Red Bike
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Cincinnati |
| Transit type | Bicycle sharing system |
| Number of stations | 50 |
| Daily ridership | 100,000/yr (approximate) |
| Website | http://www.cincyredbike.org/ |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | September 15, 2015[1] |
| Operator(s) | B-cycle |
| Number of vehicles | 260 |
Red Bike is a public bicycle sharing system using B-cycle that serves parts of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with 50 bike stations. The system opened to the public in September 2014 with 35 stations and 260 bikes.
History
With a recommendation from the Cincinnati Bike Share Feasibility Study completed in September 2012, Cincinnati installed Phase 1 of the Red Bike system in the downtown, OTR and Uptown neighborhoods which opened to the public in September 2014.[1][2] [3] An expansion of the system was completed in the summer of 2015 which increased the size from 35 stations to 50 stations. The expansion added 11 new stations to Northern Kentucky, making it the first bike share system in Kentucky, and added 4 stations in other areas of Cincinnati.[4]
The initial cost of setting up Cincy Red Bike was approximately US$2 million. The city of Cincinnati provided $1.1 million with the rest of the capital coming from private funding.[5]
The system had its 100,000th ride early October, 2015 (a year and a few weeks after the system opened).[6]
The bikes
The bicycles are utility bicycles with a unisex step-through frame. Their one-piece aluminum frame and handlebars conceal cables and fasteners in an effort to protect them from vandalism and inclement weather.
Payment
24-hour daily ($8) passes are sold at Red Bike docking stations.
The annual membership rate is $80.
A semester option is available at $30 for 120 days which is tailored for University students and people wishing to try the bike sharing system.
Trips using these passes are limited to 60 minutes before extra fees kick in.[7]
All payments are by credit card.
See also
References
- 1 2 "With Membership Rates Set, Cincy Red Bike to Begin Operations Monday". UrbanCincy. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/bikes/linkservid/241025ED-EFF8-8292-8C6AC74C67C3F7FA/showMeta/0/
- ↑ Wetterich, Chris (12 August 2014). "Here's where the first Cincy Bike Share stations will be". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cincy Red Bike On Pace to Shatter First Year Ridership Projections". UrbanCincy. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Initial $2M Phase of Cincy Bike Share On-Pace for September Opening". UrbanCincy. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "Red Bike Firmly Establishes Itself As Tri-State's Largest Bike-Share Program". UrbanCincy. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ http://www.cincyredbike.org/rates/
External links
- Cincinnati Bike Share Feasibility Study (Alta Planning + Design)
- Bicycle Share Planning Studies (incl. Cincinnati, by Alta Planning + Design)