Biketown Bike-Share in Portland, OR

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Biketown Bike-Share in Portland Travel Portland

Portland, OR - A new bike-share system makes it even easier to see the city on two wheels.

Getting around Portland like a local has gotten much easier since the bike-share program known as Biketown arrived in 2016.

Biketown’s 1,000 bright orange, eight-speed bicycles are equipped with integrated baskets, front and rear lights and reflective paint jobs. They also carry communications, payment and locking technology, making them easy to find, reserve, park and ride throughout the central city.

How to Use Biketown
The best option for visitors is to pay as you go. After paying a one-time $5 sign-up fee, you’ll be charged 8 cents per minute ($2.40 for 30 minutes of use). You can use up to four bikes per account.

Riders can check out bikes at one of 20 kiosks or via the Biketown website or free smartphone app. When you’re done riding, you can lock the bike at any Biketown station in the service area.

Kiosk locations include:

• Pioneer Courthouse Square
• Director Park
• Nike
• Jamison Square
• Oregon Convention Center
• Nike Community Store
• McMenamins Bagdad Theater

The Biketown program, funded by local shoe and sportswear giant Nike, is managed by Motivate, which operates many of the world’s largest bike-share systems, including those in the Bay Area, New York, Chicago, Toronto and Melbourne.

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Adaptive Biketown
Biketown has partnered with local bike rental company Adaptive Biketown, a program dedicated to increasing access to bicycles for those with disabilities. Rental options include hand-powered bikes, foot-powered bikes and multi-user bikes. The program also offers accessory rentals like calf support pedals, special grips and self-balancing pedals.

Renting a bike is as simple as visiting the Adaptive Biketown website, selecting your bicycle or accessory and entering the date and time for your rental. Bicycles can then be picked up at Kerr Bikes in Southeast Portland from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. (If you need to rent a bike outside of those hours, special requests are considered.)

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