44 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Public Transportation Systems
Mission: Promote health, quality of life and preservation of the environment in denver by building and operating a comprehensive, city-wide bike sharing system.
Programs: Denver bike sharing serves as a catalyst for a fundamental transformation in thinking and behavior by operating a bike sharing system in denver to enhance mobility while promoting all aspects of sustainability: quality of life, equity, the environment, economic development, and public health. The long-term goal of denver bike sharing is to offer a public bike sharing system of 1,500 bikes and 150 stations to denver residents and guests. 2014 accomplishments for denver bike sharing include: more than 377,000 bicycle rides taken by 75,000 users, 70,332 short-term memberships, 3,980 annual memberships, and an estimated 800,000 miles ridden on denver bike sharing's bikes. Based on a survey performed in 2014, denver bike sharing also achieved the following statistics (all amounts are estimates): 41% of denver bike sharing's users reported replacing car trips, 1,486,288 pounds of carbon emissions were avoided through bicycle usage, saving users on gas & parking expenses.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.