City Of Boston: TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC BIKE SHARE CELEBRATED THIS WEEK

Press release from the City of Boston:

July 26, 2021

Metro Boston’s bike share program launched on July 28, 2011 as Hubway, with 600 bicycles and 60 stations. Logging more than 100,000 rides within the first 10 weeks, it quickly proved itself to be an essential part of Boston’s transportation network. In 2012, the municipalities of Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville installed their own stations, enabling trips throughout the core of the region. Within the first five years of bike share, more than 5 million trips were taken.

“We’re thrilled to see the incredible impact the public bike share system has had on Metro Boston over the last decade and we’re honored to partner with the municipalities in supporting Bluebikes’ continued growth,” said Kathy Klingler, chief consumer and marketing officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. “Our sponsorship of Bluebikes aligns perfectly with our mission to help all Massachusetts residents lead healthy lives and to stand as an ally in strengthening the overall health of our communities.”

“Cambridge is proud to be one of the original Bluebikes municipalities. This robust bike share system has created an affordable, environmentally sustainable public transportation option to the people who live, work and visit here,” said Louis A. DePasquale, Cambridge City Manager.  “We particularly appreciate the support from our community partners, including Harvard and MIT who were with us from the start, as well as CambridgeSide, the Museum of Science, Biogen, Verizon, Google, BioMed Realty, Alexandria Real Estate, and EF.”  

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