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'''Motivate''' (formerly '''Alta Bicycle Share''')<ref>{{cite news|title=Company that owns Divvy changes corporate name to Motivate|date=13 Jan 2015|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-divvy-owner-name-change-20150113-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/motivated-ride-bike-bike-share-company-28208958 |title=U.S. News &#124; National News - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hubway's Operator is Changing its Name to 'Motivate'|date=14 Jan 2015|newspaper=BostInno|url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/01/14/hubway-boston-alta-bicycle-share-operator-changes-name-to-motivate/}}</ref> (also known as '''Alta Bike Share''' and '''Motivate International Inc.''') is a company based in [[New York City]] , that operates [[bicycle sharing system]]s in the United States, Canada, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altabicycleshare.com/locations/ |title=Locations &#124; Motivate |publisher=Altabicycleshare.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}</ref> The systems provide a flexible method for completing short trips, as contrasted with the longer rentals offered by traditional bike rental companies. Motivate (as Alta) was listed in Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" for 2014. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2014/alta-bicycle-share |title="Most Innovative Companies for 2014" |publisher=Fast Company |date=2014-02-10 |accessdate=2016-07-16}}</ref>
'''Motivate''' (formerly '''Alta Bicycle Share''')<ref>{{cite news|title=Company that owns Divvy changes corporate name to Motivate|date=13 Jan 2015|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-divvy-owner-name-change-20150113-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/motivated-ride-bike-bike-share-company-28208958 |title=U.S. News &#124; National News - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hubway's Operator is Changing its Name to 'Motivate'|date=14 Jan 2015|newspaper=BostInno|url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/01/14/hubway-boston-alta-bicycle-share-operator-changes-name-to-motivate/}}</ref> (also known as '''Motivate International Inc.''') is a company based in [[New York City]] that operates [[bicycle sharing system]]s in the United States, Canada, and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altabicycleshare.com/locations/ |title=Locations &#124; Motivate |publisher=Altabicycleshare.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}</ref> The systems provide a flexible method for completing short trips, as contrasted with the longer rentals offered by traditional bike rental companies. Motivate was listed in Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" for 2014 under its previous name. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2014/alta-bicycle-share |title="Most Innovative Companies for 2014" |publisher=Fast Company |date=2014-02-10 |accessdate=2016-07-16}}</ref>


In October 2014, it was announced that the company had been acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC and would be relocating headquarters from Portland, Oregon to New York City under the leadership of [[Jay Walder]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike|first=Matt V.|last=Chabán|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://nyti.ms/1Dr0PCN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portland's Alta Bicycle Share sold. What does it mean for city's delayed bike share launch?|first=Joseph|last=Rose|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Oregon Live|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/10/portlands_alta_bicycle_share_r_2.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Company that operates Divvy bike-share program being sold|first=Jon|last=Hilkevitch|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/hilkevitch/ct-divvy-alta-bike-share-sale-met-20141028-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Company Behind Hubway Bike Share Bought Out|first=Adam|last=Vaccaro|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Boston Globe|url=http://www.boston.com/news/business/2014/10/28/company-behind-hubway-bike-share-bought-out}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Transportation Insider: CoGo expected to grow despite purchase|first=Rick|last=Rouan|date=3 Nov 2014|newspaper=Columbus Dispatch|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/03/cogo-expected-to-grow-despite-purchase.html}}</ref>
In October 2014, it was announced that the company had been acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC and would be relocating headquarters from Portland, Oregon to New York City under the leadership of [[Jay Walder]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike|first=Matt V.|last=Chabán|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://nyti.ms/1Dr0PCN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portland's Alta Bicycle Share sold. What does it mean for city's delayed bike share launch?|first=Joseph|last=Rose|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Oregon Live|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/10/portlands_alta_bicycle_share_r_2.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Company that operates Divvy bike-share program being sold|first=Jon|last=Hilkevitch|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/hilkevitch/ct-divvy-alta-bike-share-sale-met-20141028-story.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Company Behind Hubway Bike Share Bought Out|first=Adam|last=Vaccaro|date=28 October 2014|newspaper=Boston Globe|url=http://www.boston.com/news/business/2014/10/28/company-behind-hubway-bike-share-bought-out}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Transportation Insider: CoGo expected to grow despite purchase|first=Rick|last=Rouan|date=3 Nov 2014|newspaper=Columbus Dispatch|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/03/cogo-expected-to-grow-despite-purchase.html}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:28, 10 February 2017

Motivate
FormerlyAlta Bicycle Share
Company typePrivately held
Headquarters
New York, NY
,
United States
Area served
United States, Australia, & Canada
Key people
Jay Walder (President and CEO)
ServicesBicycle-sharing system operator
Number of employees
700+[1] (2017)
Websitemotivateco.com

Motivate (formerly Alta Bicycle Share)[2][3][4] (also known as Motivate International Inc.) is a company based in New York City that operates bicycle sharing systems in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[5] The systems provide a flexible method for completing short trips, as contrasted with the longer rentals offered by traditional bike rental companies. Motivate was listed in Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" for 2014 under its previous name. [6]

In October 2014, it was announced that the company had been acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC and would be relocating headquarters from Portland, Oregon to New York City under the leadership of Jay Walder.[7][8][9][10][11]

Currently operating systems

Motivate currently operates 11 systems in public-private partnerships with local governments:

Approved system partnerships

Public-private partnerships have been approved with Motivate in:

Systems suppliers

Motivate-operated systems have used multiple suppliers for bikes, stations, kiosks, and technology across each city including 8D Technologies and Montreal-based Bixi[26] for equipment and technology and Cycles Devinci and Arcade Cycles for bicycles.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Staff". motivateco.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Company that owns Divvy changes corporate name to Motivate". Chicago Tribune. 13 Jan 2015.
  3. ^ "U.S. News | National News - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  4. ^ "Hubway's Operator is Changing its Name to 'Motivate'". BostInno. 14 Jan 2015.
  5. ^ "Locations | Motivate". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  6. ^ ""Most Innovative Companies for 2014"". Fast Company. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  7. ^ Chabán, Matt V. (28 October 2014). "New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Rose, Joseph (28 October 2014). "Portland's Alta Bicycle Share sold. What does it mean for city's delayed bike share launch?". Oregon Live.
  9. ^ Hilkevitch, Jon (28 October 2014). "Company that operates Divvy bike-share program being sold". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ^ Vaccaro, Adam (28 October 2014). "Company Behind Hubway Bike Share Bought Out". Boston Globe.
  11. ^ Rouan, Rick (3 Nov 2014). "Transportation Insider: CoGo expected to grow despite purchase". Columbus Dispatch.
  12. ^ https://www.bayareabikeshare.com/
  13. ^ "Bike Chattanooga Bicycle Transit System". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  14. ^ http://www.bikesharetoronto.com/
  15. ^ Njus, Elliot (August 26, 2016). "136,000 miles in, Biketown bike-share makes its mark on Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  16. ^ "Capital Bikeshare". 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  17. ^ Johnston, Kristine (7 Apr 2014). "Beyond Urban Planning: The Economics of Capital Bikeshare". Georgetown Public Policy Review. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Citi Bike". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  19. ^ https://www.cogobikeshare.com/
  20. ^ "Divvy | Chicago". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  21. ^ https://www.thehubway.com/
  22. ^ "Melbourne Bike Share". 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  23. ^ "Pronto Cycle Share launches Seattle's bike share program". Alta Bicycle Share. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  24. ^ "Pronto | bike sharing in Seattle". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  25. ^ Patrick McGovern. "Jersey City council members award contract for bike share program". NJ.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  26. ^ "Motivate | We design, deploy and manage bike sharing systems". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
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