{"id":22084,"date":"2020-05-26T13:07:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/petition-to-save-sobi-bike-share-in-hamilton-reaches-6800-signatures\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:47:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:47:55","slug":"petition-to-save-sobi-bike-share-in-hamilton-reaches-6800-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/petition-to-save-sobi-bike-share-in-hamilton-reaches-6800-signatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition to save SoBi bike share in Hamilton reaches 6,800+ signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SoBi is a popular rent-a-bike mode of public transportation with a number of pick-up and drop-off stations located around the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanicity.com\/hamilton\/city\/2020\/05\/sobi-bike-sharing-service-is-ending-in-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A bombshell announcement<\/a> last week from parent company Uber Inc. unexpectedly announced that SoBi will be ceasing operation in Hamilton as of June 1st.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamilton.socialbicycles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Bicycle LLC (SoBi)<\/a> had only just renewed their contract in February for another year.\u00a0Uber cited business losses and challenges due to COVID-19 as a key reason for the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s the City of Hamilton who actually owns the bikes, it will now be up to council to decide how the program will continue to run.<\/p>\n<p>As the warm weather approaches and the desire to ride on public buses lessens, Hamiltonians have been vocal in their support of reinstating the service after June 1st.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s going to happen to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HamOnt<\/a>\u2019s bike share service? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoBiHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SoBiHamilton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycleHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CycleHamilton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNeY2uZf2q\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/tNeY2uZf2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Urbanicity Hamilton (@urbanicityHAM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/urbanicityHAM\/status\/1263866570939535361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bicyclist advocacy group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclehamont.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cycle Hamilton<\/a> started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/hamilton-city-council-save-bike-share-in-hamilton?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=5b426173-1e13-464a-b015-30162512015e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a> on May 19th to keep bike-sharing alive in the city. Cycle Hamilton states that SoBi had garnered 26,000 active members over its seven-year run time, equating to a collective 1.6 million rides and over 2 million kilometres traveled.<\/p>\n<p>With these ridership numbers, plus the growing amount of cyclist lanes popping up downtown, it is apparent that there is a demand for the eco-friendly and low-cost mode of transportation. As residents become more conscious of physical distancing, this trend is sure to grow going forward.<\/p>\n<p>To support social bicycling in Hamilton, sign the petition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/hamilton-city-council-save-bike-share-in-hamilton?utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=custom_url&amp;recruited_by_id=5b426173-1e13-464a-b015-30162512015e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>6,856 individuals have signed the petition as of 9 am on May 26th.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SoBi is a popular rent-a-bike mode of public transportation with a number of pick-up and drop-off stations located around the city. 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