News Items tag as: Dropbike

City council pushing for return to bicycle rentals in Kelowna as it considers e-scooter ban
June 16, 2020 - 11:33 AM

Following a long and sometimes confusing debate yesterday, Kelowna city councillors called on staff to look at banning electric powered vehicles from the waterfront pathway and Bernard Avenue.
Electric scooters could be part of Kelowna's bikesharing offerings
June 04, 2019 - 4:06 PM

KELOWNA - While it’s called bikeshare, the City of Kelowna may end up with scooters as the first type of “active transportation” vehicle for rent this summer.
Kelowna bike share program could be electric this summer
May 06, 2019 - 4:34 PM

KELOWNA - The bicycle share program that’s expected to get off the ground in the next few weeks in Kelowna will most likely to be powered by electricity rather than by peddling.
Kelowna still expects to have bike sharing, but weeks from now
May 03, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - After a successful trial in 2018, the City of Kelowna is opening the door for more and different types of bike sharing this year. Some could be in place within three to six weeks.
Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion
August 14, 2018 - 2:10 PM

KELOWNA - The continuing uptake of the new Dropbike service in Kelowna could soon make the bike share project a viable part of the city’s efforts to combat chronic traffic congestion.
Demand for Dropbikes big in Kelowna after long-weekend hard launch
July 03, 2018 - 3:09 PM

KELOWNA - The city’s pilot bike share project is going well enough that the project’s coordinator even sees good things in the way some of the bikes have been vandalized.
Bike share program wheels into Kelowna
June 12, 2018 - 2:02 PM

KELOWNA - A trial run of a bike share program began this week with a soft launch, putting a fleet of green-powered bikes on Kelowna’s streets.
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News Items tag as: Dropbike

City council pushing for return to bicycle rentals in Kelowna as it considers e-scooter ban

Electric scooters could be part of Kelowna's bikesharing offerings

Kelowna bike share program could be electric this summer

Kelowna still expects to have bike sharing, but weeks from now

Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion

Demand for Dropbikes big in Kelowna after long-weekend hard launch

Bike share program wheels into Kelowna

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