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Council creates bikeshare enterprise fund, adds transportation positions to manage operations
Summary
Council approved a bikeshare enterprise budget amendment and added charter positions (travel demand planner, bike mechanics) to bring bike-share operations in-house on a phased basis; staff said initial capital and startup costs will create short-term operating losses before sponsorship and revenue growth offset expenses.
The Summit County Council voted unanimously on April 5 to create a bikeshare enterprise fund and to amend the transportation division charter to add positions to operate the county’s bike-share program.
Transportation staff explained that the county’s bikeshare, the first all-electric bike-share program in North America in its initial model, is at a pivot point. The contractor’s proposed new financial terms and concerns about fleet maintenance led staff to recommend taking operations in-house for…
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