Sentences with phrase «bicycle sharing»

But the debate over cars and bikes competing for the same space, as well as questions about bicycles sharing space with pedestrians on the sidewalk, continue.

Columbus, OH — Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Councilmember Zach Klein and Jeff Olson of Alta Bicycle Share Inc. kicked off Columbus» new CoGo Bike Share system today.

Harvey Spevak, a principal of Bikeshare Holdings LLC and CEO of Equinox ® said, «We are passionate about businesses and initiatives that enhance health and wellness and are excited about the acquisition of Alta and utilizing our deep operational experience and our customer - focused expertise to expand the availability of bicycle share programs.

Over 600 cities around the world have implemented bicycle sharing schemes, but there is very little published evidence on the health effects of such schemes.

Ofo, the Beijing - based bicycle sharing service, is preparing to make its first Latin America foray by entering Mexico, said Chris Taylor, who runs its U.S. operations.

Summer Streets should encourage people, who may not have considered it otherwise, to sign up for bicycle sharing in New York City.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July, 17 2013CONTACT: Erin Miller, Mayor's Office, 645 - 0815John Ivanic, City Council, 645 - 6798Heather Bowden, CoGo Bike Share, 352 - 6207Brad Westall, Columbus Recreation & Parks, 645-2441 CoGo Bike Share Rolls with Style Columbus, OH — Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Councilmember Zach Klein and Jeff Olson of Alta Bicycle Share Inc. kicked off Columbus» new -LSB-...]

The new bicycle sharing program has popped up in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but is it worth it for visitors?

Ofo, the Chinese bicycle sharing company, has raised $ 1 billion or more from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and other investors.

New York City is going to have a large bicycle sharing installed and then seven miles of streets will be closed for three Saturdays in August, which will enable people to try the bikes under significantly reduced stress levels from not having to worry about motorized vehicles.

Portland, OR — Alta Bicycle Share today has accepted the responsibility of developing, fundraising, launching and operating Portland's bicycle transit system.

Alta Bicycle Share designs, deploys, and manages bike sharing systems globally.

Currently, they operate Hubway Bicycle Share in Boston, Melbourne Bike Share in Australia, Chattanooga Bike Share in TN, and Capital Bikeshare in the Washington DC area.

Rumors are rampant that New York City's Citibike bicycle share program is struggling financially after one of the worst winters on record.

Alta Bicycle Share offers its congratulations to Bruno Rodi, the successful bidder on the public bid to purchase Montreal - based PBSC, the supplier for Alta's bike share systems in New York City, Chicago, Bay Area, Chattanooga, Columbus, Washington DC, Boston, Toronto, and Melbourne, Australia.

The homegrown unicorn is also piloting bicycle sharing services known as Ola Cycle Pool Services or Ola Pedal.

This data shows people here value bicycle sharing.»

He has also cycled across the U.S. twice on a bamboo bicycle sharing his message of sustainability and earth - friendly living.

8D offers the possibility for multiple cities to share the same bicycle share system so that a bike share user can effectively use the same bike key in all participating cities operating 8D bike share systems.

We look forward to not only expanding bicycle share systems, but also enhancing every aspect of the customer service platform utilizing best - in - class technology and new partnerships.»

Jay Walder, one of the world's most innovative transportation executives, will be named CEO of Alta Bicycle Share upon closing of the transaction.

Alta Planning + Design is not part of the Alta Bicycle Share acquisition.

### About Alta Bicycle Share Since 2009 Alta has lead the bike share industry as a full - service bikeshare operator providing services from location assessment and business modeling to system operations, marketing, maintenance and expansion.

«We appreciate the vision and leadership of Mayor Fulop who saw the opportunity to create a bikeshare system that works seamlessly on both sides of the Hudson and is making it a reality,» said Alta Bicycle Share CEO, Jay Walder.

Updated June 19 2013 In mid-April of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor requestedinformation from Capital Bikeshare operator Alta Bicycle Share aboutcompliance with federal wage guidelines in our contract with the DistrictDepartment of Transportation.

This implies that car drivers are almost always liable when a collision with a bicycle occurs and should adapt their speed when bicycles share the roads with cyclists.»

That means more bicycles sharing the roads with cars — which also means more possibility for cars and bicycles to collide.

cars, their Biketown bicycle sharing initiative doubled its capacity, and newly mandated protected bike lanes will be the new default for road designs.

London's bicycle sharing scheme has had positive overall health effect, but benefits of cycling in central London are larger for men and older people.

«Cities that are considering the implementation or expansion of bicycle share systems must keep in mind that although they require a major investment at the beginning, the combined benefits from such systems, including an increase in property taxes, might well outweigh the initial costs.»

New enterprises spring from economic uncertainties, such as Airbnb, Uber and bicycle sharing companies (e.g., Divvy).

A new contract is being entered into between the City of New York and Alta for the expansion of Citi Bike, the nation's largest bicycle share.

The number of commuter bikers has doubled between 2007 and 2011 - nearly 40,000 people in New York commute by bike, and almost 100,000 are members of the CitiBike bicycle sharing programs.

Well, there's the Tea Party / GOP candidate for governor of Colorado who says Denver's bicycle sharing program is part of a plan to put US cities under UN control.

«Alta is excited to partner with the City of Columbus and manage the CoGo Bike Share system,» said Jeff Olson from Alta Bicycle Share Inc. «Columbus is out front by launching a great bike share network before many other cities $» cities like Vancouver, Portland, and San Francisco.

Bike Share Toronto is operated by Alta Bicycle Share based in Portland, Oregon.

Alta Bicycle Share, Cohen's Portland, Oregon - based company, already operates bike - sharing programs in four cities.

A bike share program in Chattanooga, Tenn., operated by the same company charged with getting the city's rolled out, Alta Bicycle Share, also was delayed because of software bugs.

Bicycle Sharing A system of bicycles and golf carts shared by groups or the city.

There was no evidence that cycling on a bicycle sharing scheme was more dangerous than own bicycle cycling; indeed, if anything there was a trend in the opposite direction, further boosting the benefits of the scheme to date.

«London's bicycle sharing scheme has had positive overall health effect.»

Motivate can help you determine the optimal locations for the bicycle share stations using a GIS - based demand location study.

Today, surrounded by cycling advocates as well as city and state officials, Mayor Thomas M. Menino signed a contract with Alta Bicycle Share to bring a cutting - edge bike share system to the City of Boston, one of the first in the country.