| Hamilton Bike Share | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Owner | City of Hamilton |
| Locale | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Transit type | Bicycle sharing system |
| Number of stations | 143 (as of April 2023) |
| Website | hamilton |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | March 1, 2015 |
| Operator(s) | Hamilton Bike Share Inc. |
| Number of vehicles | 825 |
Hamilton Bike Share (previously known as Social Bicycles Hamilton or SoBi Hamilton) is a bicycle sharing system located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It consists of 825 bicycles at 129 hubs located in the Downtown, Westdale, Ainslie Wood and Dundas areas of the city.
The system has been operated by Hamilton Bike Share Inc, a local non-profit corporation, using equipment developed by New York–based Social Bicycles Inc.[1]
The system closed down temporarily on June 1, 2020, after system operator Jump (later acquired by Uber) broke their contract with the City of Hamilton but subsequently resumed operations later that months after Hamilton Bike Share Inc. received $400,000 in community donations.[2][3][4]
- ^ "SoBi Hamilton". Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Craggs, Samantha (May 28, 2020). "Hamilton council votes not to fund bike share program, will store the bikes instead". CBC News. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "SoBi bikes expected back on the road by next week after council backs plan to rescue program". The Hamilton Spectator. 2020-06-03. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ "SoBi resurrected: Hamilton's bike share network is back on the road". The Hamilton Spectator. 2020-06-30. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2023-04-17.