Open streets events, or ciclovias, give people a new way to explore their city's streets. Without cars on the streets, they're a natural opportunity for people who don't usually ride a bike to hop on two wheels -- and that's precisely why it's important to include bike-share systems in the mix, says Stefani Cox at the Better Bike Share Partnership.
At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, the Metro board of directors is expected to vote on final approvals for the 2017 Metro Bike Share expansion. In October 2016, the Metro board approved funding for bike-share expansion in three locations: Pasadena, Venice, and the Port of Los Angeles. The latest staff report (in attachments A […]
Members of Oakland's "Mayor's Commission on Persons with Disabilities" are miffed at Motivate and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for planning Bay Area Bike Share without including bikes for disabled users.
Culver City's bike-share feasibility study recommends a new smart bike system operated by Metro and its vendor Bicycle Transit Systems. The system is on the agenda for Culver City's bike committee this week.
Americans made 28 million trips on bike-share last year. But the large majority of ridership comes from just a few large cities that have made major investments.