BOSTON SHARES BIKES!
Boston implemented a new bike-sharing system in late April. It allows Boston-ers to rent bikes at just over 60 stations through the city. The new program is called New Balance Hubway. They have hopes of expanding the program to 5,000 bikes!
Renters will use swipe cards to use Hubway bicycles with costs of $5 per day, and free trips that are 30 minutes or shorter. There will be $85 annual memberships. Users will rent bikes from one station and return them at another across the city, with about 10 bikes available at each station.
“Over the past four years, we have taken great strides toward making Boston a city that welcomes and encourages bicycling but this innovative bike share system may be the most significant step yet,” said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. “We have worked tirelessly to build the infrastructure necessary to support such a system and we are confident that there is no better time to make Hubway a reality. We have had the goal of going from worst to first, and with Hubway we’re nearly there."
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