Portland selects company to launch its bike share next year

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 26, 2021

Portland has found a company to launch its anticipated bike share program in the summer of 2022, but is still looking for a sponsor to pay for it, the city said Wednesday. In August, the city selected Tandem Mobility, a national bike share company, to plan and operate a program that would make 200 pedal and electronically assisted bikes available for rent on Portland streets. The bike share program will include virtual parking stations and flexible pricing programs that users can access with a smartphone app. A business sponsor is necessary to make the program affordable to users and its charges comparable to public transit fares.