Bike Sharing
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Metro Bike Share Launches In San Pedro And Wilmington
Bike-share is open at the Port of L.A., with 120 bikes at 13 stations in San Pedro and Wilmington. The system should be useful for Port tourists, though may face challenges.
July 31, 2017
Metro Bike Share Expands to Pasadena
This morning Pasadena's new bike-share system opened. The system includes 375 bikes at 34 docking stations.
July 14, 2017
Watch Multicultural Communities For Mobility Second Bike-Share Video
Multicultural Communities for Mobility's new bike-share video features Connie Law
June 5, 2017
Metro Expected to Approve Final Steps for 2017 Bike-Share Expansion
Tomorrow, at its regular monthly meeting, 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.
April 26, 2017
Watch Multicultural Communities for Mobility’s New Bike-Share Video
MCM's new video profiles East Hollywood resident Areli, who tried out Metro's Downtown Los Angeles bike-share system and shares her first impressions and describes the potential benefits of using bike-share.
March 17, 2017
Culver City Studying Bike-Share Implementation, Including Adjacent L.A. Areas
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.
March 14, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV 24 – Editor Joe Linton’s 2017 SGV Year In Preview
This week, #DamienTalks with SBLA editor Joe Linton, who has a lot to say on what the biggest 2016 SGV story was, and what the biggest stories will be in 2017.
December 15, 2016
Metro Bike Share’s 2017 Expansion Plans: Pasadena, Venice, Port of L.A.
On Wednesday, the Metro Planning and Programming Committee approved funding to expand Metro Bike Share in 2017. Operated by Bicycle Transit Systems, Metro Bike Share opened in downtown L.A. in July. In 2017, Metro would expand bike-share to new service areas in Pasadena, Venice, San Pedro, and Wilmington.
October 21, 2016
CycleHop Plans for Regional System for All Their SoCal Bike Shares
Santa Monica’s launch of its bike sharing program last year did more than just provide an environmentally friendly way to get around the city. It set in motion a shift in thinking throughout the Los Angeles region as many other communities followed Santa Monica’s lead and added their own public bike rental programs.
September 30, 2016
Plan Calls for Car-Share, Bike-Share, Ride-Hail to Reduce Cars in L.A. County
This week the non-profit Shared-Use Mobility Center released its blueprint for the future of Southern California. The Los Angeles County Shared Mobility Action Plan [PDF] outlines a future for L.A. County with expanded transit, car-share, bike-share, ride-hailing, mobility hubs, and more. The plan predicts that all this will lead to 2 percent less driving, meaning roughly 100,000 fewer private cars on L.A. streets in five years.
September 16, 2016