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Bikes Sharing Companies Compete for Bay Area Market


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If it seems like the Bay Area suddenly has a plethora of bike sharing options, it's because it does. Several companies such as Ford GoBike, LimeBike and Spin are each looking to make a mark in the region's bike-friendly culture. Ford GoBike, which utilizes docking stations where bikes are parked between uses, plans to expand its existing 700-bike program to 7000 bikes. Other cities like South San Francisco and Mountain View have made deals with stationless bike sharing companies, which allow riders more flexibility but risk bikes being left in random spots. Both types of companies have faced pushback: In San Francisco's Mission District, the neighborhood council banned a GoBike station from 24th Street and bikes have been vandalized throughout the Bay Area. San Francisco, which like other cities has a controversial exclusivity contract with GoBike, has yet to approve permit requests for several stationless bike share companies. In this segment we’ll take a look at how the bike share turf wars are helping and hurting the Bay Area.
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