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Bluebikes Ridership Is Approaching Its Pre-Pandemic Levels
Riders took 289,033 trips on Bluebikes in August 2020 and set a new daily ridership record on September 12th, with 14,400 trips that day.
September 29, 2020
On Bluebikes, Batteries Won’t Be Included Anytime Soon
Bikeshare systems across North America have been adding thousands of pedal-assist electric bikes to their fleets this summer, but the Bluebikes system of greater Boston won't be embracing this new technology anytime soon.
September 8, 2020
Bluebikes Expanding to Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown This Summer
Bluebikes, the publicly-owned bikesharing system serving the greater Boston region, will expand to five new municipalities later this summer with 30 new stations in Arlington, Chelsea, Newton, Revere, and Watertown.
July 24, 2020
Boston Cyclists Union to Offer Deeply Subsidized Bluebikes Passes
The Boston Cyclists Union, with financial support from Boston's Wagner Foundation, will offer limited-income applicants annual Bluebikes passes for just $5 – a 95 percent discount from the typical price of an annual pass.
May 28, 2020
Bluebikes Ridership Is Down, But Remains Busy Near Hospitals
Recent data show that ridership on the Boston region's leading bikesharing system had dropped by roughly 75 percent from pre-pandemic levels after Governor Baker's stay-at-home order took effect during the final week of March.
April 30, 2020
ValleyBike Demonstrates Viability of Bike Sharing In Smaller Cities
Pedal-assist electric bicycles help users cover longer distances in a more rural part of the state.
December 9, 2019
Bluebikes Negotiating Expansion to Newton, Revere, Chelsea, Arlington and Watertown
A memo to the Newton City Council reports that Bluebikes has made "an attractive offer" to expand to Newton and five other municipalities in the region.
October 24, 2019
Bluebikes System Approaches Its 10 Millionth Ride
Before the end of this week, the Bluebikes bikesharing system, which has been operating since 2011 and has been expanding its reach across the metropolitan area ever since, will celebrate its 10 millionth trip.
September 17, 2019
Boston Transportation Department Announces New Bluebikes Expansion
Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Transportation Department have announced planned sites for over a dozen new Bluebikes stations, which will expand the city's bikesharing network into West Roxbury and Mattapan and add more infill stations in high-use neighborhoods like the South End.
July 30, 2019
Dorchester to Get Better Blue Bikes Connections to the Red Line
The City of Boston is finally poised to build a long-awaited Red-Blue connection (no, not that one): new Blue Bikes stations have finally been permitted for installation at four Red Line stops in Dorchester.
June 17, 2019
