Omaha B-Cycle (Bike Share Program)
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Looks like they are really expanding downtown Omaha a lot.
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Yeah they will be all over the place down there. Hopefully they plan on Midtown/Blackstone after this rollout.skinzfan23 wrote:Looks like they are really expanding downtown Omaha a lot.
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I just returned from NYC, where there are bicycle ride share setups all over the city, in multiple boroughs. And my friends who live there have a monthly membership in the one near their home.
Back home, I recently noticed the one at 11th and Jackson in Omaha. I would consider renting from there, as you could easily and safely ride around the riverfront, and over into Iowa. But conversely I wouldn't even think of riding in New York City. The sidewalks are wall to wall pedestrians, and the streets are crazy thick with all manner of pedestrians, taxis, limos and delivery trucks.
Back home, I recently noticed the one at 11th and Jackson in Omaha. I would consider renting from there, as you could easily and safely ride around the riverfront, and over into Iowa. But conversely I wouldn't even think of riding in New York City. The sidewalks are wall to wall pedestrians, and the streets are crazy thick with all manner of pedestrians, taxis, limos and delivery trucks.
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CB locations going in today.
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Looks like they are installing a B cycle station in front of the Grey Plume at Midtown Crossing today.
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Not sure if it has been mentioned yet, but there is now a B Cycle Station on the west side of the Durham by the 10th Street Bridge.
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I ride by the B-Cycle location near the Ameristar parking garage often and noticed they only have 1 bike there. I wonder if it's just due to the fact that it is new or do they not expect much usage here?
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Does it have several spots, but only one bike? Like they could easily move a couple bikes there if the demand is there?Jason4225 wrote:I ride by the B-Cycle location near the Ameristar parking garage often and noticed they only have 1 bike there. I wonder if it's just due to the fact that it is new or do they not expect much usage here?
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Looking like Benson is in the works for a future location.
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There are several spots there. At the time there was only one bike. I'm heading down that way again this weekend, I'll see if anything has changed. I wouldn't guess there would be much demand in the winter, but I could possibly see some use during the warmer months. It is along the trail system so you could ride into downtown from this location, I'm just not sure how many people would ride a B-Cycle bike to the casino.Brad wrote:Does it have several spots, but only one bike? Like they could easily move a couple bikes there if the demand is there?
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93 bikes being put into service tomorrow!
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No, they changed their name to "Heartland".MTO wrote:Do those things say Omaha on them anywhere?
But they did put these bikes out today.
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There are now 31 stations with 152 bikes.Omaha's bike sharing Heartland B-Cycle system says it saw 246 users over the past weekend.
Program director Ben Turner says the program has never seen that level of use before. And if you include Friday, the system provided 308 trips across the metro on a weekend that included the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
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i see two problems with this bike rental system...1) helmets. If i want to rent a bike impulsively, many times will not have a helmet handy. Would you rent a car without a seat belt? 2) availability of open stalls at checkin. What if I ride my bike to a specific station only to find no stalls available. It's a pain in the butt and a time-suck to have to find another station, only to have to walk back to the same location. Granted, some locations are close, but others are not.
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In the cities I've been to with bike rental systems with good coverage they attempt to solve the bunching up problem by having workers with trucks transport bikes between stations based on demand. In Santiago at the end of the work day they had ~20 bikes ready to be added to the racks by some metro stations to fill the demand for commuters getting off of the train.
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In Denver, they operate this way as well.Dundeemaha wrote:In the cities I've been to with bike rental systems with good coverage they attempt to solve the bunching up problem by having workers with trucks transport bikes between stations based on demand. In Santiago at the end of the work day they had ~20 bikes ready to be added to the racks by some metro stations to fill the demand for commuters getting off of the train.
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They also give you 15 free mins to find a new station. Obviously it is an inconvenience, but thats just they way it goes sometimes. I am not sure I have ever seen a stall completely full anyways.
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Expanding from 31 to 70 stations next year.
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That is great news. Glad to see the rapid expansion.
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https://heartland.bcycle.com/buzz
Heartland B-cycle experienced record ridership during the 2015 College World Series, continuing a trend of record ridership during the CWS. From June 12th through June 24th, 1459 trips were taken by B-cycles throughout the Metro area for an average of 112 trips per day. That is more trips than were taken in all of 2011 or 2012. More trips were taken in the 13 day period than any month in the program's history except for May of 2015. With this increased ridership Heartland B-cycle set new records for:
Best day ever: 189 trips on Saturday 6/13
Best weekday ever: 141 trips on Wednesday 6/17
Best weekend ever: 345 trips taken Saturday 6/12 – Sunday 6/13
Best three day period: 415 trips taken Friday 6/19 through Sunday 6/21
Most days in a row over 100 trips: 5 days from 6/19 through 6/23.
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Nice to see the program possibly expand to Bellevue:
Bellevue considers adding bike rental station; would be first B-cycle in Sarpy County
Bellevue considers adding bike rental station; would be first B-cycle in Sarpy County
The leading candidate for the station is the Courtyard by Marriott hotel and Bellevue Conference Center complex currently arising near 36th Street and Raynor Parkway, just north of the Twin Creek shopping center.
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B-Cycle program gets fedeal grant that will help double its size. Federal grant possible only if program is owned by government entity. Guess what city owns the B-Cycle program now?
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The news story I saw the other day made it sound like the city owned the equipment, not the company.choke wrote:B-Cycle program gets fedeal grant that will help double its size. Federal grant possible only if program is owned by government entity. Guess what city owns the B-Cycle program now?
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I think you are correct on that. I should have said "equipment" instead of "program." Either way I think it's good for Omaha and encourages a more healthy lifestyle.Brad wrote:The news story I saw the other day made it sound like the city owned the equipment, not the company.choke wrote:B-Cycle program gets fedeal grant that will help double its size. Federal grant possible only if program is owned by government entity. Guess what city owns the B-Cycle program now?
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Omaha's public bike-sharing system is set to nearly double in size by 2019
Heartland B-cycle has partnered with the City of Omaha to nearly double the size of the public bike-sharing system by 2019.
B-cycle will add 36 stations and 150 bikes. Organizers hope to have the first round of new equipment, which includes 20 bikes, installed in Omaha next year
New stations will be placed near existing bus stops and the planned Bus Rapid Transit route east of 72nd Street. Officials are looking at areas along Farnam Street and western parts of downtown, as well as stops in north and South Omaha. They focus on placing stations in well-populated areas.
Federal and state grants provided $1.2 million for the project.
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Heartland B Cycle program moves forward with major expansion in 2018, partners with local universities
A big expansion is moving forward at Heartland B-Cycle. The Omaha bike sharing program will install 38 new stations in 2018, more than doubling the number of docks in the metro.
Ben Turner, Executive Director of Heartland Bike Share, which runs programs in Omaha and Lincoln, said Heartland B-Cycle logged nearly 20,000 rides in 2017. Tuner said the organization saw a more than 16 percent increase in trips from 2016 to 2017.
Metro Community College will see installation of its first two B-Cycle stations. They will be placed at the Fort Omaha campus this year.
"So we can get students from the north Omaha transit center to class, and then from class , you know, up to some place if they want to head up 30th street for lunch," Sarah Murray, Coordinator of Sustainable Practices for MCC said.
In Midtown, the University of Nebraska Medical Center will soon be home to four B-Cycle docks, the first for that campus as well.
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That will be very useful. I can't tell you how many times I missed the 30 leaving the fort campus and had to run as fast as I could to the north Omaha transit center to catch the 18. Back then it was that or waste 30 minutes. These bikes would have made those times less stressful.
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New stations in blue, existing in red.
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Very cool!
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Nice! UNO getting two more and Scott Village one more in the right place!
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This is really a fantastic and well thought out expansion that connects midtown and downtown in a way that only cars or private bikes did before.
I especially love the Vinton St and Highlander connections, Vinton St appears ready for a Benson style renaissance kicked off by the art community. Highlander is such a promising investment in a neglected part of the urban core. These connections add another mode for reaching them.
I especially love the Vinton St and Highlander connections, Vinton St appears ready for a Benson style renaissance kicked off by the art community. Highlander is such a promising investment in a neglected part of the urban core. These connections add another mode for reaching them.
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City of Bellevue to open first Heartland B-Cycle location
The City of Bellevue will host a kickoff event for the city’s first Heartland B-Cycle location at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Twin Creek trailhead.
The Twin Creek Trailhead is located near 36th Street and Raynor Parkway and the event will feature a brief ceremony and demonstrations of the B-cycle program.
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That will be the 4th Station in Sarpy County- all along the trail. 1st at Chalco (Rec Area) 2nd and 3rd in Papillion (Landing and 1st St Plaza) and now 4th in Bellevueskinzfan23 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:32 am City of Bellevue to open first Heartland B-Cycle location
The City of Bellevue will host a kickoff event for the city’s first Heartland B-Cycle location at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Twin Creek trailhead.
The Twin Creek Trailhead is located near 36th Street and Raynor Parkway and the event will feature a brief ceremony and demonstrations of the B-cycle program.
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More people are biking and busing around Omaha
Local ridership on bikes and buses broke records in February.
Heartland Bikeshare's executive director says bikers rode 2,000 trips last month, which Benny Foltz has never seen before.
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Positive to see. I’m sure that the nice weather so early in the season is helping it.ita wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 4:18 pm More people are biking and busing around Omaha
Local ridership on bikes and buses broke records in February.
Heartland Bikeshare's executive director says bikers rode 2,000 trips last month, which Benny Foltz has never seen before.
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Benny said Papillion is adding two more this summer... that makes 4 stations just in Papillion.dave1215 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:33 pmThat will be the 4th Station in Sarpy County- all along the trail. 1st at Chalco (Rec Area) 2nd and 3rd in Papillion (Landing and 1st St Plaza) and now 4th in Bellevueskinzfan23 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:32 am City of Bellevue to open first Heartland B-Cycle location
The City of Bellevue will host a kickoff event for the city’s first Heartland B-Cycle location at 9 a.m. on July 14 at the Twin Creek trailhead.
The Twin Creek Trailhead is located near 36th Street and Raynor Parkway and the event will feature a brief ceremony and demonstrations of the B-cycle program.
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Omaha BikeShare posted earlier in the week that the 3rd and 3th Stations in Papillion were online. Walnut Creek Recreation Area on the east side (off 96th) and Prairie Queen Recreation Area on the south side off of Lincoln St.