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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sguil1 View Post
https://www.nola.com/news/business/a...b02e4d010.html

Jump Blue Bikes, the company that operates the bike-share program in New Orleans, temporarily suspended its services beginning in late March to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Now, it's not clear it will be coming back at all.

Jump, which was previously owned by Uber, changed ownership in early May, announcing that it was "joining forces" with Lime, the electric scooter company. Lime acquired Jump as part of the deal and Uber gained a larger investment in Lime, as well as the option to purchase the e-scooter company in two years, according to the Wall Street Journal.

No decision has been made yet on whether Lime will continue the bike-share program in New Orleans, said company spokesman Russell Murphy. "We're continuing discussions with the city about how we can keep serving NOLA residents with Blue Bikes," he said.

Really hope a solution can be found, and quickly. The momentum the city has right now on increasing bike lanes and accessibility due to the crisis would take a big hit if public bikes were eliminated.
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