Sentences with phrase «many bike sharing»

We offer an in - house doctor's office, Starbucks, a state - of - the - art fitness center, gourmet cafeteria, bike sharing and on - site dry cleaning services, among other things.

O'Connell, who lives in New York, pays about $ 8.50 each month for a membership to a New York City bike share program, Citi Bike.

Before the bike sharing bubble, it was the ride - sharing bubble.

Some are calling the bike sharing economy in China a bubble and some startups are already closing their doors.

And Toyota has designed the i - ROAD, a small, electric concept car eventually meant to be deployed in urban fleets and shared, similar to the bike shares popping up in many cities.

From bike lanes to bike shares, hotel bike rentals, and online bike sales, it's getting easier and easier to purchase and / or ride a bike — no matter where you live or travel.

If New York City — whose Citi Bike program is the largest bike share in the United States — were to match that ratio, it would need to multiply the number of blue for - hire bicycles by 50.

Jump is a «dockless» bike share service.

In Minneapolis, Nice Ride Minnesota — a nonprofit bike - share system with 200 stations — put out a request for proposals to bring dock-less bike share to the city.

No city has made a greater investment in old - fashioned bike share than Washington.

Vanhawks is the latest in a long line of successful Canadian cycling companies, including the likes of international manufacturer Dorel Industries, luxury line Cervélo and bike sharing service staple Cycle Devinci.

Zipbike will be manged by Zagster, however with Zipcar's backing, the bike - sharing service claims to be offering universities, «roughly 10 % of the cost of a typical campus bike share,» said David Piperno, vice president of finance and strategy at Zipcar.

Zipcar recently announced its plans to team up with Zagster, a campus bike sharing company, to bring bike - sharing services to 15 college campuses next year.

Uber announced April 9 that it acquired Jump, an electric «dockless» bike share service.

Though bike sharing is gaining speed, there are still a few bumps in the road.

Jump bikes are integrated with the GPS and payment system — unlike docked bike share programs that put that tech in its docking stations.

Investors listed on its website include some big names in Chinese business today, such as Wei Dai, founder of bike sharing company ofo.

«It is telling that Uber, the company that massively disrupted the automotive space, passed over the most disruptive model entering the bike share market,» says Fries.

With the world's largest population, China is the capital of high - speed rail, the leading global automobile market, and an innovator in bike sharing.

Other factors in this revolution include the urgent imperative to make cities more livable, with lower congestion and cleaner air, the enormous potential for autonomous cars and trucks, innovative approaches to subway systems and buses, and rising consumer interest in car sharing and bike sharing.

LimeBike and Ofo will begin operating dockless bike sharing networks in San Diego on Thursday.The moves come after City Attorney Mara Elliott gave the legal OK.Environmentalists say dockless bike sharing could sharply increase use of bikes for commuting.

The historic building (built in 1888) is in the heart of downtown, nearby developments include a renovated park with improved walkability (including a bike share program and dedicated pedestrian - only park), new retail establishments and residential properties.

Dockless bike sharing.

The real appetite for shared bikes, however, is coming from China, where over the last seven years bikes for bike share have gone from zero to 650,000.

If you look at the bigger — I call them «Economorphic» — trends shaping the world, it is clear that bike sharing is here to stay.

LimeBike is a dock-less bike share system that aims to revolutionize urban mobility and solve the first and last mile transportation challenges.

To promote its country as a destination, Switzerland Tourism is pulling out all the stops in a campaign that includes free bike shares, chocolate and cheese.

After a successful launch in the West London borough of Ealing, Mobike is expanding its dockless bike share scheme in London, with 400 bikes rolling out in Islington.

Divvy Bike Program Divvy is Chicago's bike sharing system with thousands of bikes and hundreds of stations across the city.

New York City's much - anticipated bike share program will launch for select members May 27, bringing 6,000 bikes to Manhattan and Brooklyn.

StreetsPAC's Endorsement Announcement: Councilmember Rosie Mendez has been a steady voice for livable streets in the City Council, voting for congestion pricing, backing the implementation of Select Bus Service on 1st and 2nd avenues, and supporting bike share across her district.

The bike share service system has already launched in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Jersey City, but their blue bikes have not made it to Staten Island and The Bronx yet.

In the coming fiscal year, Walsh's administration is seeking to attract a bike sharing company to set up shop in Syracuse.

At a transportation budget hearing Wednesday, Department of Transportation commissioner Polly Trottenberg said the agency has been in talks with various companies over getting bike share in all boroughs.

In exchange for the new bikes, Motivate is asking the city for several concessions, including an extension of the agreement that allows only Motivate to run a bike share on the streets.

She is also widely credited with helping to negotiate the deal that brought the Citi Bike bike share program to New York.

At 11:15 a.m., Bloomberg and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik - Khan launch naiton's largest bike share system, CitiBike Station, Centre and Chambers streets at the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian entrance, Manhattan.

Citi Bike might soon be required to open its books to the city, so that officials will have a heads up if the bike share company is on the verge of failing again.

«Though the bike sharing program has been a runaway success in some parts of the city, it has also left the outer boroughs and many low - income neighborhoods significantly underrepresented,» said Council Member Mark Levine, in a press release.

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.

NEW YORK — The much - touted bike share program that some speculated would transform public transit in New York City has been delayed until March 2013.

the bike share operator «continues work to conclude manufacture and testing of the high - performance software necessary to operate the new system, which is being tailored for New York City.

Borough President Scott Stringer conducted several surveys following the installation of bike lanes throughout the city; I would propose a similar study about the bike share program to identify responses of users and potential improvements to the program.

Council Member Rosie Mendez has been a steady voice for livable streets in the City Council, voting for congestion pricing, backing the implementation of Select Bus Service on 1st and 2nd avenues, and supporting bike share across her district.

As Council Member for District 5, Ben Kallos will continue his efforts to expand bike share to El Barrio, Roosevelt Island, and the Upper East Side.

NEW YORK CITY — While Citi Bike stations have already popped up in New Jersey, the bike sharing service has only made it to three of the five boroughs in New York — leaving residents in The Bronx and Staten Island feeling snubbed.

GB: As Manhattan Borough President, I would advocate for the bike share program, acting as a representative of the constituency of Manhattan, especially in order to get the program expanded to new neighborhoods in the borough.

I would work with the Mayor's office and the Department of Transportation to identify problems with the program and potential solutions, including problems with stations being empty or completely full during certain hours of the day and any technological problems with the bike share machinery.

Citi Bike has so far been backed by corporate sponsorship, not public subsidies, but the DOT will soon be talking with Motivate about ways to expand the bike sharing system, according to the agency.

If the City builds alternative methods of transit (like pedestrian plazas, bike sharing, Select Bus Service, and an upgraded subway system), as it has been doing under the Bloomberg administration, then more people will avail themselves of those alternatives.