Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
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Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
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Re: Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
#2After Lyft/GoBike removed all their electric bikes, SFMTA decided to expand dockless bikeshare so people can continue to commute by bikeshare.
But Lyft decided to sue instead: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/7/18657312/lyft-bike-share-l...
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#3I like these commute options that make it easier to get around but starting at $2/ride seems a bit high. If I were to use this twice daily for 200 days a year, I'd be looking at $800/year! I'd rather buy a bike in that case, and just use the bikeshare for one offs.
I've never used a GoBike, but are those prices real & what are the typical usage patterns?
Edit: I see, there are monthly and yearly plans that make it much more competitive with ownership. Great!
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#4I remember Lyft partnered with Ford on self-driving, but does that have anything to do with Lyft choosing to take this over? Bike shares seems outside the core-competency of Lyft. Is it simply for marketing?
I'm confused why the company would take this on as part of some larger strategic plan.
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#5I like these commute options that make it easier to get around but starting at $2/ride seems a bit high. If I were to use this twice daily for 200 days a year, I'd be looking at $800/year! I'd rather buy a bike in that case, and just use the bikeshare for one offs. I've never used a GoBike, but are those prices real & what are the typical usage patterns? Edit: I see, there are monthly and yearly plans that make it mu…
You can get monthly membership and it's free to take trips.
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#6A bike share being owned and operated by one of the biggest threats to cyclist safety is, well, it’s something.
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#7A bike share being owned and operated by one of the biggest threats to cyclist safety is, well, it’s something.
I see it as a good thing that will shine more light on cyclist safety.
Re: Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
#8I like these commute options that make it easier to get around but starting at $2/ride seems a bit high. If I were to use this twice daily for 200 days a year, I'd be looking at $800/year! I'd rather buy a bike in that case, and just use the bikeshare for one offs. I've never used a GoBike, but are those prices real & what are the typical usage patterns? Edit: I see, there are monthly and yearly plans that make it mu…
You can get monthly membership and it's free to take trips.
There’s also a subsidy for low-income riders. I have my own bike, but it’s nice to hop on for a quick errand or if I’m going somewhere sketchy where I don’t want to leave my personal bike out.
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#9A bike share being owned and operated by one of the biggest threats to cyclist safety is, well, it’s something.
I would guess from my own experience as a frequent ride hailing passenger that Lyft/Uber drivers are less of a threat to cyclist safety on average than regular drivers.
Re: Lyft Takes over Ford GoBike
#10I remember Lyft partnered with Ford on self-driving, but does that have anything to do with Lyft choosing to take this over? Bike shares seems outside the core-competency of Lyft. Is it simply for marketing? I'm confused why the company would take this on as part of some larger strategic plan.
"Go-bikes" were never run by Ford. It was a start-up called Motivate[0] that licensed the Ford brand for their bikeshare service. Lyft bought Motivate last year, and is just now getting around to the rebrand.