Hubway ‘Opening Day’ to take place on Monday, April 8, 2013.
together two of the region's early signs of spring, Hubway and the Boston Red
Sox Foundation have teamed up to commemorate the bike share system's "Opening
Day" re-launch on April 8, 2013. The
rolling relaunch celebration will feature Hubway team members circling Boston,
Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline on a celebratory route. Hubway members that greet the Hubway team
along this route will receive a free Boston Red Sox tee shirt and/or a free day
pass for Hubway. We're even sending one Hubway member to the Red Sox Opening
Day home game. And of course, everyone
can ride to the game. The Red Sox Foundation bike share station is right in
Kenmore Square. Information is available
at www.thehubway.com and
facebook.com/hubway.
The
April 8, 2013 relaunch will see 95 of the 112 Hubway stations in operations,
with remaining stations opening by mid-April.
2013
marks the start of Hubway's third season and comes after the highly successful
2012 season in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville. The system's users
have logged nearly 677,000 rides since its July 2011 launch, with more than
7,000 active annual members and nearly 100,000 one- and three-day passes sold.
Some
additional statistics:
- Total
trips 676,165 - Total
miles ridden 690,654 - Total
calories burned 29,698,122 - Total
pounds of carbon offset 462,738
The
current Hubway system is made up of 112 stations and 1,100 bicycles.
New
in 2013:
Boston
will look to add up to 15-20 new New Balance Hubway stations in 2013, entering
Jamaica Plain for the first time and adding stations in Charlestown, Dorchester
and Roxbury. Additionally:
- The
most highly-utilized stations will be expanded with more bikes, including
Congress/Sleeper, Post Office Square, Beacon/Mass Ave, and Charles Circle - Summer/Arch
station has moved one block to the corner of Franklin/Arch and has added 12 new
spaces to accommodate demand - TD
Garden/Legends Way station has moved to the sidewalk along Causeway St at
Portal Park and expanded by seven spaces - New
station at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital's Navy Yard facility
"We
are thrilled to build on the dynamic success of New Balance Hubway and expand
further into Boston's neighborhoods. There is no better way to celebrate
Opening Day than with two great Boston institutions: the Red Sox and New
Balance Hubway." says Mayor Menino's Director of Bicycle Programs, Nicole
Freedman.
Brookline:
"Brookline
looks forward to its first full season as part of the regional Hubway bike
share system," said Joe Viola, Assistant Director for Community Planning.
"There continues to be a lot of interest locally in Hubway, and we're confident
that Brookline's modest expansion will help to build on the success of last
year by making Hubway bicycles accessible to even more people. As more people embrace the benefits of
bicycling, we expect the regional bike share system will continue to flourish."
In
addition to stations in Coolidge Corner at Beacon/Centre St. and at the
Brookline Village MBTA Station, Hubway stations will be at the following
locations:
- Washington
Square will get an on street station located on Beacon St on the inbound side
(to be installed after the Boston Marathon) - A
new on street station located on Harvard St. near the intersection of Thorndike
St. in JFK Crossing will provide a critical link between Coolidge
Corner and Allston
Cambridge:
- New
station at the Radcliffe Quad, at Garden St/Shepard St - Planned
station for the Porter Square T lower plaza - DeWolfe
and Memorial Drive station to be relocated nearby due to construction - Three
additional stations later this spring
"Cambridge
is very excited to get another season of Hubway underway," says Cambridge Mayor
Henrietta Davis. "It has been great to witness the tremendous growth of bike
share and see people of all kinds using bikes for local shopping, getting to
work, or enjoying touring around as visitors.
Hubway is an obvious way to increase the sustainable, healthy
transportation options in our city and region."
Somerville:
The
City of Somerville is pleased to launch the 2013 season with new stations in
the works and with Hubway once again acting as a key compliment to its goals as
an active transportation community. "The expansion of Hubway into Somerville
last year has been a key piece of our efforts to make Somerville the most
bikeable community in the nation," stated Mayor Joseph Curtatone. "We are excited to announce the addition of three
new stations in key neighborhoods, and look forward to seeing the popular bikes
throughout the City again this season."
Somerville's
Hubway news includes:
- New
station at Highland Ave/Somerville Hospital - New
station at Teele Square/Elm St - New
station adjacent to Tufts at Packard Ave/Powderhouse Blvd - Ball
Square station moving to Bristol Rd at the intersection of Broadway
"We are thrilled to see the popular Hubway
system reopening for the season with expanded station locations in Boston,
Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline," said Marc Draisen, executive director of
MAPC. "As more stations are added, ridership continues to grow."
"The positive impacts of bike share are varied
and many," said Scott Mullen of Alta Bicycle Share, who is general manager of
the Hubway. "There is the public health component, the air quality piece,
congestion mitigation, local economic impact, reconnection of people to urban
places. And if those weren't enough, riding Hubway is a ton of fun!"
For
up to the minute information on station installs, visit http://www.thehubway.com or download the
FREE SpotCycle app for smartphones. You can also monitor our Twitter feed -
@hubway - or our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/hubway
More info can be found at www.thehubway.com
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