On Sunday, Wyatt Gordon got a text from a friend about the RVA Bike Share system. His Twitter post that followed was one of the first public signs something was amiss with the program.
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Richmond’s bike share expansion braked for pandemic but rolling again
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Two years after it got underway, a long-planned expansion of Richmond’s bike share program has been further prolonged by the effects of the pandemic which has likewise shifted the program’s usage to a lower gear.
But recent funding commitments from the city to keep the program going are providing a clearer road ahead to seeing the expansion through.
Launched four years ago, RVA Bike Share has long been lined up for a second implementation phase that would double the size of its fleet to 440 bikes and 40 dock stations. That $1.5 million expansion started rolling out in 2019. But two years later, the program’s station count remains around 20 with two of those stations currently closed due to damage or other issues.