Located in minneapolis, nice ride minnesotas travel agents can find the best deals and steals for your vacation budget. With so many great things to see in the twin cities, its hard to know where to start. The twin cities bike share recently celebrated its one year anniversary in june. Bike resources minnesota state university, mankato. Purchase a 30 day membership or annual membership to extend ride lengths to 60 minutes before accruing additional costs. Based in minneapolis, nice ride minnesota works to give visitors and residents a healthy, fun, different way to get around town, and to alter perceptions about what transportation is all about. In 2010, nice ride mn had their inaugural ride with 65 stations and 700 bikes, and the biking movement hasnt stopped growing since. Article information, pdf download for governing dockless bike.
An outgrowth of the twin cities bike share project, which was launched in 2008, nice ride minnesota officially began operating in 2010. Nice ride unfortunately, nice ride is designed for short trips around the city not the leisurely afternoon i spent. Nice ride minnesota is a nonprofit organization that provides public bike sharing to the twin cities of minneapolis and saint paul. Rochester launches nice ride bike program mpr news. The metro e line is a planned bus rapid transit route in minneapolis, st. The route will operate from southdale center transit center in edina, minnesota to either stadium village station in minneapolis or further to westgate station in neighboring st. Nice ride minnesota is a nonprofit bikeshare program for the metropolitan twin. Nice ride spurs spending near stations university of minnesota. The twin cities bike share recently celebrated its one year anniversary in june and in july they started an expansion by adding more stations and bicycles to the network we talked with minneapolis mayor r. Local bikesharing organization nice ride minnesota is working with motivate, the largest bike share operator in north america, to bring dockless bikes and other transportation upgrades to minneapolis. With a strong bicycling culture already on the ground in minnesota and many thriving bikesharing models in cities around the globe, it would be a big surprise if nice ride was anything. As the number of nice ride bikesharing stations in the twin cities has.
Nice ride minnesota in minneapolis pbsc urban solutions. Jul 03, 2010 nice ride s 60 kiosks are concentrated in the citys downtown. Nice ride minnesota has put together sample tours for you to enjoy while riding around. Nice ride minnesota looks at expanding to rochester. For a fee, subscribers can rent and dropoff a bike at any. Request for city council committee action from the. Rondo days family fun ride and nice ride neighborhood ride 6 miles 10. Making meaningful connections on the road of life is a motivational keynote speaker and national speakers hall of fame inductee. State employees working on the capitol complex will also have an easier time finding bikes to ride, as two new nice ride stations have recently been installed in the. Go bar hoping, see the lakes, take a trip from minneapolis to st. Oct 22, 2014 bill dossett is the executive director of niceride minnesota.
Major taylor club ride, 35 miles, special guest nelson vails 9. Contract amendment with nice ride minnesota to operate a pilot dockless bicycle sharing. Admin has joined the popular bikesharing services employer match program to offer discounted subscriptions to eligible employees. Nice ride minnesota is our local nonprofit bike share company. Weve highlighted some of our favorite attractions, museums and parks to help you narrow down your list. Purchase a 30 day membership or annual membership to extend ride lengths to 60 minutes. Nice ride minnesota is a seasonally operated nonprofit bicycle sharing system in minneapolis. The most scenic bike routes in minneapolis meet minneapolis. Take a bike from one kiosk and ride to another kiosk.
Founded in 2010, it has offered 1,500 bikes at 170 stations this year. Bills professional evolution should inspire litigators and other lawyers, who, like bill, have thought. Nice rides 60 kiosks are concentrated in the citys downtown. Nice ride minnesota program evaluation bemidji bike rental system. Get expert advice and help from the agents at nice ride minnesota in minneapolis. Each quarter, we publish downloadable files of nice ride trip data. To see the 2020 parking zones master plan amendment, go here. We operate the nice ride system in partnership with nice ride minnesota, the nonprofit that pioneered modern bike sharing in 2010. Slide your bike firmly into an empty dock and wait for the green light to make sure its locked. Experience the best way to get around minneapolis with nice ride, minnesotas bike share system. The service is comprised of stations which include a pay station and bike docks, bicycles, and nice. At nice ride minnesota, we think bike sharing is a public good.
Preventing chronic disease bringing bike share to a low. Check out the nice ride station map for additional locations and remember that the single ride and day pass are good for 30 minute rides at a time one 30 minute ride, if you have a single ride pass. Nice ride minnesota is a bikesharing program offering shortterm bike rental. Launched on june 10, 2010, it served over 10,000 trips in its first month and reached 100,817 rides in the first season of operation. The programs title sponsor, blue cross blue shield, just approved funding to hire a director of greater. Program monitors individual participation and rewards active participants with gift certificates to help.
Simultaneously, for every nice ride trip taken by anyone, anywhere in minneapolisst. Nice ride bikes are the perfect way to get out and see minneapolis and st. Based in minnesota, mark is an international speaker to more than 4,000 audiences. Mark scharenbroich, award winning author of nice bike. Top 4 reasons to explore the twin cities with nice ride. Nice ride minnesota program evaluation bemidji bike rental. Whether you use your own bike, our convenient bike share program nice ride or another rental, weve got the transportation thats easy on the pockets and great on the eyes. Rybak who told us about how they got nice ride mn off the ground. Take as many short rides as you want while your pass is active. We also oversee the contract under which motivate is implementing a dockless blue bike pilot.
Cross and blue shield of minnesota center for prevention. We continue to own the green bikes and are contracting with motivate minnesota to operate them. Nice ride minnesota started in minneapolis in 2010 with 65 stations and 700 bikes that made about 100,000 trips. Use of the nice ride services is governed by the liability waiver and bicycle rental agreement. Nice ride, motivate to roll out first dockless bikes in mn. Nice ride minnesota, the popular bikesharing program that for five years has put its limegreen bikes on city streets, notched another record year in 2014, a spokesman said. Minnesota state mankato supplies its students with countless valuable opportunitieswhether it be starting a business with your integrated business experience classmates in a lowrisk environment, leading 3040 new students as a community advisor during their transition to college, or joining a club or organization that presents critical values, beliefs, and support. Running mostly on france avenue, hennepin avenue, and university avenue, the line will serve major destinations such as.
Nice ride minnesota will open two rochester bike sharing locations in august. Based in minneapolis, nice ride minnesota works to give visitors and residents a healthy, fun, different way to get around town, and to alter perceptions about what. We work hard to keep our cities congestion free and believe biking is part of that mix. Bill dossett is the executive director of niceride minnesota. Two years ago, with the support of blue cross blue shield of minnesota, nice ride set out to expand our operational capacity and pilot new ideas to reach more. State of minnesota joins nice ride minnesotas employer match. Theres nothing quite like exploring the twin cities on a bike.
Presentation slides from the cts transportation research conference 2. Nice ride minnesota minneapolis all you need to know. The expansion was several years in the making and follows program launches in the twin cities and bemidji. Paul theres always something new to see when riding the green bikes. Contract with nice ride revised rca lims city of minneapolis. We offer fast easy access to public bikes from self service. Sunday, july 17 ride with nelly 50 miles hosted by major taylor bicycling club of mn tbd.
Paul, minnesota, we assess 14 whether bike share station activity is associated with the presence of retail businesses and job 15 accessibility, in addition to other sociodemographic, built environment, and infrastructure 16 variables. Minnesotas nice ride season is scheduled to run through nov. Were launching the nice ride critical workforce membership program, providing critical healthcare workers with a free, 30day nice ride membership. Nice ride minnesota remote work from home and flexible. Nice ride minnesota annual report 2015 saint paul public housing. Nice ride minnesota is looking to bring the popular bikesharing program to rochester. The winners pot will be divided between the top three nonprofit riders in. Nice ride minnesota secures major funding for expansion.
Jun 27, 2010 nice ride is more for people who dont want to haul their own bike around, yet still want easy access to hop on a bike and go from one destination to another, but dont want to deal with carrying a bike with them in case they might want to use it, locking it up, etc. This form is also used to request an aiaa201 from admins construction services team. Aug 19, 20 community context the minneapolis health department funded the nice ride minnesota bike share system to expand to the near north community in minneapolis, minnesota. University of minnesota center for transportation studies publicly available more local details project details and report can be accessed by visiting cts. We provide over 1900 bikes located at over 200 stations across minneapolis and saint paul. Nice ride minnesota, the bike share program that launched last june, is about to get a lot bigger. The winners pot will be divided between the top three nonprofit riders in the tour and will be donated to the organizations they represent. To learn more about the nonprofit, its transition, and the contracts that govern our work, go to.
Near north is a diverse, lowincome area of the city where residents experience health disparities, including disparities in physical activity levels. Day passes include unlimited 30min rides and annual memberships include unlimited 60min rides. Consistently ranked as one of the top bike cities in the country example one, two, three, four, five and six, minneapolis boasts a complex. Nice ride is more for people who dont want to haul their own bike around, yet still want easy access to hop on a bike and go from one destination to another, but dont want to deal with carrying a bike with them in case they might want to use it, locking it up, etc. Nice ride hopes to attract 14,500 annual subscribers and 50,000 oneday users this year, potentially averting 3.
Project initiation form pif as of june 24, 2019 a new online form is now available. Keynote speaker mark scharenbroich nice bike making. Since 2010, nice ride minnesota has operated a traditional dockbased bike share system. Nice ride mn gets an upgrade the cities minnesota public. Nice ride minnesota remote work from home and flexible jobs. And in july they started an expansion by adding more stations and bicycles to the network. It should meet public goals for quality, reliability, equity, and order.
Nice ride minnesota will launch a public bike sharing systembased on an internationally successful modelin minneapolis in may of 2010. When you take advantage of the nearby parking, you can maintain easy access to your car throughout your whole stay. Nice ride mn bicycle sharing station bikes at fort snelling state park, twin cities, minnesota 42644056800. Nice ride minnesota seeks to improve the quality of life in the twin cities area through a public bicyclesharing program that offers alternative means of transportation. Sep 22, 2014 minnesotas nice ride season is scheduled to run through nov. This year, the organization clocks in with 1,700 bikes throughout the twin cities, making it one of the main modes of transportation for residents and visitors alike. Community context the minneapolis health department funded the nice ride minnesota bike share system to expand to the near north community in minneapolis, minnesota. Program monitors individual participation and rewards active participants with gift certificates to help encourage bike ownership. The discount program takes effect as nice rides 2016 season. Request for city council committee action from the department. Content distributed via the university of minnesotas digital conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor.
Bikes are assigned to individual participants for the season and nice ride works with community leaders to develop communitybased events and encourage active lifestyles. We are working to make that happen through our contracts with motivate and through participation in the minneapolis transportation action plan, our founding membership in the north american bike share. The state of minnesota joins hennepin county, fairview health services, and numerous other area employers who have partnered with nice ride to offer discounted rates to employees. Cross and blue shield of minnesota center for prevention april 2009 nice ride minnesota, a new 501c3 non. Nice ride minnesota, an nonprofit mobility manager givemn. Paul, minnesota based on the bixi brand created by public bike system company and first used in montreal. Apr 11, 2016 nice ride minnesota started in minneapolis in 2010 with 65 stations and 700 bikes that made about 100,000 trips. April 2009 nice ride minnesota, a new 501c3 nonprofit, holds its first board meeting. State employees interested in riding bikes to work can now do so more easily than ever, thanks to a new partnership between the minnesota department of administration admin and nice ride minnesota. With a fast growing network of bikeways that can get you where youre going both quickly and safely, you can go virtually anywhere in the cities by bike. State of minnesota joins nice ride minnesotas employer. Nice ride minnesota is a seasonally operated nonprofit bicycle sharing system in minneapolis and st. Jun 10, 2016 simultaneously, for every nice ride trip taken by anyone, anywhere in minneapolisst.