Toronto bike share had 46K rides in a day

Bike share moved streetcar-scale passenger volumes at a fraction of the stated operating cost, making micromobility a budget question as much as a lifestyle one

There were over 46k Bike Share rides in Toronto yesterday, more than the average ridership of the Queen streetcar. The cost to the city to operate that streetcar was over $50k/day in 2015. Bike share costs the city $8k/day. 6x as cost effi

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