Episode #81: Ben Bolte, Founder & Director of GREENBike

Matt chats with Ben about the origins and current operations of Salt Lake’s bike share program, which now has 33 stations in and around downtown and 141,000 rides in 2016. They talk about how GREENbike is funded, the demographics of the program’s ridership and the challenges the program has faced, including how to serve a more economically diverse group of riders. For more information check out recent articles about GREENbike in Catalyst, Slug Magazine and the Deseret News. And to find out more about the program, including how to buy a membership, check out GREENbike’s Web site and its presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.