Upgrade Bike Share Program New Fleet Launch, November 3, 2021

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lorie Van Hook, Executive Director
Evansville Trails Coalition
Phone: (812) 480-7598
Email: LAVanHook@WalkBikeEvv.org

Upgrade Bike Share Program New Fleet Launch

Evansville, IN, November 3, 2021 – The Evansville Trails Coalition’s (ETC) Upgrade Bike Share Program’s new fleet of bicycles is now fully launched!

In its fifth year of operation, the Upgrade Bike Share Program began as part of a nationwide bike share system, with the now-defunct Zagster, Inc., as ETC’s program vendor beginning in October 2016 and ending in October 2019. ETC board and staff worked to keep the program going with ETC managing and operating the Upgrade Bike Share Program from its Evansville, IN office.

The Upgrade Bike Share Program soft launch began on June 3, 2021, to work through the process of testing bike share locks and fine-tuning the Upgrade Bike Share BLOOM Bike app software to work out any service-related technical issues. The Upgrade Bike Share fleet is now launched and bikes are available at six stations in Evansville and one in Henderson, KY.

Since 2016, ETC has continued to offer the same small ride fee of $3/hour. There are three memberships available for Upgrade Bike Share enthusiasts, Pay-As-You-Go at $3.00 an hour, Annual Membership is $40 with ride for one hour free, and the Student Annual Membership at $30 with ride for two hours free.

 To get started, download the BLOOM Bike App today to get started at: https://www.walkbikeevv.org/bike-share and visit the Upgrade Bike Share Stations:  Four Freedoms Monument, Downtown YMCA, Haynie’s Corner, Ivy Tech Community College, North Main Street, West Franklin Street, and Henderson, KY.

ETC would like to thank the City of Evansville, IN and Henderson, KY and a great big thank you to the Upgrade Bike Share Sponsors, Welborn Baptist Foundation, Toyota Indiana, Deaconess Hospital, Department of Metropolitan Development, Ivy Tech Community College, Ascension St. Vincent, Field and Main Bank, and the Raymond Preston Family Foundation, who make bike share a reality in Evansville, IN and Henderson, KY! 

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Photos courtesy Jeff Seymore, Welborn Baptist Foundation