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Fort Smith bike‑share program ends NSF funding; staff seek grants, sponsors to continue Ride for Smileys
Summary
City mobility coordinator Michael Means briefed the board on Ride for Smileys, a three‑year National Science Foundation pilot that produced about 9,500 trips and 2,500 users; staff said NSF funding ends in June and the program needs grants, sponsorship or a scaled model to continue.
City mobility coordinator Michael Means updated the Board of Directors on Ride for Smileys, the city’s bike‑share program established through a National Science Foundation grant and operated in partnership with the University of Arkansas and local operator Tandem Mobility.
Means said the NSF grant funded three years of operations and transportation research at no cost to the city and that the program produced roughly 2,500 users and about 9,300–9,500 trips over the multi‑year period. “Our most popular stations were Riverfront Park and Chaffee Crossing,” Means said, and he noted e‑bikes outperformed standard cruisers…
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