Bikesharing
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Region Seeks New Operating Contract for Expanding Bluebikes System
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, on behalf of the municipal owners of the Bluebikes system, has issued a 'request for proposals' for private-sector operators who can manage the system for the next five years.
May 2, 2025
ValleyBike System Wins $1 Million Clean Transportation Grant
The state's second-biggest bikesharing system is planning to add 6-8 new stations, including an expansion into the City of Westfield.
April 10, 2025
Bluebikes and ValleyBike Will Offer Free Rides For Election Day
The Commonwealth's two biggest bikesharing networks are aiming to make it easier for people to get to the polls – and everywhere else they need to go – for Election Day on Tuesday.
November 4, 2024
Federal Funds Will Let Bluebikes System Add Electrified Stations For E-Bikes
Since they first came on the scene last December, the new pedal-assist electric Bluebikes have been extremely popular.
October 22, 2024
Boston Region Wins More Federal Funding for Private-Operator Shuttle Routes, Bluebikes Expansion
A new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program will send the Boston region $21.6 million to launch several non-MBTA shuttle routes in the city of Boston and expand the Bluebikes bikesharing network with new stations across the region.
October 22, 2024
New Cambridge Company Aims to Lower the Cost of E-Bike Rentals
Metro Mobility is offering all-day electric bike rentals for qualified lower-income individuals for just $1 a day.
October 16, 2024
Blue Cross Offers Free Bluebikes Trips for World Mental Health Day
For World Mental Health Day, Blue Cross, title sponsor of Bluebikes, is offering free Bluebikes day passes on Thursday, Oct. 10.
October 10, 2024
Bluebikes Celebrates 25 Million Rides With $25 Credits
The following brief is a lightly edited version of a Bluebikes press release.
October 2, 2024
More Bluebikes Coming Soon: City of Boston Plans 100 New Bikesharing Stations Across the City
Editor's note: this article is an edited City of Boston press release.
August 12, 2024
Resurrected ValleyBike Will Return Bikesharing to Greater Springfield and Northampton On Monday
ValleyBike, the regional bikesharing system that spans from the UMass Amherst campus to the City of Springfield, has set a new August 12 launch date to reopen after a year-long hiatus.
July 29, 2024
