Motivate (company)
| Privately held | |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States |
Area served | United States & Australia & Canada |
| Services | Bicycle sharing system operator |
| Website | http://www.motivateco.com |
Motivate (formerly Alta Bicycle Share)[1] (also known as Alta Bike Share and Motivate International Inc.) is a company based in New York City , that operates bicycle sharing systems in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[2] The systems provide a flexible method for completing short trips, as contrasted with the longer rentals offered by traditional bike rental companies. In October 2014, it was announced that the company had been acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC and would be relocating headquarters from Portland, Oregon to New York City under the leadership of Jay Walder.[3]
Currently Operating Systems
Motivate currently operates 10 systems in public-private partnerships with local governments:
- Bay Area Bike Share, in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, with bike stations in downtown San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Redwood City.[4]
- Bike Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN[5]
- Bike Share Toronto in Toronto[6]
- Capital Bikeshare in Washington, D.C. with service to Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA, and Montgomery County, MD[7]
- Citi Bike in Lower Manhattan, Western Brooklyn, and the Hoboken area[8]
- CoGo in Columbus, OH from Ohio State University to the Brewery District[9]
- Divvy in Chicago[10]
- Hubway in Boston with service in Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville, from Alewife (MBTA station) to Franklin Park (Boston) and UMass Boston [11]
- Melbourne Bike Share in Melbourne, Australia[12]
- Pronto Cycle Share in Seattle, Washington[13][14]
Approved System Partnerships
Public-private partnerships have been approved with Motivate in:
- Portland, Oregon city council approved a partnership with Motivate to provide their service to the city on December 12, 2012.[15]
- Jersey City, New Jersey council authorized the contract to Motivate to create a bike share program in Jersey City.[16]
Systems Suppliers
Motivate-operated systems have used multiple suppliers for bikes, stations, kiosks, and technology across each city including 8D Technologies and Montreal-based Bixi [17] for equipment and technology and Cycles Devinci and Arcade Cycles for bicycles.
See also
References
- ↑ "U.S. News | National News - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "Locations | Motivate". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ Chabán, Matt V. (28 October 2014). "New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike". The New York Times.
- ↑ https://www.bayareabikeshare.com/
- ↑ "Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit System". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ http://www.bikesharetoronto.com/
- ↑ "Capital Bikeshare". 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "Citi Bike". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ https://www.cogobikeshare.com/
- ↑ "Divvy | Chicago". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ https://www.thehubway.com/
- ↑ "Melbourne Bike Share". 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "Pronto Cycle Share launches Seattle’s bike share program". Alta Bicycle Share. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Pronto | bike sharing in Seattle". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ Portland Bike Share moves forward with council approval of Alta contract
- ↑ Patrick McGovern. "Jersey City council members award contract for bike share program". NJ.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "Motivate | We design, deploy and manage bike sharing systems". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
External links
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- Motivate - company website