Cola’s getting a bike share program 🚲

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Where should the 15 stations go?

Big news broke last weekColumbia is finally getting a bike share program. You know, like one these bicycle fleets 👇 that are stationed around town for pickup + dropoff; often rented for a couple of hours by tourists (and locals) in big cities.

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The program aims to launch by August or September. A partnership between City of Columbia, Walk Bike Columbia + Canada-based Bewegen Technologies (who currently runs bike share programs in 18 cities), the fleet will include:

  • 135 bicycles (85 regular bikes + 50 electric-assisted bikes)
  • at 15 stations around town
  • …eventually expanding to 225 bikes + 25 stations.
  • 80% of profits will go back to the City to make Cola’s infrastructure more bike-friendly.

❓ Where should the first 15 bike stations go? 🚲

Where do you want to be able to pick-up + drop-off a bike? Tell us on Facebook or Instagram.

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