Getting to more neighborhoods is essential. Electric bikes could help. By Peter Rosegg, February 1, 2023 (Civil Beat) Don’t get me wrong when I say we need a better Biki. Biki is great. It is one of the nation’s top bikeshare systems (with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco area and D.C.) and Biki helped Honolulu through the pandemic.
Amid the rental-car shortage, when daily rates shot up to $500 to $700, Biki experienced and managed a nearly 600% growth in casual users as many visitors used Biki bikes to save their vacations from disaster. This happened at a time when Biki expected a year of slow build-back growth with many residents staying home. As Todd Boulanger, Biki executive director, put it in the latest annual report, “Biki made transportation in Honolulu more resilient, covering for the disinvestment of rental car companies by providing a way for the rapid influx of tourists to move around town affordably and to experience Honolulu.” |
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