Rollins College has pressed the pause button on a program that has been providing free bikes on campus for the past 13 years. As first reported by student newspaper, The Sandspur, the Rollins Sustainability Program announced a pause in the program from the end of the spring semester through the conclusion of Fall 2022, to […]
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Bike Share program changes name
CycleHop’s Orlando Bike Share has been renamed, Juice Bike Share (Website). In a move that coincided with a massive increase in bike share stations across the city (200 more bikes have been added to the system, following the launch which had only 20 bikes with four stations), Juice has re-branded itself with an updated […]
Posted inDowntown, Featured, Neighborhoods, Transportation
Orlando Bike Share has launched their bike rental program in downtown Orlando
At a ribbon cutting on Friday, Orlando Bike Share launched its short-term bike rental program. City and County officials attended the event at the OUC Reliable Plaza bike sharing station. Before a short group ride led by Mayor Dyer, OUC President Dan Kirby and Florida Hospital VP for Community Health Impact Verbelee Neilson-Swanson spoke about […]
Posted inAudubon Park, Civics and Participation, Our Take, Transportation
Opinion: People don’t know this is a bike lane. That’s pretty scary
We don’t normally do opinion pieces at Bungalower, but we had some interesting interactions this weekend with our social media followers that beg to be addressed in a straight-on fashion. This past Friday I happened to be pedaling through Audubon Park after leaving the “Tom and Dan” recording studios in Baldwin Park. I thought I’d […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Civics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Quality of Life, Trails, Transportation
Bike [The Mayor] to Work Day is back on March 31
Join Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Friday, March 31, 2023, as he hops on his (or borrows a) bike and pedals to Orlando City Hall as part of an ongoing annual tradition to call attention to different ways to commute in the City Beautiful, other than in a car. Bike to Work Day, or Bike […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Milk District, Quality of Life, Trails, Transportation
City of Orlando and Milk District recognized for cracker jack work on being bike friendly
The League of American Bicyclists (Website), which is not a superhero team, has recently recognized the City of Orlando with a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business award. The City of Orlando is now one of more than 1,500 businesses across the country that is seen as contributing to the movement to build a more Bicycle Friendly […]
Posted inEvents, Orlando, Retail
Juice Bikes founder launches new market project
The man behind Orlando’s first bike share program, Juice Bikes, is co-launching a new project that he hopes will connect outdoor markets to online customers. Flex Markets (Instagram | Website) is a new start-up led by co-founders Peter “I started Juice Bikes” Martinez and Danny Godfrey that will let market vendors sell online while they’re […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Civics and Participation, Events, Featured, Food & Drink, Membership, Sponsored, Sports, Thornton Park
Bungalower is serving up free ice cream and free e-bike rides with Helbiz this Saturday
Bungalower Media will be hosting a super-fun pre-game party ahead of the Orlando City game versus Philadelphia this Saturday at Persimmon Hollow Brewing by Lake Eola with some of our new community partners, and you’re all invited. Helbiz (Website), that new e-bike share program we told you about last week, will be handing out free 2-way […]
Posted inAbout Bungalower, Civics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Membership, Transportation
Help bike the mayor to work on Friday, March 25
Join Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on Friday, March 25, 2022, as he hops on his (or borrows a) bike and pedals to Orlando City Hall as part of an ongoing annual tradition to call attention to different ways to commute in the City Beautiful, other than in a car. The event has been on a […]
Posted inNews, Orlando, Quality of Life, Trails, Transportation
Lime is bringing back e-bikes
Lime Bikes are coming back to Orlando. The micro-mobility company pulled its electric-assist bikeshare program back in 2019 and leaned into the cheaper-to-run scooter game instead. But, with the recent closure of HOPR Bikes, Orlando has been dockless bike-less since April. Lime is ready to drop 50 e-bikes in downtown Orlando this month with another […]
Posted inAsk Bungalower, Eyes on the Street, Parramore, Quality of Life
Ask Bungalower: Why is Lime throwing out all of these bikes?
“Hey, Bungalowers. What’s up with all these bikes in the dumpster?” – Bungalower Reader UPDATE – A Lime official has informed Bungalower since this posting was originally shared that they meant to say “bikes” not “scooters” were in the dumpster. Well, there’s a lot to dissect here so stick with us. The dumpster pictured in […]
Posted inComing and Going, Downtown, News, Quality of Life, Sports, Transportation
Juice Bike Share to close by end of month
Juice Bike Share was Orlando’s first public bike share program and it launched in 2016 2015 and since then, Juice riders have taken over 115,000 trips and ridden over 200,000 miles. But that will end on March 24. The company’s initial contract with the City of Orlando is ending and they’ve already begun removing stations, […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Downtown, Events, Transportation
Red Bull decks out Juice bikes in gay apparel
Red Bull has decked 100 Juice bikes in rainbows in honor of Come Out With Pride this month. The Pride-themed bikes will be available through Friday, October 19 at limited racks in Downtown Orlando, including Lake Eola, the Downtown library, Washington Street, and in Thornton Park. Click HERE to learn more about Orlando’s Juice Bike […]
Posted inCivics and Participation, Farmers Market, Food & Drink, Garden, Parramore, People, Quality of Life
Bike-powered farmers expand to Parramore
EDIT: Fleet Farming is a program that operates under the non-profit IDEAS For Us and not a separate non-profit as we posted earlier. The local pedal-powered Fleet Farming (Website) has recently announced that they will be expanding their yard-farming services into the Parramore neighborhood. The move is part of a a movement by the City […]
Posted inComing and Going, Orlando, People
Peter Martinez leaves Juice Bike Share
Peter Martinez, founder of Juice Bike Share (Website), has stepped down as the Director of Orlando’s first bike share program. Martinez founded the program four years ago, the company was purchased by Santa Monica-based CycleHop (Website) in the summer of 2013. CycleHop currently owns and operates bike share programs in 11 different cities across North […]