Tag: citibike

October 28, 2014

Pronto operator Alta Bicycle Share bought by New York company

Rumors have been swirling around for months now, but Alta Bicycle Share officially announced Tuesday that they have been bought by a New York-based investment group. Alta Bicycle Share operates many of the biggest bike share systems in the US including Pronto Cycle Share. The purchase comes amid challenges expanding and improving successful systems in…
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tagged: alta bicycle share, alta planning + design, bikeshare holdings llc, citibike, pronto emerald city cycle share
November 12, 2013

After more than 5 million CitiBike trips, remarkably few injuries and zero deaths

A common fear I hear when people talk about the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share next year is that the system will be dangerous without safer bike infrastructure downtown. Even with the city working to build more than two miles of protected bike lanes downtown by the end of 2015, the lanes won’t be…
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tagged: bike share, citibike, downtown, puget sound bike share
May 28, 2013

New York launches bike share, soon to be the biggest system in the nation

The long-awaited launch of Citibike in New York City finally arrived Monday mostly to cheers. Seattle should be watching for a couple reasons. It is the biggest bike share system in the nation, and sure to set a lot of new standards. New York is a very crowded city with a lot of demand for…
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tagged: bike share, citibike, new york, new york times, puget sound bike share, streetfilms

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