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Baltimore Bike Share
Overview
OwnerCity of Baltimore
Area servedBaltimore, Maryland United States
LocaleBaltimore metropolitan area
Transit typeBicycle sharing system
Number of stations50+[1]
Daily ridership6,000[2]
Annual ridership58,400 (160/day)[3]
Websitebmorebikeshare.com
Operation
Began operation2016
Ended operation2018
Operator(s)Bewegen Technologies
Corps Logistics
Number of vehicles175 (500 planned)[2]

Baltimore Bike Share (also referred to as Bmore Bikeshare) was a bicycle sharing system that served the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The system had more than 50 stations, all owned by the Baltimore City government, and operated in a public–private partnership with Bewegen Technologies and Corps Logistics.[1] Launched in 2016, Baltimore Bike Share had the largest electrical-assisted cycling (Pedelec) fleet in North America.[1][4]

On August 15, 2018, the Baltimore Bike Share system was cancelled at a cost[clarification needed] of $3.2 million and shut down immediately due to on-going problems with the system. Replacing the Baltimore Bike Share are dockless scooters and bicycles from startup companies Bird and LimeBike.[5]

Pricing

Baltimore Bike Share offered four pricing options: Founding Member ($100.00/year), Monthly Pass ($15.00/month), Go Pass ($2.00/trip), and Single-Trip. The first 45 minutes of each ride are included for Go Trip and Single-Trip Passholders. Rides that are longer than 45 minutes are subject to extended use charges ($2 per 30 minutes).[6]

Stations

The network included 50 stations in Baltimore City: 22 fixed stations and 28 planned or temporary stations.[7] Many of these stations were located along bicycle boulevards around the city. Several stations also linked to the transit lines of the Metro Subway and Light Rail, as well as regional rail lines operated by the MARC Train and Amtrak.

Number Station Name Address MTA Connections Points of Interest
1 McHenry Row 1603 Whetstone Way 1 McHenry Row, Fort McHenry
2 Cross Street Market 1065 S Charles St. 1, 64 Cross Street Market, Federal Hill
3 Can Company 2400 Boston St. 13, 31 Can Company Shopping Center
4 Brown Advisory at Bond St Wharf 901 S Bond St. Green Circulator
Maritime Park Water Taxi Stop		 Fells Point
5 Baltimore Visitor Center 401 Light St. Purple Circulator Harborplace, Maryland Science Center
6 Harbor East 675 S President St. Harbor East Water Taxi Stop | Harbor East
7 Shot Tower Metro 1 S Front St. Shot Tower–Market Place Metro Subway Station
Green Circulator		 Phoenix Shot Tower, Port Discovery
8 National Aquarium 501 E Pratt St. Orange Circulator National Aquarium
9 City Hall 100 Holliday St. 5, 20, 23, 26, 91, 105, 160 Baltimore City Hall, Government Center
10 Charles Center Metro 110 E Baltimore St. Charles Center Metro Subway Station Charles Center
11 Pratt & Light 100 Light St. Purple Circulator Harborplace, McKeldin Square, The Gallery
12 2Hopkins Apartments 2 Hopkins Pl. University Center / Baltimore Street Light Rail Station Royal Farms Arena
13 Pratt & Howard 250 W Pratt St. Convention Center Light Rail Station Baltimore Convention Center
14 University of Maryland 601 W Baltimore St. University of Maryland Transit Center University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center
15 Washington & MLK 700 Washington Blvd. 36 Pigtown
16 Hollins Market 26 S Arlington Ave Hollins Market
17 University of Maryland BioPark 801 W Baltimore St. Orange Circulator University of Maryland BioPark
18 Lexington Market 312 W Lexington St. Lexington Market Metro Subway Station
Lexington Market Light Rail Station		 Lexington Market
19 Hotel Indigo* 24 W Franklin St.
20 Cathedral & Eager 917 Cathedral St. 3, 11 Mount Vernon
21 Penn Station 1525 N Charles St. Penn Station Station North
22 Camden Yards 301 W Camden St. Camden Station Oriole Park at Camden Yards
23 Mount Vernon Marketplace 520 Park Ave Centre Street Light Rail Station Mount Vernon Marketplace, Maryland Historical Society
24 Constellation at Harbor Point 1000 Wills St. Maritime Park Water Taxi Harbor Point
25 BGE at Center Plaza 110 W Fayette St. Charles Center Metro Subway Station
26 Broadway & Fleet 1640 Aliceanna St. Broadway Market, Fells Point
27 Fawn & Albemarle 248 Albemarle St. 23, 26 Little Italy
28 Union Square 16 S Stricker St. 10, 35 Union Square
29 Eastern & Linwood Eastern Ave./Linwood Ave. 15 Patterson Park
30 Johns Hopkins University 3330 St Paul St. 11 Johns Hopkins University, Charles Village
31 Saint Paul & Madison 800 St. Paul St.
32 Johns Hopkins Hospital 624 N Broadway Johns Hopkins Hospital Metro Subway Station Johns Hopkins Hospital
33 State Center Metro 300 W Preston St. State Center Metro Subway Station State Center Complex
34 Cultural Center Light Rail 992 Park Ave. Cultural Center Light Rail Station Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
35 Mount Royal Light Rail 1201 W Mt Royal Ave. Mount Royal Light Rail Station University of Baltimore, Lyric Opera House
36 Betty Hyatt Community Park 1724 E Baltimore St.
37 Druid Hill Park 3001 East Dr. Druid Hill Park, Maryland Zoo
38 Patterson Park 27 S Patterson Park Ave Patterson Park
39 North & Maryland 30 W North Ave 11, 13 Station North, Parkway Theatre
40 Franklin Square 1301 W Lexington St. 1 Franklin Square
41 Carroll Park 1000 Bayard St. 36 Carroll Park
42 Gough & Wolf S Wolf St. Butchers Hill
43 Charles & Fort E Fort Ave./Charles St. South Baltimore
44 Webster & Fort 644 E Fort Ave.
45 Maryland & Biddle Maryland Ave./Biddle St.
46 Saint Paul & Chase Calvert St./Biddle St.
47 MICA 1515 W Mt Royal Ave North Avenue Light Rail Station Maryland Institute College of Art
48 Perkins Homes 1411 Gough St.
49 Read & Calvert 818 N. Calvert St. Purple Circulator
50 Ostend & Light 1251 Light St. Purple Circulator
Key Meaning
Hollins Market Fixed Station
Charles & Eager Planned Station
Hotel Indigo* Temporary Station

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bmorebikeshare". Bmorebikeshare. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Baltimore just got bikeshare, and lots of its bikes are electric". Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ Munshaw, Jonathan (3 November 2016). "How many people are using Baltimore bike share - and where the most popular rental locations are". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Baltimore Bike Share rolling out this week". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ^ Richman, Colin Campbell, Talia. "Baltimore shuts down trouble-ridden Bike Share program in favor of dockless Bird, Lime options". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Baltimore Bike Share". Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Baltimore Bike Share". Retrieved 30 January 2017.[permanent dead link]

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