Free Public
Demonstrations Scheduled for Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit
System
Chattanooga, TN
– The public is invited to learn about the City of
Chattanooga’s upcoming Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit
System at four, free demonstrations, to be held Dec. 10 through
17.
Staff and volunteers from Alta Bicycle Share and Outdoor
Chattanooga will teach attendees how the Bike Chattanooga system
will work when it launches in spring, 2012. The public will be able
to learn how to register and check out bicycles, membership
options, and how to safely use the bikes.
Demo stations are
located at 1400 Market St., in front of the Choo-Choo Hotel and at
corner of 1st St. and Walnut St. on the south end of the
Walnut St. Bridge. The demo units will serve as outreach facilities
for the public until the full 30 station, 300 bicycle system is
operational in the spring.
The public demo
schedule is:
Sat., Dec. 10, 11
a.m. to 1 p.m., Walnut St. Bridge at 1st
St.
Wed., Dec. 14, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., Walnut St. Bridge at 1st St.
Thurs., Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Market St. at the
Choo-Choo Hotel
Sat., Dec. 17, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Market St. at the Choo-Choo Hotel
In addition to the public offerings, Bike Chattanooga can schedule
demo’s for any group or organization that has interest in
using the bike share. To schedule a demo, call Jeremy Pomp, Bike
Chattanooga general manager at (423) 521-1642.
Bike Chattanooga is offering an introductory yearly membership rate
of $60 for anyone who signs up before the spring, 2012 launch date.
Specially discounted corporate memberships are also available. The
public can register or learn more on the Bike Chattanooga Website
at www.bikechattanooga.com.
The City of Chattanooga’s Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit
System will offer a convenient and healthy way for residents and
visitors to travel around downtown Chattanooga. Managed by Alta
Bicycle Share, the membership driven system will feature 30
stations and 300 bicycles, available to members 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. Regular membership will cost $75 per year or $6 for 24
hours. Members will be able to take an unlimited rides of one
hour or less within any membership period at no additional
charge.
Chattanooga Public Bike Share
System Delayed Until 2012
Updated
10/21/2011
Chattanooga, TN – Outdoor Chattanooga, a
division of the City of Chattanooga’s Department of Parks
& Recreation, announced today that the Bike Chattanooga public
bicycle transit system will delay opening until
2012.
Originally scheduled for launch in 2011, the 300
bike, 30 station system is to be installed and operated by Alta
Bicycle Share of Portland, Oregon. Alta Bicycle Share
designs, deploys, and manages bike sharing systems globally.
Current programs include New Balance Hubway in Boston, MA; Capital
Bikeshare in Washington, D.C./Arlington, VA; and Melbourne Bike
Share in Australia. Public Bike System Company (PBSC or
“Bixi”) is Alta’s exclusive supplier of bikes and
equipment in the U.S.
Funded through a $2 million Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant,
the program has faced challenges with Buy America and FTA
protocols. Philip Pugliese, Bicycle Coordinator with Outdoor
Chattanooga, said, “We believe that Alta Bicycle Share
will ultimately provide the most technologically advanced system
with features such as an on- board GPS system for each
bike,”said Pugliese. “We know how excited
everyone is to see bike share in Chattanooga, and we are
disappointed that we are behind schedule. Nevertheless,
community support for the project remains strong,” Pugliese
commented.
“When we explain how bicycle sharing works, people get
incredibly excited,” says Outdoor Chattanooga Executive
Director Philip Grymes. “This bicycle transit system is going
to transform the way people get around downtown
Chattanooga.”
Similar systems in Paris, London, Montreal and other international
cities have proven popular beyond expectations, especially with
tourists and commuters.
“Of course we’re disappointed that Bike Chattanooga
will be delayed,” says John Karr, board chairman for the
Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga, the Outdoor Chattanooga
division’s 501c3 supporting organization. “We
fully expect Alta Bicycle Share to deliver a first rate system in
the spring.”
Bike Chattanooga is a membership driven system
that enables both residents and visitors to move around downtown in
a sustainable, healthy, and fun manner. Fees will be affordable,
costing $75 for an annual membership or $6 for a 24-hour
membership. All users will be entitled to an unlimited number of
free 0 to 60- minute trips within each membership
period. Additional fees apply if a trip is over one hour long
at a rate of $5 per additional half hour. The pricing
structure, which is similar to other bike share systems, is
designed to encourage the public to use the bikes for short
trips.
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Bike Chattanooga serves as the advocacy umbrella
for bicycling activities in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. With a
full- time bicycle coordinator based within the offices of Outdoor
Chattanooga, this organization works to promote bicycling for
transportation, recreation and active living.
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