City Of Portland: City Selects Vendor For Pilot Bike Share Program

Press release from the City of Portland:

August 16, 2021

Following a Request for Proposals earlier this year, the City of Portland has selected Tandem Mobility to plan and launch a pilot bike share program in Portland in June of 2022. 

Next steps include the City working with Tandem this fall and winter to secure the needed program sponsorship to launch the pilot program.

The City anticipates the first year of the program being a provisional pilot period with possible extensions subsequent to agreement by both parties. 

“Expanded ways for people to safely bike in Portland is consistently mentioned by residents as something they value and hope to see more of,” said Christine Grimando, the City’s Planning & Urban Development Director. “Having a bike share system in Portland will be a fantastic opportunity for us to increase affordable, healthy transit and recreation options for all."

The City’s goals for the bike share program are to:

Portland has a robust multimodal transportation system for a smaller mid-sized city. It has growing bike and trail networks, several fixed route bus providers, a public ferry system serving eight islands, Amtrak passenger rail service, two inter-city bus companies, and is home to the Portland International Jetport. Portland’s bike network has been evolving for the last 20 years. It currently has 22 miles of bike lanes, nine miles of shared use pathways, and five and a half miles of bicycle boulevards with additional miles of each type in planning and design. 

Information about Portland’s bike network can be found here.  

This press release was produced by the City of Portland. The views expressed here are the author’s own.