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Denver B-Cycle Program Continues To Grow, Annual Membership Price Increases

DENVER (CBS4) - The success of the Denver B-cycle program continues.

Denver Bike Sharing, the owner and operator of Denver B-cycle, announced on Tuesday that the number of trips and estimated total miles traveled on the system rose by 43 percent in 2014.

Denver Bike Sharing released the following statistics about the program:

- Riders covered an estimated 803,490 miles in 2014-up from 560,424 in 2013. The number of trips climbed from 263,110 to 377,229.

- Total membership jumped 29 percent over the previous year, including a 33 percent increase in 24-hour users.

- In 2014, Denver B-cycle sold 74,312 memberships overall (the vast majority 24-hour variety), up from 57,563 memberships the year before.

- The totals in trips, miles, and memberships follow a strong surge between 2012 and 2013, when trips and miles climbed 27 percent and membership jumped 36 percent.

Some of the growth is because the program switched from a partial-year schedule to a full-year schedule.

"Our goal in 2014 was increasing reliability and making the B-cycle checkout and return process as seamless as possible," said Nick Bohnenkamp, executive director of B-cycle. "We focused on strengthening our behind the scenes systems; like increasing our customer service hours and adding a third truck for balancing, so more bikes are available when and where our riders need them."

There are now 84 B-cycle stations around the metro area.

The price for annual memberships is going up this year. For annual access passholders, there's a special price to renew of $75 through the end of February. The regular price for annual pass is going up to $90 a year.

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