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Participants race to find Halloween-centric sites in urban Honolulu, tackle zany challenges, and document their efforts with photos and videos in this fundraising challenge benefiting Dress for Success.
On Sunday, October 28, 10 teams of three female athletes dressed in their most creative costumes participated in Venture Race Hawaii – Biki Edition. The competitors cycled away at 7:30 a.m. from the Biki Stop at the Ala Moana Beach Park entrance located at Atkinson Drive and Ala Moana Drive.
During the lighthearted, yet heated competition, the teams had to decipher clues and Biki their way to five Biki Stops located from Ala Moana to Downtown Honolulu, to test their prankster mettle during five wacky challenges. Upon arriving at each location, the teams completed the challenges and posted video or pictorial evidence of themselves completing the tasks. Their challenges included:
- popping orange balloons at a pumpkin patch with only their bodies to receive their clues,
- a panoramic photo challenge at a cemetery,
- a hill slide and “Thriller” dance at the Ehime Maru Memorial,
- silly pics in front of the pumpkin sculpture near Bloomingdales,
- and an all-team broomstick race in the water at Ala Moana Beach Park.
All team members were Biki members, the majority of which used the Free Spirit Plan, which gives users 300 minutes to use anytime for just $20. No entry fee was required. In the spirit of the holiday season, participants were asked to donate an outfit or piece of clothing to the YWCA Oahu’s Dress For Success. The challenge resulted in 40 pieces of clothing to the local nonprofit that helps women by providing them with professional clothing as they search for employment.
Participants took over the Biki-gram story to document the day. Follow @GoBikiHI to watch the fun challenges from yesterday's Venture Race.
This year’s Venture Race Hawaii was in honor of participant Lori McCarney who will be stepping down as CEO of Bikeshare Hawaii at the end of October. The race date was moved up from December to celebrate Lori’s retirement.
Interested in doing something similar? Want to coordinate a ride with a large group of people? Consider incorporating Biki during your next upcoming event! Fill out an event request form to get started.
Want to participate?
Please email kelsey@bikesharehawaii.org so we can get a general idea of how many people will be joining!
Break out your rainbow gear and Biki pass... it's time to ride for Pride! We'll be participating in the annual Honolulu Pride Parade the morning of Saturday, October 20th and invite you to join.
where and when:
We'll be at Magic Island beginning at 9am, please arrive between 9:30-10am. Look for the Biki bikes! We are lineup #70, following First Hawaiian Bank and preceding Unite 5.
All units must be in place by 10am, final line-up begins at 10:30am, parade leaves at 11am sharp. Parking is available at Ala Moana Shopping Center and Magic Island. It is first come, first served, so Biki'ing there is highly recommended!
Route:
The parade will begin at Magic Island (Ala Moana Beach Park), head down Kalakaua Avenue and conclude at Diamond Head Green (Kapiolani Park) where a festival will take place until 6pm.
things to remember:
- As always, your ride time begins as soon as a bike is removed from the dock. To avoid overage fees, we highly recommend getting a Free Spirit Membership, which offers a bank of 300-minutes for $20. You can purchase this plan on the Biki App or GoBiki.org.
- Prepare to ride slow! You may even need to walk your Biki at some points to respect the space of the group in front of us.
- This year's theme is "Celebrate the Rainbow" and you are encouraged to dress accordingly!
- All Biki riders must be at least 16 years of age or older.
- Biki bikes and open docks are always first come first served. Please plan ahead by downloading the Biki App to see the availability of bikes and open docks at every station.
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Please familiarize yourself with the Parade rule and regulations! Note that alcohol/drugs, throwing items from units, nudity/obscenities are forbidden. Don't forget that we'll be representing Biki and the community. Let's show lots of Aloha!
Start: Ala Moana Beach Park
Nearby stations to rent your Biki
End: Kapiolani Park
Nearby stations to return your Biki
We’re thrilled to welcome Todd Boulanger to the Biki Crew! Todd has returned to Honolulu to take on the role of Executive Director for Bikeshare Hawaii, the administrative, non-profit organization that manages the Biki program. A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Todd is excited to return to the island after spending time in Amsterdam, Abu Dhabi, Vancouver and finally Portland.
get to know todd:
Favorite street to bicycle on in urban Honolulu: Queen Street
Favorite business to Biki to (so far): Down to Earth. It's a great place to go for lunch and their Kaka'ako and McCully locations both have Biki Stops nearby.
Memory from your time at UH: How tough it was to bike commute in from Salt Lake to UHM before the King Street bike track.
What you love most about biking? The quiet fast freedom of riding late at night when everyone is asleep...it makes me feel like a kid again. And hearing a sea of bike bells being rung at intersections with lots of bike traffic, like Amsterdam or Portland and some day in Honolulu.
Most memorable biking experience: 2003 with the Mayor of Paris and 8000 of his bicycle friends circling the Arc de Triomphe and supported by city buses that had been converted into mobile bike repair and rental shops.
Favorite off-island bike camping tour: the old gravel road (State Highway 31) on the back side of Mauli to Hana
Favorite kids bicycle: a 1973 Raleigh Chopper (Blue), with a big car like gear shifter.
Something you are excited for as the new Executive Director? It's been great to see that the majority of cyclist traffic in Honolulu Central Business District are Biki riders. Serving the UH Manoa community in December and working on gathering grant money and small business support to expand to new areas like Kaimuki.
bio
Boulanger has more than 20 years of experience in transportation planning and mobility consultation with a special focus on designing complete streets, researching transportation trends, parking operations, operating bike transit hubs, and marketing mobility services. Most recently, Boulanger served as the VP of Operations and Facility Design for Bikestation and its facilities nationwide. Prior to Bikestation, Boulanger was Alta Planning and Design’s Deputy Project Manager for the Abu Dhabi Pedestrian Safety Action Plan that developed roadway safety audits, countermeasures and best policies for over 150 pedestrian high-frequency crash sites.
Boulanger was originally recruited from The State of Hawaii by the City of Vancouver where he served as the senior transportation planner for the City’s then new Neighborhood Safety & Livability program within its Transportation Services section. Boulanger served in the US Peace Corps Philippines as a volunteer and technical trainer for Local Development Planning. Boulanger is a graduate of the Urban of Regional Planning Program at UH Manoa.
Come meet Todd at an upcoming community event or neighborhood board meeting!
Biki is intended for quick trips around town. With the average member ride being just over 20 minutes, riders typically use bikeshare to commute to work, run errands and travel to appointments. We've learned, however, that some residents push the envelop and get creative with the use of their memberships. One of these individuals is Ina Chang, Free Spirit Member, mother of 3, and recent finisher of the Honolulu Century Ride....on a Biki!
The Honolulu Century Ride, hosted annually by the Hawaii Bicycling League, is the largest cycling event in Hawaii, attracting thousands of riders from around the world. Those who participate in the full 100-mile course ride from Kapiolani Park to Swanzy Beach Park in Kaaawa and back. According to Daniel Alexander of HBL, most cyclists take between 6 and 10 hours to complete the course.
Therefore, Ina opted for the Free Spirit Plan membership which provides a bank of 300-minutes or 5 hours of riding time for $20. And, she made sure to sign up for the auto-reload feature to avoid overage fees and score a bonus 30 minutes once her first bank depleted. Ina clocked approximately 8 hours of riding time (not including time for breaks and bubble tea), successfully finishing the ride in slippers, a sarong, a make-shift water bottle holder and, of course, her Biki Pass.
Although we definitely do not recommend our members attempt similar feats on Biki bikes, we were excited to sit down with Ina, learn more about her 100 mile Biki adventure and share a little bit about her story.
Q & A with Ina Chang
What made you decide to ride a Biki in the Honolulu Century Ride?
Cycling can be very hard-core and competitive; I want to bring some fun into biking especially in an iconic event such as the Honolulu Century Ride! I love how Biki is transforming Honolulu to a bike-friendly city. With more bike lanes created within Honolulu, it has also increased bike safety awareness.
By using Biki for the 100-mile Century Ride, I wanted to realize the possibility of seeing Biki in all parts of the island (also showing my kids their mom is pretty tough in completing the ride)!
Stay hydrated! Zip-ties and a plastic cup made for one creative water-bottle holder.
Was it what you expected? How did the bike handle it?
The ride was much smoother than I had expected! I had prepared my bike pants and sneakers to change, but I didn’t experience any saddle burns or sore arch. So I got to keep my sarong and rubber slippers the whole ride through! The best thing about Biki is that I didn’t have to worry about a flat tire! It was a very enjoyable ride.
Any memorable moments from the ride?
Biki was like a magnet; people gravitated towards me during the ride. There were riders giving me their “ganbatte”; riders who were inspired to do Century Ride on Biki next year; and riders complimenting my improvised water bottle holder!
There was even a rider asking me if my Biki is battery powered (in which my response was, “no, it would’ve been cheating to complete the 100-mile with an electric bike!”). I think this experience reminded me of why I started biking; biking really brings people together.
What's it like riding 100 miles? Have you been cycling for a long time?
I did my first 100-mile Century Ride in 2017 with my road bike. I remember the adrenaline rush with 2,000 other riders on that day. It was the same excitement this year, but with a completely different mind-set; I wanted to have fun riding Biki this year! I visited Coffee or Tea while in Kailua, and Tea Home in Kaneohe to get my bubble drink fix!
I am so fortunate to have been introduced to cycling by my dear friend Tony Tsang in November 2016, and made so many friends for life. Hitoshi Sasaki (who came up with the idea of completing Century Ride with a BIKI!) and Jeff Huang who ride longer distance with me on Saturdays; and the Sunday Tantalus Warriors Charles Dang, Tom Weber, Lex Smith, Rudy De Vre, Susan Gall, Mark Berthold, Owen Lee and David Wu!
How long have you been a Biki member?
I’ve been a Biki member since November 2017 when Lori McCarney did a presentation to the Chinese Chamber in which I’m a board member.
How do you use Biki/ where do you ride (when not Century riding)?
My logic of getting a Biki membership (even though I have a road bike and a hybrid bike) is to have the flexibility to reach a certain destination when a car is not an option. My office is downtown, and I am also a busy mom of three active children. So riding a Biki makes perfect sense to my meetings in Kakaako, or grabbing something last minute from Foodland Ala Moana while BBQing at the Magic Island.
Why do you use Biki/what do you like about Biki?
I like Biki’s user-friendliness and its comfy seat! I especially like the App; it allows you to find any Biki station right away.
Have an interesting Biki story you want to share? We want to hear from you! Email info@bikesharehawaii.org.
5 Stops Expanded, 2 relocated
We're excited to recognize Mobi for introducing a new employee benefit: Biki Memberships! Mobi, launched in 2005, is the largest wireless provider in Hawai'i. Mobi is the second employer to work with us to develop a custom designed program that offers employees fully subsidized Biki memberships. In addition to providing every interested employees with a $25 monthly membership, Mobi extended the offer to family members. This membership option offers riders an unlimited number of 60 minute trips every day. There are currently 18 individuals enrolled in the new corporate account.
“It’s so exciting to be able to offer Biki as a benefit to our team and their families here in Honolulu,” said Toni Paracuelles, vice president for retail at Mobi. “With a thousand bikes across town, Biki is a fun and convenient way to get around with a positive impact on the environment.”
We are pleased to observe more and more residents using Biki to get to and from work, work-related appointments, off-site meetings and even company lunches and outings. In fact, according to our 2018 member survey, 50% of Biki members use the service to commute to work. Many businesses currently offer transportation benefits like parking reimbursements and bus passes, and we are proud to work with organizations such as Mobi who recognize bikeshare as a healthy, convenient and accessible transportation alternative. Mobi joins 14 other organizations who have enrolled in the standard plan or set up a custom program.
“A world-class city like ours deserves to have an amazing bikeshare system like Biki. We’re so thrilled to be able to now share Biki with our team and their families, whether they’re working, playing, or just running a quick errand” added Paracuelles.
Enhance the well-being, health and happiness of your workforce. Learn more about our standard employer plan or contact us about setting up a corporate account! Email info@bikesharehawaii.org for more information.
On the evening of Friday, August 17, Honolulu achieved one million Biki rides! We are thrilled to have reached this incredible milestone and so thankful to our riders for getting us there.
But who took that milestone ride? None other than Honolulu resident, Ashley Galarraga! Ashley checked out a Bike at McCully/Moiliili Biki Stop #450 (Kalakaua Avenue and King Street) and rode 25 minutes to Biki Stop #221 (Ward Blaisdell Center) to enjoy the 24th Annual Made in Hawaii Festival on Friday evening.
Ashley is now the winner of 2 round-trip airline tickets to Tokyo, Japan on ANA Airways and a Biki bike adopted in her honor that displays a message of her choice. We had the opportunity to meet Ashley yesterday at a small ceremony, along with representatives from ANA, to present her prize and learn more about why she rides.
Ashley's festival haul!
about the winner
Name: Ashley
Neighborhood: Makiki
Membership Type: Free Spirit Plan, 300 minutes to use anytime and in any increment.
Member Since: February 2018
What do you like about Biki? I love the convenience of having a bike available without having to worry about where to secure it. I also like using it to go to events where I know parking will be difficult to find.
As an official Biki bike adopter, Ashley will get to follow her bike's journey and impact on our public dashboard and find out information such as how many miles the bike has traveled, how many calories it's burned, CO2 emissions it's saved and how many people have taken it for a ride. Ashley's will be the 17th adopted bike out of 1000. Stay tuned to see what she chooses for her message! A big mahalo to all our members for joining the countdown to 1,000,000. Cheers to a million more!
Back row: Patrick Nekotani (Assistant General Manager, ANA), Hiroshi Shibata (V.P. & General Manager, ANA), Masaru Goto (Senior Vice President & General Manager - Hawaii Region, ANA), Lori McCarney (CEO, Bikeshare Hawaii), Kelsey Colpitts (Bikeshare Hawaii)
Front row: Mayo Kanetake (flight attendant, ANA), Justine Espiritu (Bikeshare Hawaii), Ashley Galarraga (Winner!)
Free social rides for Honolulu residents ages 50+
In partnership with Bikeshare Hawaii, AARP, Blue Zones and Hawaii Bicycling League
Biki, Honolulu’s bikeshare system, has now been in operations for over a year and seen over 960,000 trips between Chinatown and Waikiki. Biki has proven to be a convenient, affordable, and safe way to get around Honolulu and has enabled residents to save money, discover new businesses, lose weight, and experience our beautiful island in a fun way.
Those who aren’t familiar with bikeshare, are no longer commuting daily, or haven’t thought about getting on a bike in years might not consider bikeshare as something “for them”. But bikeshare is for anyone 16 - 110+ that knows how to ride a bike! There’s a trip in everyone’s day where bikeshare just might be the easiest, quickest, and most affordable option to get from point A to Point B, or a tool to get their daily recommended level of physical activity.
Bikeshare Hawaii is partnering with the AARP Hawaii State Office to ensure older adults are aware that Biki is a community amenity accessible to them, easy to navigate, safe, and fun! Thanks to the AARP Community Challenge, Bikeshare Hawaii and community partners, including the Hawaii Bicycling League and Blue Zones Project, will be hosting Biki Social Rides around Ala Moana Beach Park for Honolulu residents 50+ between September and November. Attendees will have the opportunity to ride with their peers to get a hands-on tutorial of how bikeshare works in Honolulu and how people use it!
The Community Challenge is part of AARP’s work on livable communities, which supports the efforts of neighborhoods, towns, cities and counties across the country to become great places for all residents. Bikeshare Hawaii supports AARP’s belief that communities should provide safe, walkable streets; affordable and accessible housing and transportation options; access to needed services; and opportunities for residents to participate in community life.
Each Biki Social Ride is a two-hour event open to 10 pre-registered attendees. The first Biki Social Rides will take place in conjunction with the Lei of Parks Family Day on Saturday, September 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Registration is available online.
Biki Social Rides include:
- A safety briefing, a FREE helmet and helmet fitting, rules of the road, and cycling etiquette
- A brief tutorial on the concept of bikeshare and how to navigate the Biki system including membership options, understanding the service area, and options for accessing the bike
- A leisurely ride led by League Certified Instructors (LCI) in partnership with the Hawaii Bicycling League
- FREE healthy lunch provided by Blue Zones Project
- A FREE Biki membership in the form of a Free Spirit Plan. A credit card is required to start an account with Biki. Please bring your credit card to your registered ride so we can get you signed up and participating in the Social Ride with us!
- Trying out Biki with others in your community is a great opportunity to be social and active!
what you should know:
- Biki Social Rides are geared towards getting Honolulu residents 50+ familiar and comfortable with the Biki bikeshare system. You do not need to be an AARP member to participate in Biki Social Rides. The ride will keep a leisurely pace and focus on the recreational routes and multi-use paths at Ala Moana Beach Park.
- Biki Social Rides have a participant cap of 10 attendees. Workshop reservations are on a first come, first served basis – space is limited! Those that sign up after the first 10 will be notified and placed on a wait-list and contacted if there is an opening.
- Helmets are required for the ride, and are FREE with your participation in the ride. Please indicate your interest in a helmet on your registration form.
- Biki Social Ride attendees must know how to ride a bike. If you need to learn, please attend an HBL Adult Learn to Ride Workshop before attending a Biki Social Ride.
- See the Biki Social Ride schedule below. To redeem your FREE Free Spirit Plan and participate in the Biki Social Ride, attendees will need to bring a valid credit card. Current Biki members will receive a promo code for their next Free Spirit Plan or can bring a credit card that is not currently connected to a Biki membership.
- Due to a preferred ratio of instructors to attendees guided by safety, Biki Social Rides cannot accept additional attendees with their own bikes or Biki rentals if the ride is full. If you are interested in joining with your own bike or Biki rental, please kindly email Justine at justine@bikesharehawaii.org
- Attendance is currently capped at 2 Biki Social Rides per individual. Biki Social Rides would like to reach as many Honolulu residents 50+ that are looking to learn more about Biki, so if you join for a ride and love it, bring a friend who hasn’t yet attended, and you can qualify to join a second ride!
- Can’t make any of the dates but still interested in trying out Biki for free with others in the community? Check out our schedule of FREE monthly Biki Basics workshops in partnership with Hawaii Bicycling League.
Questions? Contact Justine at justine@bikesharehawaii.org or call (808) 726-1305
Biki social rides Schedule
September
October
November
As of Monday, August 6th, just over 960,000 Biki trips had taken place... meaning the countdown to one million has begun! To celebrate, we're teaming up with major supporter ANA to reward the lucky Biki member who takes this milestone ride.
Millionth Rider Prize
- 2 round trip, economy tickets from Honolulu to Tokyo on ANA, All Nippon Airways, a World's 5-Star Airline since 2013.
- A Biki bike adopted in the member's honor (a $1000 value) and inscribed with his or her name or message.
The winner will be able to follow his or her bike on our Adopt-a-Biki public dashboard to see how many riders it has served, minutes logged, miles traveled, calories burned and CO2 emissions saved.
How to win
Have an active Biki Membership or sign up for a plan online or on the Biki App. Members, and Biki riders in general, must be at least 16 years of age or older.
Start riding! Only rides that are at least 2 minutes in duration will be counted.
Keep an eye on your email. The winner will be notified by the Biki team within 24 hours. He or she will be invited to a millionth ride ceremony to claim his or her prize, take photos and celebrate!
ADDITIONAL RULES AND EXCLUSIONS
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One millionth rider or first member after one million.
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If not able to contact winner within five business days, the award will pass to the next member.
- Travel dates are are subject to blackout and based on availability at time of booking. A valid passport is required for overseas travel.
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No cash value. Valid (1) year from when the award ticket is issued.
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Taxes and fuel surcharges are to be paid by the passenger.
- Winner must be 18 years of age or older. Persons and relatives of those directly affiliated with Bikeshare Hawaii, Secure Bike Share and PBSC are not eligible to win.
- Other exclusions may apply.
Not a member but still interested in participating? Please email info@bikesharehawaii.org.
Ridership data, trends and other stats from our first year
The information provided is from June 28, 2017 to June 28, 2018.
How does Biki Compare to other US bikeshare cities?
According to the National Association of City Transportation Officials, in 2017 Biki was the 8th most heavily used bikeshare system in the nation. Biki riders took an average of 2.3 trips per bike per day in year one, compared to the industry average of 1.7.
“We think Biki had a great first year, especially compared to what we’ve observed in other cities. It is difficult to set a target for first year ridership, but we were hoping to achieve the industry average of 1.7 rides/bike/per day—and we blew that away! This demonstrates that our community is open to a new mode of healthy and sustainable transportation when it is vetted with community input, collaborative with local government, is reliable, affordable, convenient and well operated,” said Lori McCarney, CEO
Biki trends
Of the top 20 Biki Stops, 11 are in Waikiki, 6 in Ala Moana/Kakaako, 2 in McCully/Moiliili, and 1 in Diamond Head/Kapahulu.
Waikiki #331 Kalakaua & Paokalani was the top Biki Stop with 51,219 combined ins/outs.
The record day took place on Tuesday, May 1, coinciding with Japan’s “Golden
Week,” as well as a major convention at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. We have since set a new record on July 4, which saw over 3900 trips. The slowest day took place on December 26 and, despite flash flood warnings and torrential downpours, 498 trips were taken.
Friday continues to be the most popular day of the week to ride, while Sunday has the greatest opportunity for growth. The afternoon hours of 5pm, 4pm, and 3pm are the busiest times to ride, showing that users are turning to Biki for their afternoon commutes or errands. Biki is available 24/7, every single day.
Biki members (those who sign up on GoBiki.org or through the App) tend to have shorter ride times indicating that they are using Biki for an intended objective such as quick errands or short commutes for dining or shopping.
Although bikeshare is intended to serve as transportation for those quick trips around town, the popular Free Spirit Plan, which offers a bank of 300 minutes to use in any increment, provides residents and visitors with more flexibility. Honolulu is the first city in the US to offer this type of membership option.
Who are biki members?
In May 2018, we contracted with Anthology Research to conduct an online membership survey to help us learn more about the people we serve and identify opportunities for improvement. A total of 1,300 interviews were completed for a 21% response rate.
Biki was designed for people who weren’t already biking to help make biking more of a mainstream transportation option. That goal was met with 70% of respondents saying that they don’t think of themselves as cyclists.
“We are delighted to see the wide range of people who use Biki. There is not a “typical” Biki rider, and that’s one thing that makes serving them so gratifying,” said Kelsey Colpitts, Bikeshare Hawaii’s marketing and communications manager.
Residents ages 50+ currently make up the smallest proportion of riders (21%). We have recently been granted funds through AARP Livable Communities’ AARP Community Challenge that will help us to increase ridership for this demographic. Our project will include workshops and rides to help increase the awareness of older adults in Hawaii that bikeshare is a safe, fun, and accessible way to stay active and social-even if they haven't been on a bike in years.
how do members use biki?
"As the city continues to develop a grid of bicycle lanes in our urban core, it’s extremely encouraging to see so many of our residents and visitors making use of Biki for their commutes to and from work, or to just enjoy the outdoors and get some exercise,” said Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. “In order for our city to thrive, we need to become a multimodal society and Biki is leading that charge by proving that ‘pedal power’ is not only an environmentally friendly and healthy option, but also convenient and cost-effective."
Question: Please indicate how often you use Biki for the listed types of trips?
Scale of 1 (all of the time) to 4 (never)
Businesses and organizations are seeing the benefit of bikeshare for their employees, who often use the service to commute to work, and travel between meetings and appointments. Over 10 companies currently offer discounted memberships for their employees. HDR, Inc. is the first to provide fully subsidized monthly memberships to any employee who wants one!
benefits of biki
Question: Since you have become a member, have you done any of the following? (yes or no)
Survey Testimonials
"It’s great to not have to sit around driving in traffic, you can get some much-needed exercise and enjoy some nice views... And you might pass some cool little shops that you never knew existed."
"Biki's a convenient alternative to riding bus and also get your daily exercise in! I've lost 45 pounds since riding Biki!"
"I have saved money on my commute costs since switching to Biki, and lost a few pounds to boot. I no longer have to worry about hunting for a parking stall or paying outrageous gas, insurance, and parking costs."
"I took my 65-year-old mother out on a Biki ride when she came to visit me while I am going through chemo..... I don’t think she had been on a bike for 40 years. We rode all the way from queens to Waikiki. I believe that bike trip is the best memory we both have of a quite eventful trip."
Expansion
At launch, the Biki system consisted of 1,400 docking points. Over the course of the year we have expanded the size of high-use Biki Stops, increasing our system capacity to 1,757 docking points. This better ensures reliability that a bike or a dock is available when you need it.
Since October 2017, Biki has received more than 500 documented requests for Biki Stops in neighborhoods currently not being served by Biki, or suggestions for infill within the current service area. Biki expects to be able to add between 30 and 50 new Biki Stops through federal funding to the existing 100-station network from Downtown to Waikiki. Bikeshare Hawaii is also taking into consideration suggestions for bikeshare stations made to the Department of Transportation Services through their Complete Streets Urban Core interactive web map, online between November 2017 and April 2018.
“We are working closely with the City and County of Honolulu and community stakeholders to add additional Biki Stops later this year,” said Justine Espiritu, grants and programs manager for Bikeshare Hawaii. “The goal is to align the new stations with requests from the community in areas such as Makiki, University of Hawaii, Iwilei and Dole Cannery, and around Diamond Head neighborhoods, as well as the city’s planned infrastructure improvements including protected bike lanes on Pensacola Street and Ward Avenue.”
For those who would like to see Biki in their neighborhood, learn more about Honolulu’s bikeshare program, get more information, request new station locations, and review proposed Biki Stop sites, visit our expansion page.
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