Finally, we have the launch date for Philadelphia’s inaugural bike share program, Indego. Mayor Michael Nutter announced today that the program will kick off on April 23, 2015. The festive kick-off event will take place on that day, starting at noon, at Eakins Oval in Center City. Indego members will also hop on their bikes at the event and demonstrate how to ride them. Another preview event will be held on Thursday, April 2 from noon to 2 p.m. at Paine Plaza across from City Hall. During the event, a docking station and bikes will be on display, and visitors can try the system, find out about membership options, and purchase memberships.
Starting today, memberships are available from www.rideindego.com, and users are encouraged to sign up before the April 23rd launch. A few membership plans are available. Indego30 ($15 per month) is a 30-day membership plan that provides members unlimited one-hour rides (you can pay with a credit or debit card, or cash). With a pay-as-you-ride option, you pay only for the rides you take (each Indego station has a kiosk for payment).
The bike share stations will operate 24 hours a day all year round at 70 locations across the city. Here’s the map of the docking stations in West Philly (click here to access the full map):
For more information, visit the Indego website.
March 31st, 2015 at 9:34 am
This program is awful because they didn’t inlcude bike share locations beyond 42nd street. What about the entire Baltimore Avenue corridor up to 52nd st and beyond?
March 31st, 2015 at 4:27 pm
@Strongforu – they plan to expand the service area over time, including further West. Here’s a business plan with maps showing different zones and timelines for when they expect to roll out to other areas (some of the dates are off because this is from a little while ago, there may be a more recent plan available somewhere). http://www.bikesharephiladelphia.org/philastudy/completebusinessplan.pdf