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Bike share is back. Lime relaunches 500 JUMP bikes

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Lime has relaunched e-assist bike share in Seattle, about six weeks after pulling their newly-acquired red JUMP bikes from the streets following a major investment deal with Uber. There are far fewer bikes hitting the streets than were available before. … Continue reading →

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As shared bikes and cars get more exclusive, it’s time to start thinking about what happens next

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Lime bikes are blowing up. Literally. Exploding Lime Bike battery on UW campus … yikes! from r/Seattle This post is not about the couple of battery explosions reported in Seattle recently, but it’s hard to ignore that very visible (and … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s next bike share battle could be between Lime, Uber and Lyft + Let’s start a scooter pilot

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Though it’s been scaling back its efforts for a while now, Spin has officially announced an end to its bike share service in Seattle. Citing an increase in fees and the decision not to include scooters in the city’s updated … Continue reading →

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Uber-owned Jump wants to launch its e-bike service in Seattle

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

No new companies have received permits to operate bike share services in Seattle since the autumn, but Uber-owned Jump is hoping to be next. The city is waiting to approve more companies until their revamped bike share permit is ready. … Continue reading →

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