Biketown

Biketown
Crowded Biketown station on Belmont Street late on launch day
Crowded Biketown station on Belmont Street late on launch day
Overview
OwnerPortland Bureau of Transportation
LocalePortland, Oregon
Transit typeBicycle-sharing system
Number of stations133
Websitebiketownpdx.com
Operation
Began operationJuly 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)
Operator(s)Lyft, Inc.[citation needed]
Number of vehicles1,000

Biketown (stylized as BIKETOWN), also known as Biketown PDX, is a bicycle-sharing system in Portland, Oregon, that began operation on July 19, 2016. The system is owned by Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and operated by Lyft, with Nike, Inc. as the title sponsor.[1] At launch, the system had 100 stations and 1,000 bicycles serving the city's central and eastside neighborhoods, with hopes to expand outward.

  1. ^ Andrew J . Hawkins (February 16, 2016). "Nike bought Portland a $10 million bike share program". The Verge. Retrieved July 28, 2016.