New Balance Hubway
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | The municipalities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville, Massachusetts. |
| Locale | Greater Boston, United States |
| Transit type | Bicycle sharing system |
| Number of stations | 180 (May 2017) |
| Annual ridership | 5.3 Million (2017) |
| Website | thehubway |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | July 28, 2011 |
| Operator(s) | Motivate |
| Number of vehicles | 1,600+ (May 2017) |
Hubway is a bicycle sharing system in the Boston, Massachusetts metro area. The system is owned by the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Town of Brookline, and operated by Motivate and uses technology provided by 8D Technologies, as well as PBSC Urban Solutions for bikes, parts, and docking stations. The bike share program officially launched on July 28, 2011 with 61 stations and 600 bicycles. Expansions were already being planned for in the spring of 2012, adding more stations in Boston as well as the neighboring cities and towns of Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville. As of May 2017, the system has deployed 180 stations with a fleet of over 1,600 bikes.
In March 2018, Hubway announced a six-year marketing deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and relaunch under the name of "Blue Bikes".
On Earth Day, April 21, 2011, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino signed a contract with Alta Bicycle Share, officially announcing the launch of a bike share system in Boston. Planned as a regional system, Hubway was initiated under Mayor Menino's nationally recognized Boston Bikes Program, which aims to build Boston into one of the world's premier cycling cities. The program was fully funded by $4.5 million in grants from the Federal Transit Administration and local organizations.
Hubway officially launched on July 28, 2011, with an event in which members could ride bicycles from City Hall Plaza to a designated bicycle station. The event featured Mayor Menino, representatives from various sponsors, and related agencies. In November 2011, Hubway was shut down and disassembled for the winter as a preventive measure to counter New England winter weather.
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