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A Tale of TwoSmall(ish) Cities
Justin Ginsburgh
VP, Business Development
Hoboken and Jersey City
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Initial RFP RFP released December 2013
Privately funded
600 bikes in Jersey City, Weehawkenand Hoboken
NextBike and Bike and Roll selected asequipment vendor and operator
The Split“The other two towns were more conscious ofthe price, because the system to integrate withNew York is more expensive…. We’d be foolishif we didn’t try to capitalize on the proximity”
---Jersey City Mayor Stephen Fulop
“My priority was city-wide, and his priority wasconnection to New York City.”
--Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer
Jersey City’s Approach Interoperability with New York
City, despite higher costs
Smart dock system
35 stations, 350 bikes
Low density of stations
Naming rights sponsor
Launched September 21, 2015
Hoboken’s Approach Smart bike system with the ability to
lock out of hubs.
Higher density of stations
29 stations, 250 bikes
No naming rights sale or integrationwith Citi Bike
Six founding partners funded thesystem
Launch expected this Fall
