In Transit Blog: Savannah Starts a Bike Program

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 24 Januari 2014 | 17.35

Savannah's Chatham Area Transit (CAT) will officially begin its new public bicycle sharing program on Friday, making it one of a growing number of major metropolitan areas in the United States to do so in recent years, and the first in Georgia.

The CAT Bike program, operated by B-cycle, a company that develops and maintains bike sharing systems, opened with two solar-powered stations in downtown Savannah offering a total of 16 bicycles. And Chatham is definitely looking to aggressively expand the program in the near future, Jessie Fernandez-Gatti, a transit planner at CAT, said.

For now, adult residents and visitors (or those 16 and older, with a parent or guardian), can sign up for a 24-hour, seven-day or annual membership, either online or at one of the two stations. Each membership, $5, $20 and $60 respectively, allows for a certain amount of usage time, with an additional $2 charge for every half hour over that allotted.

Although created primarily for the use of resident commuters, visitors could also benefit from the program, using the bikes to navigate Savannah's tiny downtown streets instead of having to rent, drive or park a car.

"Savannah has a growing reputation of bike-ability due to our climate, flat terrain, businesses that make an extra effort to welcome customers on bikes, and our efforts as a community to encourage bicycling," said John R. Bennett, the executive director of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, a nonprofit bicycle advocacy group. "If visitors enjoy it, they may consider a longer-term rental from a local bike shop. They might even bring their own bicycles next time they visit."

Several large cities in the United States, including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have all implemented bike share programs in the last few years. Atlanta, Georgia's busiest metropolitan area, is in the process of developing its own, expected to start in 2016 with close to 600 bicycles at more than 50 stations, according to a report from Business Insider.

The city has already invested $2 million in expanding and improving existing bike lanes in anticipation of its opening.


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