The cities of Vail and Avon, together with the EagleVail Metro District, have introduced that Drop Mobility has been chosen as the seller to offer e-assist bikes and software program for the launch of an electrical bike share system rolling out this summer season referred to as Shift Bike.
The bike share system is designed to assist native residents and workers shift their journey — away from automobile journeys and on to electrical bikes for brief journeys and every day commutes.
The Shift Bike system features a fleet of 90 e-bikes and 20 hub stations by way of the three communities and launches with a ribbon slicing occasion at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 on the Vail Public Library. Complimentary burritos shall be accessible on a primary come, first served foundation.
“We are thrilled to be partners with Vail and EagleVail in the first regional e-bikeshare program in the valley,” Avon Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes stated. “Avon operated a local bike share program from 2017 to 2019. This regional e-bike share program will expand the accessible area and increase options for our residents and visitors. Our residents and visitors will be able to ride to Vail hardly breaking a sweat. Additionally, enhancing micro-mobility transportation is a key strategy to building a sustainable transportation system by closing the gap on first- and last-mile concerns for transit users.”
Vail Mayor Kim Langmaid added that, “transportation is the leading contributor to greenhouse gasses in Eagle County, and the regional Shift Bike share system is a great strategy to reduce transportation-related emissions to help achieve climate action goals of reducing emissions 25% by 2025, 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Micro-mobility solutions such as this e-bike share program are one of many transportation opportunities to increase sustainable mobility options in Vail and our broader Eagle County community.”
The cities of Vail, Avon and EagleVail and Drop Mobility have designed the bike share system, together with choosing hub places with the assistance and enter of the neighborhood, and designing pricing to go with native bike leases and in a roundabout way compete with their rental packages.
For extra info on the program, contact Beth Markham, city of Vail environmental sustainability coordinator, at 970-479-2333 or bmarkham@vailgov.com, Jim Shoun on the city of Avon at jshoun@avon.org, or Steven Barber, EagleVail Metro District Manager. sbarber@eaglevail.org.