Boulder bike-sharing program in the works

September 3, 2010 · Posted by in Bikes 

 

Edwin Chan, 50, of Hong Kong, rides a B-cycle he rented in downtown Denver. | Jeremy Papasso/ Camera

I haven’t personally tried B-Cycle down in Denver, but the Earth Day launch of the bike-sharing program had a lot of people in Boulder asking questions like, “Why did Denver beat Boulder to a bike-sharing program?” and “Does Boulder need a bike-sharing program?”

 

It looks like Boulder bike-sharing might reignite in a few months:

Martha Roskowski, the program manager for GO Boulder, the city’s alternative transportation program, said the city is working with B-cycle and Boulder Bike Sharing to finalize a contract. The bikes, she said, could be available by early spring.

“We are really excited,” she said of the prospect of bringing bike-sharing back to Boulder. “It’s not a done deal until the contract is finalized, but at this point, I am optimistic.”

In the 1990s, the city supported the “green bikes” program, which relied on donations and volunteers to maintain free bikes that were shared throughout the city.

And then there are sentiments like this one:

“I wouldn’t use it, since I already have a bike,” said Joshua Morriston.

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