Exactly a year ago today, I posted
a list of the largest US bikesharing systems. I like the idea of an annual report, so here is the current list. Over the past year, both the total number of cities with bikesharing and the total number of bikesharing stations in the US have
more than doubled.
The list is in order of the number of stations in each system, which is much easier information to obtain than number of bikes. For an
approximate idea about how many bikes are in each city, multiply the number of stations by 10.
Also, it goes without saying that there will be more expansions in 2012, both to the existing systems and in new cities. Foremost among them: New York is expected to drop a 600-station behemoth next summer.
- Washington/Arlington, DC/VA: 140 stations
- Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MD: 115 stations
- Miami Beach, FL: 70 stations
- Boston, MA: 61 stations
- Denver, CO: 52 stations*
- Madison, WI: 27 stations
- Broward County, FL: 20 stations
- San Antonio, TX: 20 stations
- Boulder, CO: 15 stations*
- Washington State University - Pullman, WA: 8 stations
- Chicago, IL: 7 stations
- Omaha, NE: 5 stations
- University of California - Irvine: 4 stations
- Des Moines, IA: 4 stations
- Louisville, KY: 3 stations
- Kailua, HI: 2 stations
- Spartanburg, SC: 2 stations
* Denver and Boulder are counted separately, but cross-honor memberships. Together they have 67 stations.