Bublr Bikes, the City of Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Monday announced plans to add 36 new bike sharing station locations, that are proposed to be added to the existing 11-station Bublr network, by mid-2016.
The proposed new locations include at least 15 scheduled for installation this fall. Locations for the first 15 stations proposed for this year include S. 2nd and W. Washington Streets near Rockwell Automation’s corporate headquarters, a station serving Hillside Terrace (the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee development) and a second Third Ward station.
The 2015 sites also include six stations scheduled for installation that will serve UWM’s main campus and UWM’s North Avenue Residence Halls.
In addition to the at least 15 stations slated for 2015, the City of Milwaukee and Bublr Bikes are working to secure approvals and funding for 21 stations to be added to the Bublr network beginning in early spring 2016. These 2016 sites include Bradford Beach, N. Martin Luther King Drive and W. Brown Street, Cesar Chavez Drive, the Central Library and the Milwaukee Public Museum.
A map of all of the stations can be found by clicking here.
“This is an exciting time for Milwaukee as we move forward with bike share station expansion,” said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. “Since the Bublr Bikes launch in 2014, we are steadily reaching out to more Milwaukee neighborhoods so more residents and visitors have the opportunity to bicycle around our city for work, school and play.”
Funding for identified stations comes from a $1.6 million federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant secured by the City of Milwaukee and nearly $2 million raised privately by Bublr Bikes.
The six University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee stations are being funded by a $300,000 investment from student segregated fees. This funding was approved by UWM’s student senate to provide an easy travel option for the school’s more than 28,000 students.
“The UWM students’ effort to bring Bublr to campus is not only one of community investment, but also one of great personal choice for a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle,” said Kate Nelson, UWM’s chief sustainability officer.
Bublr Bikes, a Milwaukee-based not-for-profit, plans to eventually expand to more than 100 stations and 1,000 Bublr Bikes in the Milwaukee area.
