The University announced in a press release that bicycles from its bike share program should be available for use Jan. 31.
The program was intended to launch during the fall 2015 semester, but paperwork complications delayed the start date.
“We’re enhancing the sustainability of transportation by reducing students’ need to bring vehicles to campus,” said Don Andrae, Parking Services manager, in the release. “If the bicycles placed on campus breed a successful bike share program, we hope to place more War Eagle Bike Share bikes at near-campus apartment complexes so students can ride the bike to and from campus.”
The first two hours of use are free each day, according to the release. Users are then charged $5 per hour with a maximum usage charge of $25 per day. The bicycles must be picked up and returned to one of the designated locations to avoid a $50 fee.
To check out a bike, users should download the Social Bicycles mobile app, enter their information and search for an available bicycle to reserve, according to the release. If a student comes across a bicycle that is not in a designated station and is not currently being held by another user, they can receive credit for returning it to a proper location by signing into the app and moving it.
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