The long-term goal: complementing public transportation in a way that persuades people to leave their cars at home or at the office. Monthly memberships and day passes will also be available. For $79 a year – $59 for students – members can use a bike for up to an hour a day, with a charge for use beyond that. So far there are two other test bike racks set up near Metro light-rail stations, allowing a test group – mostly employees of the city and GRID – to try the bright green bicycles featuring a “:D” emoticon on the baskets and solar-powered panels over the rear tires that allow users to unlock them.Įventually, there will be 500 bikes stationed around Phoenix, mostly along public transportation routes. “We could never go this route in a car,” said Day, a business services representative for Valley Metro. Grabbing bikes from a test rack next to Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus, they meander through side streets and cut through an apartment complex parking lot to make the trip faster and safer. Specifically, they want to show how it can be done using the Phoenix GRID bike share program that’s expected to launch in late April. But Suzanne Day, Melissa Quillard and Lisa Parks are eager to show a reporter how easily it can be done on a bike. PHOENIX – In a city built around the automobile, even a half-mile trip for a cup of coffee can involve driving. Members will reserve the bikes through a smartphone app or simply walk up to a bike and check it out. Membership will include an hour of free riding every day, with charges for use beyond that.Monthly memberships will cost $30, and day passes will cost $5. Users can sign up for an annual membership costing $79, with a student membership costing $59.
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