Cambridge Launches Discounted Hubway Service For SNAP Enrollees

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Cambridge recently launched "SNAP Card to Ride," a discounted Hubway membership for low-income residents. Enrollees may now purchase memberships to the public bike share system for $5 a month and $50 annually.

To participate, residents must be over the age of 16 and have a household EBT card. The membership includes unlimited 60-minute trips without additional usage fees.

Residents who do not receive SNAP benefits, but participate in other public assistance programs, will be able to access the discounted membership program in the near future.

Online registration is available at thehubway.com/SNAP/.

Boston, Somerville and Brookline are also participating in the "SNAP Card to Ride" program. Winter riding is available in all four municipalities for the first time this year, and the communities have announced a collective 100+ new stations in 2018 and 2019.

"Hubway shows that bike share is fulfilling its promise as a vital part of the Boston area's transportation network -- increasing access to the region's existing transit network as well as communities underserved by public transit," Jay H. Walder, CEO and president of Motivate, operators of Hubway, said in a statement. "We are eager to continue to help grow a system that has truly served as an inspiration for a whole generation of bike share programs across the nation."

Photo of Hubway by Jenna Fisher/Patch Staff