Politics & Government
Bikeshare Program: Walnut Creek To Decide On Continuation
The extension to be discussed Tuesday and would continue the existing "stationless" bikeshare program.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to extend a year-old public bikeshare pilot program long enough to develop a more expansive city pilot program, according to a city staff report.
The existing agreement between Walnut Creek and Lime (formerly called Limebike) is set to expire Feb. 28, before city staff would be ready to unveil that more extensive program. The extension to be discussed Tuesday, according to a city staff report, would continue the existing "stationless" bikeshare program through no later than Aug. 31.
Walnut Creek and Lime launched the citywide program in May 2018. As of December, nearly 26,000 rides had been recorded, and approximately 9,000 separate riders had used a Lime bicycle at least once. Being "stationless," they can be left and used anywhere. Users activate the bikes
with smartphones, and pay a fee for using them.
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They are indeed bicycles, and not the electric scooters used in several Bay Area cities.
An October survey found that 73 percent of the more than 300 responders support the city's bikeshare pilot program.
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Tuesday's meeting begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1666 N. Main St., Walnut Creek.
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