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Puget Sound Bike Share hires executive director
The non-profit organization that plans to launch a regional bike share system has taken another big step: Puget Sound Bike Share now has an executive director. Holly Houser has been selected to lead...
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New York launches bike share, soon to be the biggest system in the nation
The long-awaited launch of Citibike in New York City finally arrived Monday mostly to cheers. Seattle should be watching for a couple reasons. It is the biggest bike share system in the nation, and...
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Timbuk2 launches mini free ‘bike share’ at downtown shop
Timbuk2 opened a downtown Seattle store just a few months ago, their first standalone retail venture outside their hometown San Fransisco. This week, they are expanding the bikey presence in downtown...
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After more than 5 million CitiBike trips, remarkably few injuries and zero...
SDOT Director Peter Hahn talks about Puget Sound Bike Share A common fear I hear when people talk about the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share next year is that the system will be dangerous without safer...
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Pronto submits permits for bike share stations, is on schedule for September...
Dragon Fest attendees test out a Pronto bike. Photo from Pronto. Pronto Cycle Share is moving forward on schedule, and outreach has begun to finalize station locations. The bike share organization has...
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I test ride a Pronto bike (and yes, it can climb hills)
Pronto Executive Director Holly Houser took this photo of me trying out the Pronto prototype. Pronto Cycle Share has a couple prototypes of the 500 public bikes they will put into service around the...
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How Pronto plans to make bike share work even with Seattle’s helmet law
King County has a very rare all-ages helmet law, which will certainly complicate the launch and daily operations of Pronto Cycle Share in September. But fueled by a grant from Seattle Children’s, they...
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Pronto is hiring for all sorts of bike share jobs
Pronto Cycle Share is hiring for various positions needed to launch and operate Seattle’s planned bike share system. Whether you have office skills, bike fixin’ skills or people skills, they could need...
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Pronto memberships go on sale noon Monday, first 600 get special blue keys
Only 600 people will get this coveted blue key. Tune your web browser to prontocycleshare.com and ready your refresh button because memberships for Seattle’s bike share system go on sale at noon...
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Pronto membership sales start today – UPDATED
Pronto announced two “founding member” deals It’s really happening. Today, you can buy a membership for a Seattle public bike share system. Pronto memberships go went on sale at noon (see below for an...
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Pronto Cycle Share launches: What you need to know + Updates
Image from Pronto Today is the big day. Pronto Cycle Share is scheduled to unlock its docks at 1 p.m., thus introducing an entirely new public transportation system to the streets of Seattle. Seattle...
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Chicago’s streets feel less mean when you’re on a Divvy bike
I have been out of town since Seattle’s bike share system launched, so to deal with my intense Pronto jealousy I had to check out some Divvy bikes while in Chicago. I grew up in St. Louis and went to...
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After 4,000 rides and 1,450 members in first week, Pronto is throwing a party...
What do you do to celebrate the launch of an entirely new form of public transportation in Seattle? THROW A DANCE PARTY OF COURSE! You are invited to the #peopleforpronto party tonight at Hotel Max....
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Bike share can flourish in Seattle
With the City Council debating whether to buy out the 54-station Pronto Cycle Share system already in need of a buyout, the main question on people’s minds is: How do we know it will be successful...
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Bike share is now live + A handy guide to the new $1 bikes – UPDATED
Annotations by Seattle Bike Blog. Base image from SDOT’s draft update for their Right of Way Improvement Manual. Nothing costs a dollar anymore. But that’s all it costs to ride one of those bright...
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Spin reaches 1,000 rides in first two days, have you tried it yet?
Looking for bike share app download links, an up-to-date list of companies in operation or rules on where to park? We’ve got it all and more in our Seattle Bike Share Guide. Spin staff were biking...
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Spin smashes Pronto ridership in week one, announces improved bikes
See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated list of bike share companies in Seattle, links to download their apps and a quick rundown on how it all works. Heatmap of week one bike pickups, from...
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With ceremonial unlocking, LimeBike officially launches + LimeRide Saturday
See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated list of bike share companies in Seattle, links to download their apps and a quick rundown on how it all works. LimeBike Toby Sun (green and gray jacket)...
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LimeBike gets 2,000 rides in two days + Both companies announce $30 monthly...
See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated list of bike share companies in Seattle, links to download their apps and a quick rundown on how it all works. LimeBike CEO Toby Sun. People took 2,000...
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Bike share ridership keeps climbing quickly, Spin and LimeBike start rolling...
See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated list of bike share companies in Seattle, links to download their apps and a quick rundown on how it all works. This Spin bike has an upgraded headlight....
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