Orlando Launches Bike Share Program

On Friday, January 9, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will join with City Commissioners; Program Sponsors, OUC and Florida Hospital; and Cyclehop to celebrate the launch of the Orlando Bike Share program. After the ribbon cutting ceremony, Mayor Dyer will be the first person to rent a bike and take a ride in Downtown Orlando.

Downtown Orlando’s new Bike Share program will increase mobility in the urban core, connect to existing transit such as LYMMO and SunRail and provide another affordable transportation option.  The first phase of Bike Share includes 20 bicycles at four different locations, OUC Reliable Plaza, Skyhouse, Gertrude’s Walk and Lake Eola Park.

An additional 16 stations are planned for the second phase, which will provide 180 more bicycles by the spring of 2015 for a total of 200 bicycles at 20 stations throughout Downtown Orlando.

The bicycles can be picked up and dropped off at different stations or anywhere in Downtown through the use of GPS technology.   Additionally this bike share system will allow users, through the free Social Bicycles app, to see where bicycles are located, place a bicycle on hold and rent the bicycle.

WHEN:

Friday, January 9, 2015

2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

OUC Reliable Plaza

100 West Anderson Street