Motivate (company)
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| Formerly | Alta Bicycle Share |
|---|---|
| Company type | Privately held |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Jay Walder (CEO)[1] |
| Services | Bicycle-sharing system operator |
| Owner | Lyft |
Number of employees | 700+[2] (2017) |
| Website | motivateco |
Motivate (formerly Alta Bicycle Share[3][4][5] and also known as Motivate International Inc.) is a company based in New York City that operates bicycle sharing systems in the United States.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8][9][10][11][12] Subsequently, Motivate announced its acquisition of 8D Technologies, the technology provider for a number of the systems it already operated, in February 2017.[13] In July 2018, Lyft announced that it would acquire Motivate and continue to operate it as a standalone business.[14][15]
Currently operating systems
Motivate currently operates seven systems in public-private partnerships with local governments:
- Ford GoBike, in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, with bike stations in downtown San Francisco, San Jose, and East Bay, California.[16]
- Biketown PDX in Portland, Oregon began operating in July 2016.[17]
- Capital Bikeshare in Washington, D.C. with service to Washington, D.C., Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA, Fairfax County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland[18][19]
- Citi Bike in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Jersey City, New Jersey [20]
- CoGo in Columbus, OH from Ohio State University to Schiller Park in German Village (and a separate system at Easton Town Center)[21]
- Divvy in Chicago[22]
- Blue Bikes in the metro-Boston area (Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville).[23]
- Nice Ride Minnesota in Minneapolis and St Paul transitioned to Motivate operation in July 2018.[24][25]
Discontinued systems
- Bike Share Toronto in Toronto,[26][27]
- Melbourne Bike Share in Melbourne, Australia,[28] sold the system to RACV.
- Pronto Cycle Share in Seattle, Washington
- Bike Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN
Systems suppliers
Motivate-operated systems have used multiple suppliers for bikes, stations, kiosks, and technology across each city including 8D Technologies and Montreal-based PBSC Urban Solutions[29] for equipment and technology and Cycles Devinci and Arcade Cycles for bicycles.
See also
References
- ^ Marshall, Aarian (May 3, 2018). "Americans Are Falling in Love With Bike Share". WIRED. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Staff". motivateco.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "Company that owns Divvy changes corporate name to Motivate". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. News | National News – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "Hubway's Operator is Changing its Name to 'Motivate'". BostInno. January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Locations | Motivate". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ ""Most Innovative Companies for 2014"". Fast Company. February 10, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ Chabán, Matt V. (October 28, 2014). "New Leader Will Drive Expansion of Citi Bike". The New York Times.
- ^ Rose, Joseph (October 28, 2014). "Portland's Alta Bicycle Share sold. What does it mean for city's delayed bike share launch?". Oregon Live.
- ^ Hilkevitch, Jon (October 28, 2014). "Company that operates Divvy bike-share program being sold". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Vaccaro, Adam (October 28, 2014). "Company Behind Hubway Bike Share Bought Out". Boston Globe.
- ^ Rouan, Rick (November 3, 2014). "Transportation Insider: CoGo expected to grow despite purchase". Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ "World leaders in bike share Motivate and 8D Technologies merge". Cycling Industry News. February 10, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Bike Share Leader Motivate Announces Transformative Agreement with Lyft to Advance the Future of Urban Transportation" (Press release). Motivate. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Lyft (July 2, 2018). "Introducing Lyft Bikes". Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "The Bay Area's bike share program - Ford GoBike". Ford GoBike.
- ^ Njus, Elliot (August 26, 2016). "136,000 miles in, Biketown bike-share makes its mark on Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Capital Bikeshare". October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Johnston, Kristine (April 7, 2014). "Beyond Urban Planning: The Economics of Capital Bikeshare". Georgetown Public Policy Review. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "Citi Bike". Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "CoGo Bike Share: Columbus, OH's Bike Share Program - CoGo Bike Share". CoGo Bike Share.
- ^ "Divvy | Chicago". Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Bikes: Metro-Boston's Bike share Program - Blue Bikes Boston". Blue Bikes Boston.
- ^ "Nice Ride MN - Nice Ride Minnesota Chooses Motivate". www.niceridemn.org.
- ^ "Nice Ride MN - New Era for Nice Ride Minnesota". www.niceridemn.org.
- ^ "Home - Bike Share Toronto". Bike Share Toronto.
- ^ "Motivate and Toronto Parking Authority Announce Transition of Bike Share Toronto Operations — Motivate".
- ^ "Melbourne Bike Share". March 25, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "Motivate | We design, deploy and manage bike sharing systems". Altabicycleshare.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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