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    E-bike programs and other green transit efforts are sprouting throughout California. Will they catch on?

    LOS ANGELES — Long Beach aims to launch an e-bike lending program to provide residents with up to 40 bikes — in one of the latest efforts in California to increase accessibility with green transportation. The city is seeking a vendor to provide standard, cargo and tricycle e-bikes and equipment including helmets and locks. The program, which is expected to start before the end of the year, ...
    by Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times Aug 08, 2023 4 minutes
    As e-bike collisions continue to rise, local leaders have been looking for ways to make the roads safer.

    LOS ANGELES — Long Beach aims to launch an e-bike lending program to provide residents with up to 40 bikes — in one of the latest efforts in California to increase accessibility with green transportation.

    The city is seeking a vendor to provide standard, cargo and tricycle e-bikes and equipment including helmets and locks. The program, which is expected to start before the end of the year, will allow residents to check out the electric vehicles for up to three months at no cost.

    "Cycling removes us from our bubbles and brings us into more human contact and connection," said Reed Sherlock, a transportation planner overseeing the Long Beach pilot.

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