FIRST HUBWAY BIKE-SHARING KIOSKS ARRIVING IN SOMERVILLE THIS MONTH
Installation of First Three Rental Kiosks Under Way at Union Square, Beacon Street and City Hall; Nine More Stations to be Installed at Locations Across the City; Official Ribbon-Cutting Set for August 8th at City Hall Concourse
Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Hayes Morrison announced today
that kiosk installation was under way in Somerville for the popular
metro-Boston Hubway bike-sharing system.
The first wave of kiosk setup would include locations at Union Square,
Beacon Street near its intersection with Washington Street and at the City Hall
Concourse. Hubway is also installing new kiosks in Cambridge and Brookline as
the program expands beyond its very successful inaugural run in Boston last
year. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony
to celebrate Hubway's arrival in Somerville is scheduled for 10 a.m. on August
8th at the City Hall concourse kiosk at 93 Highland Avenue.
We couldn't be more pleased and excited
to get Hubway rolling in Somerville," said Mayor Curtatone. "Bike-sharing is a great fit with our efforts
to make our city truly multimodal by providing a range of transportation
alternatives. It's an extension of our
efforts to make the city as bike-friendly as possible, as well as walkable and
drive-able. It's environmentally
responsible. It will provide additional connections to the Red Line, the coming
Green Line Extension and other transit and commuter rail lines. And it dovetails with our Shape Up
Somerville initiative to promote healthy, active living. It's just a great addition to the Somerville
scene."
Somerville has requested a total of
twelve Hubway kiosks to be installed as soon as the equipment becomes available
from the manufacturer. The rental stations will spread across the city from
east to west because each new rental point is an extension of an existing
central network. Additional locations include Conway Park, Davis Square, Teele
Square and Ball Square. Plans for other
locations will be finalized based on demand and performance data, but likely
locations include Wilson Square, Nathan Tufts (Powder House) Park, Powder House
Blvd, Davis Square East and Highland Avenue. The program's Somerville costs is
funded by a $390,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration and an
additional $235,000 from the City's FY13 operating budget."
"We're working now to
partner with local pharmacies to provide very affordable bicycle helmets at
locations throughout Somerville," said Morrison. "We believe that this can be a
safe, cost-effective, fun and healthy transportation alternative - and we're
convinced that it's going to be popular with many of our residents."
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