inc. A few weeks back, we shared how momentum is building for the City of Portland … Read more
Could happen sooner than you think.(Photo © J. Maus) It’s been over four years since the City of Portland first announced their interest in bike-sharing. They’ve held off for a number of reasons; but new developments show that the plan could come to fruition sooner than you might think. A panel discussion on the topic … Read more
Portland is once again rolling forward on bike-share plans.(Photo © J. Maus) After being mum on bike-sharing for about 18 months, the City of Portland Bureau of Transportation has now taken the idea back off the shelf. At a meeting of the City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee last night, PBOT shared plans for a bike-sharing system … Read more
A SmartBikeDC kiosk in D.C.(Photos © J. Maus) Alta Bicycle Share, sister company of Portland-based Alta Planning + Design, will operate the largest bike-sharing system in the United States when Washington D.C. expands their SmartBikeDC program into Arlington, Virginia later this year. Plans announced today by D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and other regional officials say … Read more
Portlanders demo’d public bikes at a City hosted event last summer.(Photos © J. Maus) With their recent launch of 500 bikes and 50 kiosks, Denver is now home to the largest bike-sharing system in the United States. Bike-sharing has yet to catch fire in the U.S. like it has in Europe, so Denver’s foray will … Read more
A bike from Montreal’s Bixi bike sharing system.(Photo: Steve Durrant/Alta Planning) With the first of their two bike sharing demonstrations coming Friday to Waterfront Park (followed by an event at Sunday Parkways this weekend), the City of Portland has ramped up its efforts to inform the public about how the system might work. They’ve also … Read more
A bike from Montreal’s “Bixi” system. Five companies interested in partnering with the City of Portland to implement a bike-sharing system have responded to a call for proposals to take part in a demonstration event in mid-August. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe is reporting that the City of Boston will implement, “the nation’s first citywide bike-sharing … Read more