Baltimore Bike Share Explained

Baltimore Bike Share (also referred to as Bmore Bikeshare) was a bicycle sharing system that served the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The system had more than 50 stations, all owned by the Baltimore City government, and operated in a public–private partnership with Bewegen Technologies and Corps Logistics.^[2] Launched in 2016, Baltimore Bike Share had the largest electrical-assisted cycling (Pedelec) fleet in North America.^{[2] [4]}

On August 15, 2018, the Baltimore Bike Share system was cancelled at a cost of $3.2 million and shut down immediately due to on-going problems with the system. Replacing the Baltimore Bike Share are dockless scooters and bicycles from startup companies Bird and LimeBike.^[5]

Pricing

Baltimore Bike Share offered four pricing options: Founding Member ($100.00/year), Monthly Pass ($15.00/month), Go Pass ($2.00/trip), and Single-Trip. The first 45 minutes of each ride are included for Go Trip and Single-Trip Passholders. Rides that are longer than 45 minutes are subject to extended use charges ($2 per 30 minutes).^[6]

Stations

The network included 50 stations in Baltimore City: 22 fixed stations and 28 planned or temporary stations.^[7] Many of these stations were located along bicycle boulevards around the city. Several stations also linked to the transit lines of the Metro Subway and Light Rail, as well as regional rail lines operated by the MARC Train and Amtrak.

Number	Station Name	Address	MTA Connections	Points of Interest
1	McHenry Row	1603 Whetstone Way	1	McHenry Row, Fort McHenry
2	Cross Street Market	1065 S Charles St.	1, 64	Cross Street Market, Federal Hill
3	Can Company	2400 Boston St.	13, 31	Can Company Shopping Center
4	Brown Advisory at Bond St Wharf	901 S Bond St.		Fells Point
5	Baltimore Visitor Center	401 Light St.		Harborplace, Maryland Science Center
6	Harbor East	675 S President St.		Harbor East
7	Shot Tower Metro	1 S Front St.		Phoenix Shot Tower, Port Discovery
8	National Aquarium	501 E Pratt St.		National Aquarium
9	City Hall	100 Holliday St.	5, 20, 23, 26, 91, 105, 160	Baltimore City Hall, Government Center
10	Charles Center Metro	110 E Baltimore St.		Charles Center
11	Pratt & Light	100 Light St.		Harborplace, McKeldin Square, The Gallery
12	2Hopkins Apartments	2 Hopkins Pl.		Royal Farms Arena
13	Pratt & Howard	250 W Pratt St.		Baltimore Convention Center
14	University of Maryland	601 W Baltimore St.	University of Maryland Transit Center	University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center
15	Washington & MLK	700 Washington Blvd.	36	Pigtown
16	Hollins Market	26 S Arlington Ave		Hollins Market
17	University of Maryland BioPark	801 W Baltimore St.		University of Maryland BioPark
18	Lexington Market	312 W Lexington St.		Lexington Market
19	Hotel Indigo*	24 W Franklin St.
20	Cathedral & Eager	917 Cathedral St.	3, 11	Mount Vernon
21	Penn Station	1525 N Charles St.		Station North
22		301 W Camden St.		Oriole Park at Camden Yards
23	Mount Vernon Marketplace	520 Park Ave		Mount Vernon Marketplace, Maryland Historical Society
24	Constellation at Harbor Point	1000 Wills St.		Harbor Point
25	BGE at Center Plaza	110 W Fayette St.
26	Broadway & Fleet	1640 Aliceanna St.		Broadway Market, Fells Point
27	Fawn & Albemarle	248 Albemarle St.	23, 26	Little Italy
28	Union Square	16 S Stricker St.	10, 35	Union Square
29	Eastern & Linwood	Eastern Ave./Linwood Ave.	15	Patterson Park
30	Johns Hopkins University	3330 St Paul St.	11	Johns Hopkins University, Charles Village
31	Saint Paul & Madison	800 St. Paul St.
32	Johns Hopkins Hospital	624 N Broadway		Johns Hopkins Hospital
33	State Center Metro	300 W Preston St.		State Center Complex
34	Cultural Center Light Rail	992 Park Ave.		Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
35	Mount Royal Light Rail	1201 W Mt Royal Ave.		University of Baltimore, Lyric Opera House
36	Betty Hyatt Community Park	1724 E Baltimore St.
37	Druid Hill Park	3001 East Dr.		Druid Hill Park, Maryland Zoo
38	Patterson Park	27 S Patterson Park Ave		Patterson Park
39	North & Maryland	30 W North Ave	11, 13	Station North, Parkway Theatre
40	Franklin Square	1301 W Lexington St.	1	Franklin Square
41	Carroll Park	1000 Bayard St.	36	Carroll Park
42	Gough & Wolf	S Wolf St.		Butchers Hill
43	Charles & Fort	E Fort Ave./Charles St.	South Baltimore
44	Webster & Fort	644 E Fort Ave.
45	Maryland & Biddle	Maryland Ave./Biddle St.
46	Saint Paul & Chase	Calvert St./Biddle St.
47	MICA	1515 W Mt Royal Ave		Maryland Institute College of Art
48	Perkins Homes	1411 Gough St.
49	Read & Calvert	818 N. Calvert St.
50	Ostend & Light	1251 Light St.

Key	Meaning
Hollins Market	Fixed Station
Charles & Eager	Planned Station
Hotel Indigo*	Temporary Station

See also

• Capital Bikeshare, bicycle sharing system for Washington, D.C.
• Indego, bicycle sharing system for Philadelphia

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baltimore just got bikeshare, and lots of its bikes are electric. 30 January 2017.
2. Web site: Bmorebikeshare . Bmorebikeshare . 2016-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827111705/https://www.bmorebikeshare.com/system/ . 2017-08-27 . dead .
3. News: Munshaw. Jonathan. How many people are using Baltimore bike share - and where the most popular rental locations are. 31 January 2017. Baltimore Business Journal. 3 November 2016.
4. Web site: Baltimore Bike Share rolling out this week . Baltimore Brew . 2016-11-28.
5. News: Baltimore shuts down trouble-ridden Bike Share program in favor of dockless Bird, Lime options. Richman. Colin Campbell, Talia. baltimoresun.com. 2018-08-16. en-US.
6. Web site: Baltimore Bike Share. 30 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170115114038/https://www.bmorebikeshare.com/. 15 January 2017. dead.
7. Web site: Baltimore Bike Share. 30 January 2017.