Van Wagners Hub - Hamilton Bike Share (SoBi)
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Bon Echo
N 43° 15.599 W 079° 45.981
17T E 600128 N 4790424
One of 130 Hamilton Bike Share Hubs in Hamilton. This one appears to target visitors that might want to take a ride along the Lake Ontario shoreline.
Waymark Code: WMXQJK
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/14/2018
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Hamilton started up their bike share program late 2014. It was a costly partnership, but so far the program seems to be doing quite well. They quickly surpassed the number of members that Toronto has, in spite of the latter city having a much larger population.
The Van Wagners Hub is located next to Hutches On The Beach on the shoreline of Lake Ontario. This is a popular recreational area in warmer months. A multi-use trail along the lake connects East Hamilton and Stoney Creek to Burlington. This bike hub seems to target visitors who might want to take a ride along the waterfront. The waterfront section of the bike shares "core area" exists separately from the main core area.
From the SoBi Hamilton website:
SoBi Hamilton (aka Hamilton Bike Share) is the non profit local operator who keeps the Hamilton Bike Share system rolling smoothly. We maintain the fleet of bicycles from our headquarters on the lower level of the Seedworks building on Catharine Street in the heart of Hamilton. We monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure you have a bike available at your source hub, as well as parking available at your destination hub. We use fourth generation “smart bike” technology provided by New York based Social Bicycles throughout our system of 825 bicycles and over 130 hubs.
Operational funding is not provided through municipal taxes. Costs are recouped through membership fees, sponsorship funding, and in-kind services provided by our community partners. Surplus revenue will be fed directly back into the system to provide additional bikes, hubs and service enhancements. SoBi Hamilton represents a remarkable co-operation between the province and the city, plus its citizens, local professionals, non-profits, and businesses both small and large. Please contact us if you are interested in supporting your community bike share system.
Address:
280 Van Wagners Beach Rd, Hamilton, ON L8E 3L8
Fees:
As of Feb 2018:
Pay-as-you-go plan: 9 cents per minute plus HST = $5.40 per hour.
or
Monthly membership plan: $15/month plus HST - includes 90 minutes of ride time per day
Hours of Operation:
24H self-serve machine
Type of Bicycle rental: Bike sharing system
Type of Bicycle sharing system (BSS): Membership
Rentals or BSS website: [Web Link]
Can tourists use the bicycles of BSS?: yes
Other rentals available: Not listed
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