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Sioux City to consider new bike-sharing service

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February 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sioux City may work with a bike-sharing service that could bring up to 250 bicycles to the city’s downtown this spring. The Sioux City Journal reports that the City Council will vote Monday on a service agreement with LimeBike, an app that commuters use to locate “smart bikes” and rent them with a credit card or PayPal. The service could bring 250 free-standing and self-locking bicycles by March.

City Parks and Recreation Manager Angel Wallace says LimeBike is intriguing because it doesn’t require the installation of docks, which could be expensive. Wallace says it could provide affordable transportation and recreation opportunities. Gabriel Scheer is LimeBike’s strategic development director. Scheer says the city has the demographics and multiple colleges to make it a successful location to launch.