Baltimore Bike Share

Baltimore Bike Share
Overview
OwnerCity of Baltimore
Area servedBaltimore, Maryland United States
LocaleBaltimore metropolitan area
Transit typeBicycle sharing system
Number of stations50+[1]
Daily ridership6,000[2]
Annual ridership58,400 (160/day)[3]
Websitebmorebikeshare.com
Operation
Began operation2016
Ended operation2018
Operator(s)Bewegen Technologies
Corps Logistics
Number of vehicles175 (500 planned)[2]

Baltimore Bike Share (also referred to as Bmore Bikeshare) was a bicycle sharing system that served the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The system had more than 50 stations, all owned by the Baltimore City government, and operated in a public–private partnership with Bewegen Technologies and Corps Logistics.[1] Launched in 2016, Baltimore Bike Share had the largest electrical-assisted cycling (Pedelec) fleet in North America.[1][4]

On August 15, 2018, the Baltimore Bike Share system was cancelled at a cost[clarification needed] of $3.2 million and shut down immediately due to on-going problems with the system. Replacing the Baltimore Bike Share are dockless scooters and bicycles from startup companies Bird and LimeBike.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Bmorebikeshare". Bmorebikeshare. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Baltimore just got bikeshare, and lots of its bikes are electric". Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ Munshaw, Jonathan (3 November 2016). "How many people are using Baltimore bike share - and where the most popular rental locations are". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Baltimore Bike Share rolling out this week". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ^ Richman, Colin Campbell, Talia. "Baltimore shuts down trouble-ridden Bike Share program in favor of dockless Bird, Lime options". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)