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Alta selected to build and operate Seattle bike share system

Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share will build and operate Puget Sound Bike Share‘s planned system, the organization announced Tuesday. Alta has also recently won contracts in Portland, Vancouver BC and San Francisco, and the company last week launched what will be … Continue reading

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Puget Sound Bike Share launches search for vendor

Puget Sound Bike Share takes a big step forward today by launching its search for a vendor. With sponsors starting to line up and relatively new Executive Director Holly Houser at the helm, the regional bike share network is starting … Continue reading

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State may fund Delridge Trail, U-District bike share, Bainbridge ferry access improvements + more

In its latest round of grant funding for its bicycle and pedestrian safety program, Washington State has prioritized a Delridge trail and road safety project, improvements to Olympic Drive near the Ferry Terminal on Bainbridge Island, bike share station install … Continue reading

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Puget Sound Bike Share hires executive director

The non-profit organization that plans to launch a regional bike share system has taken another big step: Puget Sound Bike Share now has an executive director. Holly Houser has been selected to lead the organization, which is a partnership between … Continue reading

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Seattle Transit Blog: Downtown needs cycle tracks before Bike Share arrives

Following up on our recent post on the founding of Puget Sound Bike Share, Zach Shaner at the Seattle Transit Blog argues that the system should not launch downtown unless there are safe and inviting cycle tracks: Simply put, cycling … Continue reading

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The plan for Puget Sound Bike Share

As we reported last week, Puget Sound Bike Share has officially formed and is currently searching for an executive director. If all goes smoothly, the first bikes could roll out as early as late summer or fall of 2013. Guiding … Continue reading

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Puget Sound Bike Share officially forms, searches for Executive Director

Seattle has the second highest rate of bicycle commuting among large American cities, but only 40 percent of city residents has access to a working bicycle. Seattle has higher rates of transit use than Portland, and cycling in our densest … Continue reading

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