The city of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) announced the expansion of the Metro Bike Share Program to Hollywood with 12 additional bike docking stations.
Classic bikes — entirely powered by people — and electric bikes will be available in the Hollywood area. The new stations are located at: Franklin/Fuller, Hollywood/ Highland, Highland/Sunset, Hawthorne/ Orange, McCadden/Hollywood, Cherokee/Hollywood, Whitley/Hollywood, Ivar/Hollywood, Hollywood/Vine, Fountain/Vine, Yucca/Argyle and McCadden/Santa Monica. The locations were based in part on community feedback.
“Our expansion of the Metro Bike Share Program into Hollywood will make it easier for Angelenos and visitors to reach popular destinations by bike and to get to and from the Metro B Line (Red) Line subway,” said L.A. Metro Board Chair and Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Hilda L. Solis. “This action is a strong example of our continued commitment to expand clean transportation options and improve our air quality by reducing auto trips throughout the county.”
The new Metro Bike stations in Hollywood also make it easier to ride the bikes to other nearby communities with Metro Bike stations — including East Hollywood, Los Feliz and Silver Lake. The Metro Bike Share Program now has 220 docking stations located in Downtown Los Angeles, Central L.A., Exposition Park and North Hollywood.
The cost of renting the bikes is $1.75 for the first 30 minutes or $5 for unlimited trips up to 30 minutes each for 24 hours.
“In L.A. we’re committed to giving people more affordable and enjoyable ways to get around,” said LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds. “Thanks to our partners at Metro, we can now give Angelenos and visitors a new way to get to one of America’s most iconic neighborhoods.”
Since the launch of the Metro Bike Share Program in July 2016, more than 1.3 million trips have been taken, representing 4.3 million miles traveled. Customers have collectively reduced CO2 emissions by more than four million pounds by pedaling instead of driving.
The Metro Bike Share Program has also received a 12-month, $1.5-million sponsorship from DoorDash. Funds raised from ads are used to help offset program costs.
“Metro Bike Share continues to be one of our key initiatives to improve first/last mile access to and from our transit stations,” said L.A. Metro CEO Stephanie N. Wiggins. “The combination of transit and bike share can help everyone better access local destinations and help reduce auto trips in our county.”
Bicycle Transit Systems (BTS) is contracted by L.A. Metro to operate the Bike Share system.
