Articles about bike-sharing

TLDR: Video game addiction, Ofo on naked bike riding, Echo Look review & unboxing

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Report: Lyft to acquire Motivate, which operates bike-share programs in several U.S. cities

It looks like Lyft is getting ready to keep up with Uber when it comes to ride-hailing companies jumping into… Read More

French car maker launches Free2Move in Seattle as one app for multiple transportation options

In the increasingly crowded world of on-demand transportation options and the apps designed to hail and use those options, a… Read More

Photos reveal worst ‘parking’ jobs for bike-share bicycles

You’d have to be completely oblivious to miss the thousands of neon-colored bike-share bicycles that hit the streets of Seattle… Read More

Bike-sharing services Spin and LimeBike let riders use bicycles without smartphone or credit card

Two of Seattle’s new bike-sharing services are making their bicycles more accessible to folks without a smartphone or credit card.… Read More

Hello, yellow bikes: Testing Ofo, the third bike-sharing service to hit Seattle’s streets

Welcome to Seattle, yellow bikes. Beijing-based Ofo just launched its bike-sharing service in the Emerald City, joining other companies like… Read More

There could be 4,000 bike-sharing bicycles in Seattle by next week

Finding a bike to rent in Seattle shouldn’t be a difficult problem come next week. RELATED: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike… Read More

There are now 1,000 bike-share bicycles in Seattle as LimeBike officially launches service

Seattleites now have access to 1,000 free-floating bicycles. RELATED: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle LimeBike… Read More

Testing the new breed of bike sharing: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle

If you’re in Seattle, you may have noticed a bunch of bikes parked randomly around the city lately, painted bright… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek: Cooking dinner with Amazon and taking Seattle’s new bike share for a Spin

For everyone out there who wants something in between Amazon’s restaurant delivery service and its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service,… Read More

Seattle is shutting down its bike-share program, will reallocate funding to other projects

So long, Seattle bike-share program. The City of Seattle on Friday announced that it will shut down the Pronto bike-share service on… Read More

Nike helps launch new ‘smart’ bike-sharing program in Portland

Portland now has a bike-sharing program, thanks to a little help from the hometown shoe giant. BIKETOWN debuted today in Portland,… Read More

Seattle will pay $1.4M to buy out struggling bike-sharing program

The Seattle City Council today voted 7-2 to approve legislation that will direct $1.4 million to buy out a struggling bike-share program.… Read More

Seattle lawmakers split over whether to buy out ‘insolvent’ bike-share program for $1.4M

The fate of Seattle’s bike-share program will be decided later this month. The city’s transportation committee on Tuesday voted 3-3… Read More