BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 28, 2021
The city of Portland is looking to partner with private companies on a bicycle-sharing program, hoping to increase the number of affordable transportation options during the city’s warmer months similar to programs in New York, Montreal and Washington, D.C. Bike share programs have gained in popularity over the last decade as a way to ease traffic congestion and fight pollution. At least 80 U.S. cities deployed bike share programs and 100 more were developing them, according to a 2016 study by the Pew Research Center.