Valley Bike
Valley Bike is a bicycle sharing system in the Springfield metropolitan area of Massachusetts. As on January 2, 2024 the ValleyBike Share program is still tempo
| ValleyBike | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Owner | The municipalities of Northampton Amherst, Easthampton, Hadley, South Hadley, Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, and West Springfield in Massachusetts |
| Locale | Greater Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Transit type | Bicycle sharing system |
| Number of stations | 71 (Dec 2022)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 117,000 (2022) |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2018 |
| Operator(s) | Bewegen |
| Number of vehicles | 568+ (Dec 2022) |
ValleyBike
Valley Bike is a bicycle sharing system in the Springfield metropolitan area of Massachusetts. As on January 2, 2024 the ValleyBike Share program is still temporarily paused after its vendor Bewegen filed bankruptcy in the Summer of 2023.
History
ValleyBike launched in June 2018 with five municipal owners, and the UMass Amherst. Carolyn Misch, a director of Northampton's Office of Planning and Sustainability was chosen as the community lead for ValleyBike. The community of Chicopee announced it would join the program in November 2020.[2]
In the summer of 2023, Bewegen the operator of ValleyBike filed for bankruptcy.
At the end of December 2023, Carolyn Misch and the City of Northampton issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a new operator "who can maintain, develop, and enhance the ValleyBike Share program restarting in the spring of 2024.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/01/02/city-of-northampton-seeks-bids-to-reboot-valleybike-by-april
External links
Category:2011 establishments in Massachusetts Category:Community bicycle programs Category:Transportation in Boston Category:Bicycle sharing in the United States
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