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Metro committee weighs $7.55 million to expand Metro Bike Share

Grant money would add bike share stations and bikes to connect areas that are now separated by service gaps.

Metro· posted Sep 8Spending$7.5M

Metro Bike Share would add stations and bikes to fill gaps between disconnected service areas, paid for with REAP 2.0 grant funds. Metro's Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee is considering letting the CEO add $7,550,000 to the contract with Bicycle Transit Systems, raising its total to $147,380,029.

What happens next

Committee action on authorizing the CEO to execute the contract modification

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