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Benefiting More People
Bike share
program expands
low income
discounts
Photo by s arah g oforth /P ortland b ureau of t ransPortation
Jon Horton gets a discounted rate on his Biketown bicycle rental membership thanks to Biketown for All, a program geared to people
with low incomes.
Biketown for All, the city-spon-
sored program that provides resi-
dents living on low incomes with
a reduced-cost membership when
using the orange Nike Biketown
rental bicycles around town, has
expanded who qualifies for the
program.
Now individuals with an Ore-
gon Trail Card are automatically
eligible for the discounts. Port-
landers who are affiliated with
participating affordable housing,
social service and non-profit com-
munity organizations are also eli-
gible for the program.
“Biketown for All is a great ex-
ample of Portland’s values being
seen on the ground in our commu-
nity,” said Transportation Com-
missioner Dan Saltzman. “All
Portlanders should have access to
our bike share system.”
The discounts are made possi-
ble by a partnership between the
non-profit Community Cycling
Center, the Portland Bureau of
Transportation, Motivate, the Bet-
ter Bike Share Partnership, and
participating affordable housing
communities, social service agen-
cies, and other local nonprofits
serving Portlanders with low in-
comes.
Biketown for All memberships
are $3 per month and include un-
limited rides up to 90 minutes per
trip. Full-cost memberships are
$12 per month.
The program offers a three-hour
workshop to cover how to use the
bike share system and includes a
group ride to teach essential skills
for riding a bike in the city. Partic-
ipants also receive a free helmet.
You can visit biketownforall.com
for more information.