Though bike sharing company Dropbike bid a nice goodbye to Kelowna riders, the Drop Mobility team blamed the City of Kelowna for its program乌鸦传媒檚 termination.
According to a statement from Drop Mobility, who operated the Bikedrop program in Kelowna for six months, a misguided framework ultimately ended to the program not wishing to continue local operations.
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Riders took over 35,000 trips with Bikedrop, and the company thanked the support they received from the users in Kelowna.
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Active transportation coordinator Matt Worona said that though the city has not yet laid out official changes to bike-share programs, there will be other posssibilites that will fill the gap left if Dropbike does not return to Kelowna.
Changes to the city乌鸦传媒檚 bike-share program has updated bylaw changes, would allow more business competition and enable new types of vehichles like electric scooters.
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He said that they乌鸦传媒檙e at the finish line with a proposal to Kelowna council with updated bike-share programs.
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Kelowna council is expected to hear staff乌鸦传媒檚 recommendations for the new bike-share program on May 6.
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