Bike Share Capital Program
MTC’s Bike Share Capital program provided grants to help launch bike sharing in counties across the Bay Area.
Boosting Bike Share
MTC’s Bike Share Capital program has given a big boost to local Bay Area bike shares with grants for local programs.
Grant funding is now complete. Funds have been used to support local government efforts to conduct community planning and site selection, and to contract with private bikeshare operators.
The selected private operators are providing the bikes, stations, software, apps, customer service, bike maintenance, operations and marketing.
Redwood Bikeshare: SMART Rail + Bike Share in Marin and Sonoma Counties
Bike sharing is on track in Marin and Sonoma counties with Redwood Bikeshare. The program launched in November 2024 with a fleet of 300 e-bikes distributed at SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) stations along the 45-mile line from north of Santa Rosa to Larkspur. Find bikes at Cotati, Larkspur, Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, San Rafael and Santa Rosa SMART stations.
Learn more at RedwoodBikeshare.com.
The project is funded through an $826,000 regional Bike Share Capital grant awarded by MTC, and has been a partnership with Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) and the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM).
Completed Program: City of Richmond
MTC funded a two-year pilot for the City of Richmond’s bike share program, which launched with 250 short-term use electric pedal-assist bicycles at 25 stations throughout the city.
Almost half of all car trips in the U.S. are less than three miles long. Bike share programs help the environment by keeping vehicles off the road.
