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Council directs staff to issue new e-bike RFP and return with funding plan to sustain b-cycle program through 2026
Summary
After a multi-year seasonal pilot with vendor b-cycle, the council voted unanimously to issue a new RFP for e-bike share operations and asked staff to return with a funding plan to maintain the existing b-cycle system for the 2026 season while the RFP runs.
The Town of Truckee unanimously directed staff to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) for an e-bike share operator and to develop and return with a funding plan to maintain the current b-cycle system through the 2026 season.
Background: The town's pilot began with an RFP in 2021 and launched operations in 2023 after supply-chain delays. The current operator, b-cycle (now part of Bicycle Transit Systems, "BTS"), has run the seasonal system under a right-of-entry agreement and a lease for Riverview operations rather than as a professional services contract. The original RFP called for roughly 50 bikes and 100 station "seats." Staff and the operator said the system is seasonal, has shown year-over-year ridership growth and community acceptance, but has not reached financial self-sufficiency.
Key operational and financial…
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