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CDPHP Cycle! BikeShare officially started on 7/27/17 in the four pilot cities. In the first two weeks, 750 signed up for membership with 82 of them being “Founding Members” (90 minutes ride time each day). By 8/7, riders completed around 1,500 trips.

Find your CDPHP Cycle! BikeShare bicycle here

Follow the instructions

One keypad to rule them all, one keypad to find them, one keypad to bring them all …

Adjust your seat and remember the number

Plenty of room for lunch

No stealing these parts!

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The bell

Three speeds for easy city cruising

Follow the instructions

Lock it up

Plenty of bicycles available

A happy rider returns to the hub

See your ride?

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Find out more at the CDPHP Cycle! BikeShare site. Learn how easy it is to become part of the success of BikeShare in the Capital Region. Even if you are not likely to be a BikeShare user, you will be ready to guide your friends, family, and clients – and even visitors to our area.

CDPHP Cycle!

by Lorenz M. Worden | July 24, 2014 · 2:50 pm

BikeShare in Albany – August 9-15

On June 20, 2014, the Capital District Transportation Committee announced its CAPITAL REGION BIKESHARE MONTH. This will include short-term BikeShare pilots in Albany, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, and Troy. There will be 25 bicycles for use between 10 am and 8 pm at one or more locations announced by the cities. The Albany BikeShare will be in Washington Park in Albany from Saturday, August 9 through Friday, August 15. There is no cost to participants, although a credit card will need to be on file as security for the bikes. More information and updates will be available here.

Other City Dates were/are as follows: Schenectady Thursday July 10 – Wednesday July 16, TroySunday July 20 – Saturday July 26, and Saratoga Springs Wednesday July 30 – Tuesday August 5.

The signature program in New York State is CitiBike. Here are some statistics on NYC followed by global data.

The Cold, Hard Facts . . . on CitiBike in New York City (as of May 2014)

Trips – 9 million+
Avg. Trip – 14 min, 16 sec
Miles – 16 million+
Annual Memberships – 10,700
Casual Use Passes – 400,000
Fleet – 6,200 bicycles
Crash Reports – 100
Carbon Offset – 5,832,377 lbs.
Flats per Month – 511

(Source: NYC Bicycle Share., LLC as reported in Bicycling, July 2014)

Global Bicycle Share

Percentage of world population in cities – 50
Fleet Size (52 countries, 600 cities; early 2014) – 570,000
China Fleet (82 programs) 380,000
World’s Largest Program Fleet (Wuhan, China; 9 million people) – 90,000
Programs in USA – 36
Predicted USA Fleet (late 2014) – 37,000
Paris Fleet – 24,000+
Paris Stations – 1,700+
Paris’s Increase in People on Bicycles in the Streets (2007-14) – 41%
Average Annual AAA Cost to Own a Car and Drive 10,000 Miles/Year – $7,800
Bike Share Annual Membership – less than $100
London Fleet – 9,000+ (launched 2010, 6,000 bicycles)
Programs in España – 132
Programs in Italia – 104
Programs in Deutschland – 43
Weight Loss Going from Driving to Cycle Commuting – 10 lb/year

(Source: Bicycle Times, September 2014)