Salt Lake City launches GREENbike bicycle sharing

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Patricia Richards, SelectHealth president and CEO, speaks at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Downtown Alliance board member Peggy Lander checks out the new GREENbikes that are displayed during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
(left) Salt Lake City Councilman Carlton Christensen talks with Kelly Sanders, president and CEO of Kennecott Utah Copper, during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kennecott was a major sponsor of the program.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
(from left) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker talks with Salt Lake City Council members Stan Penfold and Carlton Christensen during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
(left) Jason Mathis, Downtown Alliance executive director, and Patricia Richards, SelectHealth president and CEO, walk past GREENbikes on display during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Ben Bolte, SLC Bike Share director, speaks at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
A new GREENbike is displayed during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker holds up a bike helmet while speaking at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
A new GREENbikes station outside of the Wells Fargo building on Main Street is one of 10 stations operating as part of the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

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Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Patricia Richards, SelectHealth president and CEO, speaks at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Downtown Alliance board member Peggy Lander checks out the new GREENbikes that are displayed during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Salt Lake City Councilman Carlton Christensen talks with Kelly Sanders, president and CEO of Kennecott Utah Copper, during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kennecott was a major sponsor of the program. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (from left) Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker talks with Salt Lake City Council members Stan Penfold and Carlton Christensen during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune (left) Jason Mathis, Downtown Alliance executive director, and Patricia Richards, SelectHealth president and CEO, walk past GREENbikes on display during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Ben Bolte, SLC Bike Share director, speaks at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune A new GREENbike is displayed during the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker holds up a bike helmet while speaking at the launch event for the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project at the Wells Fargo building in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune A new GREENbikes station outside of the Wells Fargo building on Main Street is one of 10 stations operating as part of the GREENbike SLC bicycle-sharing project in Salt Lake City on Monday April 8, 2013. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth. The program will start with 100 GREENbikes and 10 stations around downtown.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· April 8, 2013 10:22 pm

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Salt Lake City unveiled its GREENbike bicycle-sharing program Monday. Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker, left, talks with Salt Lake City Council members Stan Penfold and Carlton Christensen during the launch event. The program is a partnership between Salt Lake City, the Downtown Alliance, the Salt Lake Chamber and SelectHealth.

One hundred three-speed bicycles at 10 stations scattered around the downtown area will allow short-term rentals of the bikes. A three-tiered rental schedule allows unlimited trips of 30 minutes or less at $5 for 24 hours, $15 for a week and $75 for an annual membership. For more information on GREENbike, go online to greenbikeslc.org.