Denver B-Cycle Chief Nick Bohnenkamp Moving On
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Nick Bohnenkamp has headed the nonprofit for almost nine years, most of its life. He'll stay around for three or four more months while B-Cycle searches for a replacement.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about bike-share
The Future of Denver B-Cycle Will Be Somewhat Dockless
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As its equipment nears the end of its useful life, Denver's bike-share operator wants to get with the times.
Dockless Bike-Share Is Coming to Denver Streets Through a DU Pilot
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One company, ofo, will operate the service, which will be limited to DU students and faculty.
Correction: Aurora Dockless Bike-Share Not Even Close to Out-Performing Denver B-cycle
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Streetsblog published a story on Wednesday — "Aurora’s Dockless Bike-Share Quickly Attracts More Riders Than Denver B-cycle" — based on erroneous information, and we are retracting the post.
The premise of the post was that the three companies comprising Aurora's new dockless bike-share system — Spin, LimeBike, and ofo — are already out-performing Denver B-cycle. That's not the case.
Private “Dockless” Bike-Share Companies Look to Launch on Denver Streets
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While B-cycle requires stationary docks to operate -- and lots of docks close together to operate really well — UrBike is "dockless." Riders will have the flexibility to go more places, because they don't require fixed stations. A GPS-based lock, controlled by a smart phone app, will let riders pick up bikes and drop off them off almost anywhere, in theory.
B-Cycle Replaced Plenty of Car Trips in 2016, But Ridership Fell
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The number of B-Cycle trips fell for the third straight year in 2016.