<< NEW: Nice Ride to propose fleet expansion for 2019! >>
This week, Nice Ride will unveil a significant proposal to upgrade and expand bike share in Minneapolis at a public forum on Thursday, February 7th from 5-7pm at the Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis (615 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414). The proposal will feature the opportunity to expand Nice Ride’s footprint in Minneapolis, redouble commitment to equity and access, and add ebikes to the fleet for the first time in 2019. Please join us!
Click here to RSVP for the Public Forum
Read the 2019 Proposal here!
Read the non-profit board’s statement of support for the expansion
Can't make it to the forum? Nice Ride will also be live streaming the event via Facebook Live. Please send any thoughts or feedback you may have to customerservice@niceridemn.com
Click here to RSVP for the Public Forum
Read the 2019 Proposal here!
Read the non-profit board’s statement of support for the expansion
Can't make it to the forum? Nice Ride will also be live streaming the event via Facebook Live. Please send any thoughts or feedback you may have to customerservice@niceridemn.com
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The newsStarting September 2018, about 1,500 new bikes will be added to Nice Ride's existing bikeshare fleet in Minneapolis. The new bikes will be equipped with GPS and mobile-friendly technology that won't require them to be returned to the stations like we’re used to.
Instead, they will be returned to designated parking zones that will need much less equipment and maintenance. The new bikes will include a locking mechanism that will allow them to be left at (and rented from) hundreds of other designated parking zones in the city - as well as the other two hundred stations in our current system. This should eventually allow Nice Ride to expand its service area to cover the entire city limits of Minneapolis.
Simply by using a cell phone you'll be able to find, unlock, and start and end your trip - from hundreds of designated parking zones in the city (in addition to some of the existing stations you're using now).
To deploy the new system and ensure that the parking locations use sidewalks and other public spaces in accordance with City of Minneapolis regulations, Nice Ride is working with Community Design Group to develop and design:
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Where you fit inWe need your help to plan and implement the new system. Use this website to contribute your ideas, learn about what we've done so far, and find out about next steps for the project.
In the newsNice Ride and Minneapolis are completing the largest implementation of 'virtual station' dockless bikes in the United States - it's a big deal! And we're getting a lot of coverage - see below for some recent stories:
What we're working on
What we've done so far We kicked off this work with a community forum on April 25 at Day Block Brewing. The forum was very well attended, with about fifty people stopping in and participating. We received literally hundreds of ideas and comments for implementing next steps for the system. We are working from these ideas and others brought forward by partners for developing our approach.
You can learn more about the forum here > |