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New Bluebikes Contract Takes Effect, Focused on Expansion and E-Bikes
The greater Boston region has a new contract for the municipally-owned Bluebikes bikesharing system.
April 16, 2026
More E-Bikes, More Rides: Details From Lyft’s Bluebikes Contract Proposal
Lyft's bid aims for "50 percent growth in ridership, reaching 7 million annual trips by Year 3 of the new contract."
October 31, 2025
Lyft In Negotiations With Region’s Cities and Towns to Renew Bluebikes Operating Contract
The municipal owners of the Bluebikes bikesharing system are in negotiations to renew a contract with Lyft to continue operating the day-to-day operations of the system for the next five years.
September 17, 2025
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
Legislation Aims to Take the Measure of Traffic Impacts From App-Based Delivery Services
Because app-based food delivery services operate with very little oversight in Massachusetts, it’s difficult to estimate the scale of their impact.
March 14, 2023
State Data Show Uber and Lyft Drivers Were Involved in Over 1,000 Crashes in the City of Boston Last Year
A state compilation of Uber and Lyft data from 2021 data indicates that those companies' drivers were involved in 2,267 crashes across Massachusetts last year. Nearly half of those crashes – 1,098 – occurred in the City of Boston.
September 20, 2022
Boston Officials Test-Drive New Electric Bikes for Potential Inclusion in the Bluebikes System
"We're looking at what it would take to add e-bikes to the Bluebikes system, and I wanted to try out the hardware," says Boston's Chief of Streets, Jascha Franklin-Hodge.
September 13, 2022
Uber and Lyft Ridership May Be Faring Even Worse Than Transit
In 2021, Uber and Lyft only carried 44 percent as many trips as they did in 2019, before the pandemic.
July 22, 2022
As Uber and Lyft Pivot to Deliveries, Customers Face Longer Waits, Higher Prices
Passenger rides are down, but evidence suggests that the apps' drivers are still on the roads, delivering takeout and packages instead of riders.
August 19, 2021
Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change
Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
June 4, 2021
