Low-Income S.F. Residents Still Wary of Regional Bike-Sharing Program

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Pace, a 14-year-old Mission native, pushes on the handlebars of the GoBikes to pry a loose bike free. Photo by Nikka Singh/Mission Local

Mission Local

A lot of confusion still exists about Ford GoBike’s 7,000 bicycles in places like the Mission. As part of a regional public bike-sharing system, it has been linked to gentrification.

Although the company has reached out with plans for low-income residents, some believe the bikes are there only for higher-income residents. It is a problem that sparked vandalism and then calls for the program to withdraw or slow its expansion.  

Read the story at Mission Local. 

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