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A History of B-cycle

  • B-cycle Debuts in Denver

    B-cycle Debuts in Denver
    The nation's first public bicycle sharing program began when B-cycle launched in Denver, Colo. There have been over 200,000 rides taken in Denver since its debut.
  • Competitor for B-cycle

    Minnesota creates competition for B-cycle by launching Nice Ride Minnesota, the nation's largest public bicycle sharing system.
  • B-cycle #2

    Chicago becomes the second city to acquire a B-cycle program, but is the third public bicycle sharing program in the nation.
  • Madison B-cycle Approval

    Madison B-cycle Approval
    15 members of the Madison Common Council approved a deal with Trek to launch its own B-cycle program.
  • Aloha B-cycle!

    The concept of bicycle sharing traveled to the middle of the ocean as part of the Healthy Hawaii Initiative. B-cycle opened two B-stations in the town of Kailua.
  • Going Mad for B-cycle

    Going Mad for B-cycle
    B-cycle debuted in Madison, Wis. just over a year after the first B-cycle started.
  • Free Weekend!

    B-cycle held a free weekend from the August 26-28 in order to promote Madison's newest way to get around town.
  • B-cycle Moving Forward

    B-cycle attended the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin's “Moving Bicycling Forward in Madison” event. This event was in conjunction with the BFW's goal to have 20 percent of all trips in Madison to be made by bicycle by 2020.
  • Ride the Drive

    Ride the Drive
    B-cycle was part of Madison's fifth Ride the Drive even which promotes bicycle riding around town in an attempt to get cars off the road.
  • UW Cycling Joins In

    UW-Madison Cycling Team rode B-cycles during the campus' homecoming parade.