1) Smart Dock (Station-based model)• San Antonio, Austin• 3 common vendors•One is B – Cycle

2) Smart bike model (technology on the bike)• Several vendors

3) Smart Key model (box distributing keys)• 1 vendor

Three Main Models of Bike Share

• Pilot should be done with smart key model using Rugged Cycles• Easier to move kiosk to fine tune placement

of rental locations• Less maintenance of bikes and no load

balancing needs• Easier to track users (since it is a round trip

model) • Wait for 2.0 version of the Rugged Cycle

Potential Pilot