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Energy and Climate division highlights bike-share milestones and planned EV charger expansion
Summary
City staff reported more than 2 million miles ridden on the city bike-share system, a $1.5 million Clean Mobility Options award to expand low-income access, Safe Routes to School activities and pending grants to fund more than 200 EV chargers.
Sam Furtner, mobility coordinator in the Energy and Climate Division, told the Sustainability Committee on April 3 that the city’s bike-share pilot has surpassed 2 million miles traveled since its 2021 launch and that Santa Barbara won a $1.5 million Clean Mobility Options grant to expand low-income bike-share infrastructure and programming.
Furtner said the grant will support additional bikes and docks as well as incentives to increase ridership among low-income residents. "We are…
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