{"id":24501,"date":"2015-08-27T12:55:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24501"},"modified":"2015-08-27T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T12:55:55","slug":"hawaii-bikeshare-lets-residents-pick-bikes-to-be-used","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/hawaii-bikeshare-lets-residents-pick-bikes-to-be-used\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Bikeshare Lets Residents Pick Bikes To Be Used"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Gas2<\/a>.
\nBy Marc Howe<\/p>\n

A new bikesharing scheme is giving members of the public in Hawaii the opportunity to choose\u00a0their preferred technology for the deployment and operation of\u00a0the project upon\u00a0its scheduled launch next year.<\/p>\n

\"Bikeshare<\/a><\/p>\n

Bikeshare Hawaii<\/a> is a nonprofit project that enjoys the participation and support\u00a0of both\u00a0public and private partners, with the goal of expanding bicycle usage\u00a0in urban parts of the\u00a0Aloha State.<\/p>\n

As part of preparations for its official launch\u00a0next year, Bikeshare Hawaii has established its own demonstration area at the Honolulu Design Center, providing members of the public the opportunity to experience firsthand the slew of technologies that the nonprofit\u00a0is currently considering for deployment.<\/p>\n

Two of the\u00a0systems, Nextbike and Social Bicycles, involve the outfitting\u00a0of hi-tech devices\u00a0upon the bicycles themselves; while the other two,\u00a0Cycloshare and PBSC<\/a> Urban Solutions, make use of\u00a0“smart” docking stations.<\/p>\n

Bikeshare Hawaii’s\u00a0demonstration zone at the Honolulu Design<\/a> Center will enable visitors to take a spin on each of the systems and then\u00a0provide some of their input on which they would prefer to see used in their local community.<\/p>\n

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Lori McCarney, CEO of Bikeshare,\u00a0considers it\u00a0a more democratic method of catering to public\u00a0tastes\u00a0during the provision of pedal-powered transit.<\/p>\n

“People can sit on the bikes, touch the bikes and then vote on different things that they like or don’t like and let us know what they think,” said McCarney.<\/p>\n

Once launched,\u00a0Bikeshare Hawaii will provide visitors and residents of Hawaii with access to 2,000 bikes from 200 docking stations, covering an area of approximately 7.2 square miles.<\/p>\n

At its\u00a0outset, the scheme will encompass a large swathe of central\u00a0Honolulu, including Diamondhead, Chinatown, Makiki, and the University of Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Bikeshare president\u00a0and COO Ben Trevino expects the scheme to enjoy strong popularity once it’s up and running.<\/p>\n

“We think we can get 5,000 to 10,000 rides on these bikes and try to get them used somewhere between two and five times \u00a0day,” said Trevino. “Sixty minutes of ride time that doesn’t expire for about $7, and 500 minutes of ride time, that also doesn’t expire, for $25 dollars.”<\/p>\n

Following its launch at the start of\u00a02014, the scheme received strong initial impetus\u00a0in the form of $2 million in city and state funding. It still needs\u00a0another $5 million in capital, however, in order to properly get off the ground.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/p>\n

New Bike-Sharing Program in Wroc\u0142aw, Poland! (Videos & Pictures)<\/a><\/p>\n

Bike-Sharing Program in Wroc\u0142aw, Poland \u2014 1st Ride<\/a><\/p>\n

China\u2019s Amazing Bike Sharing System<\/a><\/p>\n

Capital Bikeshare Expands To Iconic Locations in Washington DC<\/a><\/p>\n

GM Tech Center Gets Bikeshare Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via Gas2. By Marc Howe A new bikesharing scheme is giving members of the public in Hawaii the opportunity to choose\u00a0their preferred technology for the deployment and operation of\u00a0the project upon\u00a0its scheduled launch next year. Bikeshare Hawaii is a nonprofit project that enjoys the participation and support\u00a0of both\u00a0public and private partners, with the goal of …<\/p>\n

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