{"id":24988,"date":"2017-01-07T13:09:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T13:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145710.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=24988"},"modified":"2017-01-07T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T13:09:38","slug":"new-baltimore-bike-share-40-electric-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikocity.com\/new-baltimore-bike-share-40-electric-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"New Baltimore Bike Share Has 40% Electric Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltimore, Maryland, finally got its first bikeshare program about a month ago\u00a0\u2014 Baltimore Bike Share<\/a>. Ridership levels are already pretty good (~6,000 rides). That\u00a0perhaps has something to do with the fact that around 40% of the bikeshare fleet is made up of electric bikes, rather than the whole fleet being “simply” pedal-powered bikes.<\/p>\n

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That’s sure to attract some of those who otherwise wouldn’t be interested in a bikeshare program \u2014\u00a0owing to the general ease of use, travel over hills, long distances, etc.<\/p>\n

The system \u2014\u00a0which is being run by Bewegen Technologies via\u00a0a partnership with the City of Baltimore \u2014 reportedly cost $2.36 million to set up. It’s composed of 22 stations and 175 bikes.<\/p>\n

Here’s more<\/a> on the new bikeshare program:<\/p>\n

“I tested the electric bikes on an uphill climb on the newly created Maryland Avenue protected bikeway, and it was amazing how helpful pedelec was. The extra giddy up made for a ton of fun whether on a hill or flat land. …<\/p>\n

“Liz Cornish, Executive Director of Bikemore, Baltimore\u2019s bicycling infrastructure and policy advocacy organization, said the pedal-assist bikes cost $1300 compared to $1000 for the regular bikes.”<\/p>\n

Notably, Baltimore Bike Share\u00a0is set to be expanded in the Spring, with 50 new stations to be added and 500 new bikes. So, it’ll be a substantial expansion that should see use levels grow rapidly.<\/p>\n

It’ll be interesting to see what portion of the ridership uses the electric bikes as compared to the non-electric ones in this program.<\/p>\n

Photo via Baltimore Bike Share<\/a> on Facebook<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Baltimore, Maryland, finally got its first bikeshare program about a month ago\u00a0\u2014 Baltimore Bike Share. Ridership levels are already pretty good (~6,000 rides). That\u00a0perhaps has something to do with the fact that around 40% of the bikeshare fleet is made up of electric bikes, rather than the whole fleet being “simply” pedal-powered bikes. That’s sure …<\/p>\n

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