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Kelowna bike share services up in the air

DropBike may not return to Kelowna, but other services are knocking at the door
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Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 regional programs manager Jerry Dombowski shows off one of the Dropbike cycles that will be used in the city香蕉视频直播檚 new bike-share program.香蕉视频直播擨mage: Alistair Waters/Capital News

Bike-share program Dropbike was well-received in Kelowna last year. Now, the bikes香蕉视频直播 return remains uncertain as Summer, as well as bike season, fast approaches.

The City of Kelowna is not without other bike-share possibilities though, as active transportation coordinator Matt Worona said they香蕉视频直播檙e exploring more options for this year.

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Worona said that reviewing what the bike-share market looked like after a year was always the plan. The city wanted to learn from it and deliver something fulsome and work towards creating a competitive market.

He said that they香蕉视频直播檙e at the finish line with a proposal to Kelowna council with updated bike-share programs.

香蕉视频直播淚 think people are thinking that it香蕉视频直播檚 likely a good thing that we香蕉视频直播檙e trying to maximize value, expand the area, and open the door in a smart way,香蕉视频直播 said Worona.

香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檙e doing this in a smart, long-term and flexible fashion.香蕉视频直播

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With interest coming in from other bike-share organizations, including Lyft and Uber, as well as local Kelowna businesses, Worona said it香蕉视频直播檚 just a matter of time before operators are opening up in Kelowna.

香蕉视频直播淚 think people like bike-share. Lots of different ways to see bike-share in Kelowna, not sure how it香蕉视频直播檚 going to shake out with the timeline.香蕉视频直播

Once the proposal gets to Kelowna council, Worona expects an estimate of four to six weeks for operators to get established and operating.

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