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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Have you wanted to get on a Nice Ride, but haven’t? Or is there a food truck you’ve wanted to try but haven’t tracked it down yet? Well, you’re in luck! They are just two of the...
View ArticleTwin Cities Sets New Record For Bike Sharing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officials say a new 24-hour record for bike sharing was set in the Twin Cities on Saturday with more than 5,600 Nice Ride bikes being used. In the process, The Minneapolis...
View ArticleGuy On A Bike: Increasing Diversity in Cycling
Minneapolis consistently ranks among the best cities for cycling in the United States. In fact, it was recently listed as the only American city among a ranking of the best global cities for bikers....
View ArticleBike Sharing Programs Gaining Traction
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Millions of Americans drive to work every day, but a new option is becoming popular. More people are borrowing a bike for their commute. Nice Ride has been in the Twin Cities since...
View ArticleNice Ride 2017 Season Rolls Out Monday In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride Minnesota is launching its eighth straight season of downtown Minneapolis bike rental on Monday. Starting Monday morning, people can start using the bright green bikes to...
View ArticleGuy On A Bike: The Evolution Of Bike Sharing
The Twin Cities had its first foray in to bike sharing more than 20 years ago, when the Yellow Bike Coalition was created. The well-intentioned group fixed up and painted donated bikes yellow and left...
View ArticleTransportation Plan Seeks Take 20,000 Cars Off Twin Cities Roads
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – City planners and transportation officials in the Twin Cities unveiled an action plan Tuesday that seeks to remove 20,000 cars from the metro area within the next five years. The...
View ArticleNice Ride Bringing 1,500 Dockless Bikes To Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Twin Cities’ iconic bike share will almost double its fleet in Minneapolis come mid-September, introducing 1,500 blue dockless bikes. Nice Ride aims to make the best of both...
View ArticleNice Ride Launches Dockless Fleet In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride Minnesota doubled its Minneapolis fleet Tuesday, releasing 1,500 dockless bikes in and around downtown. The bikes are app-activated and can be found at roughly 200...
View ArticleNice Ride Bikes Coming Back To Minneapolis In April
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride Minnesota announced its bikes will hit the streets once again April 15. More than 575 additional bike parking hubs and almost 50 new stations will line the streets of...
View ArticleNice Ride Bikes Return To Minneapolis Streets; E-Bikes Coming
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Monday is Earth Day, and those green Nice Ride bikes are back on Minneapolis streets. The iconic green bikes, which debuted in 2010, made their spring return Monday, as did the...
View ArticleNice Ride Rolls Out 50 Ebikes; No Additional Cost To Ride
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ebikes are rolling out Monday as a pilot project in Minneapolis’ bike share program. credit: Nice Ride Nice Ride says 50 of the electronic pedal-assist bikes are now available in...
View ArticleNice Ride Proposes Adding 2,000 Ebikes To Fleet In 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Earlier this year, Nice Ride rolled out dozens of pedal-assist ebikes in Minneapolis as part of a pilot program. Now, the city’s bike share program wants to add many, many more...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: Nice Ride Offering Free Membership To Health Care...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride is offering critical health care workers a free 30-day membership while they battle on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minneapolis bikeshare service made...
View ArticleNice Ride Rolls Out Ebikes Fleet In Minneapolis, Extends Program For...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride has rolled out ebikes with pedal-assist technology in Minneapolis. On Wednesday, Lyft, which operates Nice Ride, announced that the ebikes are now available. “The ebikes...
View ArticleNice Ride In Minneapolis To Close Down For Winter In Early November
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nice Ride Minnesota announced it will be shutting down for the winter in Minneapolis next month. According to Nice Ride, it will close down for the winter after Election Day, on...
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