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DecoBike
Overview
OwnerDecoBike
Locale City of Miami Beach
Transit type Bicycle sharing system
Number of stations100
Website citibikemiami.com
Operation
Began operation2011
Number of vehicles1000


DecoBike (also known as CityBike) is a bicycle sharing system deployed in City of Miami Beach.

History

DecoBike was rolled out on March 15, 2011 with approximately 60 kiosks & 500 bikes throughout Miami Beach. [1] [2] By 2014, the program has exceeded 3 million rides and had around 100 kiosks with 1,000 bikes. [2] [3] In October 2014, the bike-share program changed its name to CitiBike, reflecting sponsorship from Citibank. [4] CityBike has plans to link the Miami Beach and City of Miami systems by the end of January 2015. [4]

In August 2015, DecoBike program opened in San Diego with 200 stations and 1800 bikes. [5] In September 2017, 15 DecoBike stations were removed from the boardwalk following Pacific Beach residents’ protests. [6] In April 2019, city officials ordered the company to remove its stations, citing breach of contract. [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alter, Bonnie (March 9, 2011). "South Beach, in Miami Beach, Starts Decobike Bicycle Rentals". TreeHugger. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Robbins, John Charles (March 26, 2014). "DecoBike coasts toward Miami". Miami Today. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Miller, Michael E. (May 2, 2014). "DecoBike Is Booming, but Taxpayers Are Getting Stiffed". Miami New Times. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Rodriguez, Laura (October 3, 2014). "Bike-Share Program Expands to City of Miami". WTVJ. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Peterson, Mike (August 7, 2015). "How San Diego's new bike sharing works". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Alford, Abbie (September 4, 2017). "DecoBike to remove and relocate bike stations around San Diego". CBC 8. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Emerson Smith, Joshua (April 8, 2019). "DecoBike rolls out of San Diego as dockless scooters proliferate". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2019.