Earlier this month, the Houston BCycle bike sharing service announced that it would be closing on June 30. As that day approaches, the City of Houston has begun the process of collecting all the bikes.

The Houston BCycle bike sharing program has announced that it will be shutting down its service on June 30 after operating for 12 years.The service started back in 2012, when the City of Houston began a contractual agreement with Houston Bike Share. The bikes were funded by a grant from former Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s Office of Sustainability through the Environmental Protection Agency.

The next time you get a check-up, a doctor can give you a prescription to ride a bike. The new program is called Bike RX and it came into fruition about a year ago. The American Heart Association and Houston BCycle partnered with Legacy Community Health to give people the opportunity to bike for better health.

HOUSTON BCycle has been open throughout the pandemic because they were considered an essential business since they provide a mode of transportation. If you live near one of their 109 stations, youve probably noticed ridership is up. Were always setting aside time to clean our bikes when they come in the shop, clean our stations in the field, but given the pandemic, we really stepped up those measures immensely to make sure that were keeping our staff safe as they work and our riders as safe as possible, Martin explained. While they cant clean between each rider, she said cleaning every station and focusing on the 10 busiest stations, is keeping you safe. BCycle asks riders to take their own precautions: wash your hands or sanitize after every time you use a bike.