Will METRO decide to give Houston Bike Share a lift? METROHouston
Houston Bike Share's program, BCycle, would receive assistance with maintenance and technical operations if the vote for this partnership passes.Next week, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s board will vote on a partnership with Houston Bike Share that they say will increase the city’s connectivity, and help with the company's bike share program, BCycle.
According to Ford, Houston Bike Share entered partnerships when BCycle first started, which helped the bike share grow, but did not help sustain that growth. “One of our grave mistakes was poor agreements, when we didn’t ask for support of maintenance or cleaning and upgrading, and that was a huge, short sightedness on our part.”
If approved, METRO would have a six to nine month period to decide if these funds would be distributed and what they would be used for, said Tracy Jackson Deputy Chief Communications Officer of METRO Houston. The first and last mile goal is to make the transition easier from a person’s home, business or general location to wherever they may have access to a bus stop or rail station, said Jackson.
Ford supports METRO wanting to install more BCycle stations near the bus stops and rail stations, as many of the existing stations’ locations are along the transit’s system already.
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