Politics & Government
Bike and Car Share Programs Coming to Peninsula
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved grant funding for two programs that may reduce the amount of cars on the road.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved more than $5.75 million in grant funding Tuesday that will help launch the Regional Bicycle Share Pilot Program and the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program.
The bicycle share program will use $4.29 million in grant money to provide more than 1,000 bicycles to the public. The pilot project will put 100 bike kiosks along the Peninsula in cities such as San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Redwood City and San Francisco.
Bike kiosks will be located in Redwood City and in nearby unincorporated areas of San Mateo County, according to a county report. Users can reserve and track the location of bicycles online. Ideally that will serve as a vandalism and theft deterrent system, according to the report.
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