Hubway recently partnered up with Bicycle Benefits to bring hundreds of discounts to our registered users! For those signing up online for Annual or Monthly membership, we will mail a BB sticker to you in your new member packet. But if you’re an existing member, we have three opportunities this week to come out and grab one on the fly:

Wednesday, May 15th

Charles MGH Hubway Station
8:30AM to 10:00AM

Harvard University’s CommuterChoice Program’s
Bike to Work Appreciation Breakfast
Outside of Au Bon Pain
1360 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
7:30 AM to 9:00AM

Thursday, May 16th

Dewey Square - Standing next to The Coffee Trike
8:30AM to 10:00AM

Friday, May 17th

Intersection of Silber Way & Comm Ave
Near Blandford MBTA Station
6:00PM to 7:30 PM
Look for someone in a Hubway shirt!

Just roll up to any of our three locations this week, say hello to our Hubway representative (you’ll see him), and show your key fob to get your very own Bicycle Benefits Sticker. Simply mount the sticker on your helmet and you’re entitled to discounts at local businesses all over town!

For a full list of participating businesses, visit: http://www.thehubway.com/bicycle-benefits

This article was posted on BostonMagazine.com on May 2nd, 2013

By Eric Randall | Boston Daily

Hubway, Boston’s bikeshare system, announced in a blog post this week that it will now offer $20 monthly membership in addition to their short term and annual offerings. This is pleasant news for a few groups of people. Among them: college students and anyone who wants to try out the Hubway on a more sustained trial basis before taking the year-long plunge.

Previous to the announcement, monthly memberships seemed (to this writer and Hubway user anyway) like a notable absence in the membership offerings, which skipped from a 3-day access pass to an annual membership. Other big city bikeshares, like D.C.’s offer the monthly rate. It’s a good way for someone considering Hubway to decide whether they’re really going to “save sOoOoOo much money on T fare by just taking Hubway to and from work all the time,” as a certain Boston Magazine employee (who took two buses to get to work today despite the 70 degree weather) may or may not have thought to himself once upon a time.

Also, given Hubway shuts down for the winter and Boston’s collegiate herds migrate elsewhere for the summer, the monthly memberships might make more sense for university students, who are, realistically, only going to use it for April, a piece of May, September, October, and November. (That calculation will change if Hubway manages to make it year-round.)

The monthly membership comes with cool features. Like annual members, you get the big-kid pass that means you don’t have to play with the station kiosks, and if you use it after your membership date is up, Hubway just charges you for another month. (Okay, so if you accidentally incur an extra $20 charge because you forget that your membership ran out, you might actually find this really annoying.) Also, if you do opt for a monthly membership to sample it and decide that you actually use it on the regular, they’ll offer a $20 credit toward the $85 membership. (That’s something D.C. doesn’t offer.) Basically, it just got even easier for the tepid among us to dip our toes into the world of bikesharing. But then, we suspect Hubway knew that when they made this offering.

The Hubway, Metro-Boston’s bikeshare system, is proud to announce a new Monthly Membership offering. As with Annual Membership, the Monthly Membership is available at www.thehubway.com/signup and Monthly Members will receive a key in the mail. This key allows the user to bypass a transaction at the station and to proceed directly to the bicycle. By simply sliding the key into the dock, the bicycle will release and be ready to ride.

Similar to the MBTA’s Charlie Card, the Hubway Monthly Membership will be valid from the first day of the month to the last. Also like the Charlie Card, your membership is only good during a single month. If you activate your key on the 15th, your membership still expires at the end of that month. Renewing is a snap..simply insert your expired key into any dock to release a bicycle and the monthly fee will be automatically charged to the credit card associated with your account.

No visit to the website needed, it’s that easy!

“The Monthly Membership offers the convenience and savings of annual membership but with flexible, monthly terms,” said Hubway general manager, Scott Mullen. “It’s perfect for students or anyone who wants to try Hubway on for size.”

The cost of a Monthly Membership is only $20. Those who decide to upgrade to an Annual Membership after trying Hubway for a month will receive a $20 credit toward the $85 annual cost. Simply log in to your member page and click the ‘Change Plan’ button.

Members of the Press – email ‘media@thehubway.com’ if you’d like to speak with a Hubway representative or someone from any of the participating municipalities (Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville).

This article was posted on Boston.com on April 4th, 2013

As the bicycle rental system Hubway begins opening for the season, commuters in Roxbury, Dorchester, and South Boston still don’t have many locations.

But administrators with the program say the neighborhoods could see new stations in the coming year.

Joining together two of the region’s early signs of spring, Hubway and the Boston Red Sox Foundation have teamed up to commemorate the bike share system’s “Opening Day” re-launch on April 8, 2013.  The rolling relaunch celebration will feature Hubway team members circling Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline on a celebratory route.  Hubway members that greet the Hubway team along this route will receive a free Boston Red Sox tee shirt and/or a free day pass for Hubway. We’re even sending one Hubway member to the Red Sox Opening Day home game.  And of course, everyone can ride to the game. The Red Sox Foundation bike share station is right in Kenmore Square, which is where the party begins!

Route below:

Kenmore Square (11:00AM to 11:45AM)

JFK Crossing Brookline (12:30PM to 1:15PM)

Central Square Post Office (1:45PM to 2:30PM)

Davis Square (3:00PM to 3:45PM)

Boston Public Library (4:15PM to 5:00PM)

Come join us for the celebration! It’s springtime in New England and it’s time to ride…

Stay tuned to www.thehubway.com, www.facebook.com/hubway, and our Twitter feed (@Hubway) for up to the minute info on schedule/route.

There are many exciting changes for spring 2013! The current Hubway footprint is 112 stations and 1100 bicycles with several updates to the 2012 configuration:

Boston:
- Additional bikes installed at many of the most highly utilized stations, including:
o Congress/Sleeper,
o Post Office Square,
o Beacon/Mass Ave
o Charles Circle
o Stuart St at Charles St
o Boylston at Arlington
o Newbury St / Hereford St
o Cross St. at Hanover St.
- Summer/Arch station has moved one block to the corner of Franklin/Arch and has added 12 bikes to accommodate demand
- TD Garden/Legends Way station has moved to the sidewalk along Causeway St at Portal Park and added 7 bikes
- New station at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s Navy Yard facility
- Marathon disruptions: Boylston/Fairfield and Boylston Berkeley will not be installed until after the Marathon cleanup is complete (estimated date week of 4/21). Boston Public Library will be removed on 4/9 and re-installed the week of 4/21.

Brookline:
- Washington Square will get a station in metered parking spots along the median of Beacon St (to be installed after the Boston Marathon)
- New station in on-street parking spots along Harvard Ave in the Kennedy Crossing area of Brookline, providing a critical link between Coolidge Corner and Allston

Cambridge:
- New station at the Radcliffe Quad, at Garden St/Shepard St
- Harvard University – DeWolfe/Cowperthwaite station is moving due to construction, final site TBD
- Planned station for the Porter Square T plaza

Somerville:
- New station at Highland Ave/Somerville Hospital
- New station at Teele Square/Holland St
- New station adjacent to Tufts at Packard Ave/Powderhouse Blvd
- Ball Square station moving down the block to Bristol Rd at the intersection of Broadway
These are just the spring updates..stay tuned for more surprised later in the season. Be sure to download our Spotcycle app to get real time updates on your smart device. Thanks for making Hubway metro-Boston’s #realtransportation network!

Effective Tuesday, April 2, the Hubway bikeshare network will be open for the 2013 season! Nearly 75% of the system will be operational and full station deployment is expected by mid-April. There will be an official ‘Opening Day’ launch event on Monday, April 8. Stay tuned to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for event details. Use our FREE Spotcycle smartphone app for up to the minute information on station deployments and system status. Thanks for your support of Hubway!

This article was posted in the Boston Magazine on March 25, 2013

The Hubway bike share program is set to launch next week (depending on the snow, of course).

Forget about the trees budding, the snow melting, or the Red Sox playing in Fort Myers, once the Hubway stations are re-installed then you know the season is almost here.

This article was posted on Wicked Local Arlington on March 22, 2013

Despite the chilly air, a few people walked into the auditorium of the Arlington Center for the Arts last Thursday night carrying bike helmets or dressed for riding.

One of those topics: The bike renaissance spreading through Boston as more people hop onboard this two-wheeled enterprise transit system, according to Hubway Bikeshare General Manager Scott Mullen, the guest speaker for the evening.

This article was posted on Boston.com on March 21, 2013.

Hubway is looking to add a new bike rental terminal in Davis Square, and the city will consider the plan Thursday.

This article was posted on the Jamaica Plain Patch on March 1, 2013.

Boston’s popular three-season bicycle share system has done more than provide residents with a quick, cheap mode of transportation, it’s taken a few cars off the road in the process.

This article was posted on the Jamaica Plain Patch on February 28, 2013.

A city official said in order to have a station in a neighborhood a network would have to be built.

This article was posted on Transportation Nation on February 13, 2013

The plan to create a bike sharing program in Seattle is clicking into a higher gear. Puget Sound Bike Share hopes to launch in 2014. Organizers updated Seattle officials Tuesday saying they hope to hire a vendor by the spring.

To get some guidance for the Seattle effort, KUOW spoke with the founder of one of the fastest-growing systems in the US, Nicole Freedman. Freedman started Boston’s program, The Hubway, which launched in 2011.

This article was posted in the Press Herald on February 11, 2013

PORTLAND — Portland could be joining the growing list of cities that offer bike-sharing programs, but some question whether the city is large enough to support one.

Portland officials will study the issue this spring as part of a planning initiative funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

This article was posted on Grist.org on February 7, 2013

By Daniel Penner

Seattle crunches quite a bit of granola, hugs more than its allotted trees, and has the second highest bike commute rate for U.S cities. But, as of yet, it has no bicycle sharing system — which is what all the cool, sustainable cities are doing. (I see you, Tulsa.)

This article was posted on the Boston Magazine Blog on January 23rd, 2013.

By Jason Schwartz

It sounds a little crazy, but we’re basically at the point where you should think twice about taking the T in really cold weather. Today, it’s about 10 degrees out, closer to zero with windchill. And lo and behold, the Green Line has broken down. Around 8:00 a.m., a cable caught fire in the Arlington station, forcing the line to shut down between Kenmore and Government Center and sending everybody above ground into the cold to wait for shuttle buses (which, of course, take forever). With the T’s busiest stretch of track knocked out during rush hour on a freezing cold day, naturally, the Twittering masses were unhappy. A look at some of the carnage, in picture form:

This article was posted on Greater Greater Washington on January 11, 2013

Bike sharing has been a huge success in many cities and received many well-deserved plaudits, but some have criticized bike sharing for not necessarily serving all segments of the population. What are bike sharing systems doing to expand their reach?

This article was posted on boston.com on January 3rd, 2013

Nicole Freedman this week returned to her old job as director of the City of Boston’s bicycle programming, city officials announced.

This article was posted on Open Media Boston on December 28th, 2012

Boston’s bike-sharing program is heading into its third year as a major success, exceeding ridership expectations and planning to expand. But one city councilor has expressed concern that not all parts of the city are benefitting from the project’s success.

This article was posted in the Boston Globe on December 22nd, 2012

A competition to visualize data from the Hubway system yields beautiful insights.

This article was posted in the Boston Globe on December 12, 2012

By Thomas M. Menino

Last week our cycling community, and the city, was rocked by the tragic death of Boston University student Christopher Weigl. By coincidence, a hearing on bicycle safety brought the community together at City Hall later that day. Both events have many left asking what’s being done to make our city safe for cyclists, and rightfully so. Personally, I have been inspired by the outpouring of concern, support, validation, and sense of togetherness in our efforts to make Boston a world-class caliber city for bicycling.

This article was posted on Bostinno on December 4, 2012.

Word came out this week that Hubway hopes to extend its services all year round beginning as soon as December 2013.

This article was posted in the Boston Globe on December 1, 2012.

Plans are being made to grow Hubway into a year-round system

Berklee student Michal Skrzypek was walking past the Christian Science Plaza one afternoon when a row of silver-and-green bicycles caught his eye, docked near what looked like a solar-powered ATM. Intrigued, he paid $5 for a 24-hour Hubway pass and took his first bike ride in Boston.

This article was posted on Boston Magazine on November 14, 2012.

A few months ago, Boston’s bike share service Hubway released tons of data about the individual trips its users have taken since its launch and asked the crowd to create cool ways to visualize the information. The judges announced the results Tuesday, and the overall winner of the Hubway Data Visualization Challenge is Virot “Ta” Chiraphadhanakul, a PhD candidate at MIT who studies transit issues.

This article was posted on Living On Earth on November 9, 2012.

Bike share programs are increasingly popular, with nearly 200 world wide. In Boston the Hubway allows riders to take out a sturdy bike for 30 minutes at a time to help commuters the last mile of their commute. Living On Earth’s Bobby Bascomb reports.

This article was posted on The Tech on November 9, 2012.

With over 628 MIT memberships sold, Hubway’s two on-campus bike stations serve 177 trips daily.

This article was posted on Boston.com on October 26, 2012.

Roxbury is now home to its fifth Hubway station, after the program installed a new location on the corner of Blue Hill Avenue and Mt. Pleasant Avenue.

This article was posted on BostInno.com on October 26, 2012.

Earlier this month, Hubway launched a Data Visualization Challenge, tasking the creative minds in Boston with building maps, animations, infographics and the like about Hubway usage.

This article was posted on BostInno.com on October 15, 2012.

Ever wondered how many uphill rides Hubway users take? Or how long it takes them to ride from Kendall to Harvard? Or how many people take out bikes at 2 a.m.?

This article was posted on Boston.com on October 11, 2012.
 
Hubway is offering a chance to play around with some data of its own: The company’s posted a CSV of every trip ever taken with the bike sharing service, including date, time, origin and destination stations

This article was posted on Boston Daily on September 28, 2012.

Introducing a bike share system like Boston’s own Hubway into a major city will always yield some growing pains.

This article was published in the Boston Globe on October 2nd, 2012.

The City of Somerville said Tuesday four more Hubway bike sharing stations will be installed this week, bringing the total number of the rental racks in the city to eight.

This article was published by the United States Department of Transportation on October 4th, 2012.

We know that innovative partnerships can deliver tremendous benefits. Regional partnerships have proven successful in many of DOT’s TIGER projects.

This story was posted by Boston Public Radio on September 19th, 2012.

WGBH and David Watson, director of MassBike, discuss the importance of bicycling safety in our growing bike community.

Listen here for the full story.

This article was published in the Tufts Daily on September 19th, 2012.

[Hubway], the Metro-Boston bicycle rental provider, this summer began its expansion into Somerville, following a phased launch that began July 28 of last year.

This article was published in the Boston Globe on August 5th, 2012.

CAMBRIDGE — Matt Miller shapes his schedule around the area’s public transportation infrastructure. He said his system for getting around was nearly perfect, but the influx of bicycle sharing in Cambridge completed it.

This article was published by The Boston Globe on July 25, 2012.

Hundreds packed a downtown exhibition space inside the Atlantic Wharf tower on Tuesday to celebrate the first anniversary of the Hubway bike-sharing system in Boston.

You are cordially invited to join Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino as he officially launches the 2012 New Balance Hubway season at noon on Tuesday, April 3. The Mayor will be joined by Nicole Freedman, representatives from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, and other Hubway dignitaries at the Boston Public Library Hubway Station to remind us that “the car is no longer king in Boston.”

New Balance Hubway is pleased to announce that our system will reopen for both annual and casual membership use on Thursday, March 15 with approximately 60% of Hubway stations live and operational.  Hubway will continue to work on installing stations through the end of the month, with full system deployment by April, 1.

Give and Get Hubway for $60 this Holiday Season

Alta Bicycle Share President, Alison Cohen, was featured as a rising social entrepreneur star at the Opportunity Green Business Conference, November 10-11 in Los Angeles. The video was produced by Yoxi TV (www.yoxi.tv). Check out the video to see why bike share inspires Alison every day!

Alison Cohen / Alta Bicycle Share from Yoxi on Vimeo.

This article was published by The Boston Phoenix on May 9, 2011.

On April 21, amid a throng of cyclists gathered at City Hall Plaza, Boston Mayor Tom Menino announced that the city had just inked a deal to institute a bike-sharing system that would be operational by mid-summer this year. The Hubway, as it will be called, will offer more than 600 bikes at 61 stations strategically located throughout Boston. The system will be the fifth of its kind in a major US city (following Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, and Washington, DC).

This Press Release was published by the Mayor’s Office on April 21, 2011. 

Today, surrounded by cycling advocates as well as city and state officials, Mayor Thomas M. Menino signed a contract with Alta Bicycle Share to bring a cutting-edge bike share system to the City of Boston, one of the first in the country. Dubbed Hubway specifically for the region, the installation of the system will begin soon with 61 stations located across the entire city, incorporating over 600 bicycles. The official opening of the system is scheduled for this summer and locations will include Kenmore Square, Roxbury, the South End, the Longwood Medical area, Allston, Brighton, the Back Bay and more. Hubway is a program under Mayor Menino’s nationally recognized Boston Bikes Program that he launched to make Boston one of the world’s premiere cycling cities.

This article was published in The Boston Globe on April 21st, 2011

As early as this summer, residents and visitors taking quick trips in Boston will be able to rent bicycles from dozens of sidewalk kiosks, under an agreement expected to be signed today that will create a bike-sharing network inspired by those in Paris and Washington.

Boston officials said the system, to be called Hubway, will open in July with 600 bicycles and 61 stations in the city, though they envision growing in a few years to as many as 5,000 bikes at more than 300 kiosks, from Brookline to Somerville.