For small communities the large initial investment for a
bike share program can be a challenge. Programs like Zagster and Social Bikes
offer communities a cost-effective method for introducing a bike share. Typically
these programs run by having the government, university, or business operate a
portion of the service while private vendors operate the remainder. A private
vendor like Zagster owns the bicycles, fixes them, redistributes them between
stations, and replaces them every three years. Data is gathered from each
bicycle using a GPS device which collects information on bicycle routing and
use. Today, this bike share option lowers the bar for entry while providing a
flexible mobility tool.
On April 1, 2016 the City of Fort Collins introduced a
Zagster based bicycle share program for the downtown and Colorado State
University area.
For the complete article in GOVERNING magazine, click here: Bike
Share Isn’t Just for Big Cities
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