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From YouTube: Bluebikes: 10 Years Celebration
Description
Believe it or not, it's been 10 years since Bluebikes first pedaled into the streets of Greater Boston. With over 4,000 bikes serving 400 stations across the cities and towns of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Everett and Salem, the publicly-owned Bluebikes system has become an integral part of the area's transportation ecosystem. Mayor Janey joined local municipal leaders in Copley Square to mark the occasion by unveiling a special 10 year commemorative bicycle designed by young local artists.
A
Share
so
very
excited,
my
name
is
stephanie
seskin,
I'm
the
active
transportation
director
in
the
boston
transportation
department,
and
it
is
my
pleasure,
although
I
am
very
hot,
to
be
introducing
our
mayor
mayor
kim
janey.
She
is
our
first
woman
mayor
first
black
mayor.
She
is
a
fourth
generation
resident
of
boston
representing
all
of
us
who
get
around
by
foot,
transit
and
bike.
So
I'm
very
excited
to
have
her
as
my
mayor
mayor,
janie,.
B
Hello,
everyone.
I
hope
you
can
hear
me.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that
introduction.
I
will
keep
my
remarks
brief.
I'm
really
excited
to
unveil
this
bike
and
see
what
our
amazing
young
artists
have
done
here
in
the
city
of
boston.
I
just
want
to
recognize
a
few
folks,
commissioner
rooney
isn't
here
today,
but
I
certainly
want
to
acknowledge
his
work
as
the
commissioner
of
transportation
for
the
city
of
boston.
I
want
to
also
mention
that
we
are
joined
by
the
former
chief
of
streets,
my
chief
of
staff,
chris
osgood.
B
B
B
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
our
blue
bikes
are
really
important
to
that
infrastructure.
So
I'm
really
proud
of
all
the
municipalities
that
have
come
together
to
to
welcome
the
bike
sharing
program
to
expand
the
bike
sharing
program.
This
started
way
back
with
600
600
bikes
and
now
we've
got
4
000
bikes
in
this
network
in
just
10
short
years.
B
This
is
so
important
because
we
know
our
city
here
in
boston.
We
like
to
be
champions.
We've
got
these
great
championship
teams
we
like
to
be
number
one
in
everything
we
do.
Unfortunately,
we
became
number
one
in
traffic
and
congestion
right
and
that's
the
title
we
don't
want
to
have
and
so
making
sure
that
we
have
transit,
that
works
for
everyone,
including
bike
infrastructure,
is
so
important
and
blue
bikes
are
an
important
part
of
that,
and
it
is
also
important
in
terms
of
how
we
are
addressing
climate
change
in
the
city
of
boston.
B
So
chris,
it
has
been
wonderful
to
partner
with
you.
You
have
been
here
from
the
very
beginning,
always
making
sure
that
transit
in
the
city
of
boston
and
throughout
the
commonwealth
is
is
equitable
and
just,
and
so
I
am
just
pleased
to
invite
you
to
the
podium
to
make
a
few
remarks.
Thank
you.
So
much.
C
C
Here's
my
blue
bikes,
helmet.
I
checked
my
stats
this
morning.
I've
done
over
800
rides
on
blue
bikes
and
gone
more
than
2
000
miles,
which
I
think
would
get
me
somewhere
past
omaha,
starting
in
capri
square.
So
this
is
one
of
my
main
forms
of
transportation.
It's
gotten
me
around
during
the
pandemic.
It's
gotten
me
around
when
I
was
in
graduate
school
here
when
I've
been
a
worker
in
downtown
boston.
C
When
I
dock
my
bike,
I'm
docking
it
next
to
a
grocery
store
worker
who's,
helping
bag,
those
groceries
or
check
out
those
groceries.
I'm
doing
it
next
to
a
frontline
worker
at
a
hospital
who's
getting
to
work
at
the
lma
in
a
safe,
covid
freeway,
I'm
doing
it
next
to
an
office
worker,
who's,
working
in
downtown
boston
or
a
visitor
to
boston
who's
coming
from
western
massachusetts,
or
maybe
even
from
omaha.
They
probably
didn't
bike
here,
but
they
took
a
a
plane
here
and
now
they're
using
the
blue
bike
system
to
get
around.
C
D
D
Cambridge
is
proud
to
be
one
of
the
original
municipalities
bringing
bike
share
to
the
region.
This
robust
bike
share
system
has
created
an
affordable
environmental,
sustainable
public
transportation
option
to
the
people
who
live,
work
and
visit.
Here
we
have
expanded
our
stations
to
be
in
every
neighborhood
in
the
city.
In
fact,
we
are
adding
two
more
stations
this
week,
which
will
bring
us
to
71
locations
in
every
neighborhood
in
our
city.
D
I
really
want
to
thank
our
dedicated
team
at
community
development
for
all
the
work
they've
done
in
this
program,
and
I
remember
10
years
ago,
meeting
with
them
and
the
commitment
was
there
and
to
see
where
we
are
now.
I
just
can't
thank
them
enough.
Blue
bikes
are
in
demand
in
our
city
and
we
are
eight
of
the
top
10,
most
popular
stations
city-wide
being
located
in
cambridge.
D
We
are
fortunate
in
cambridge
to
have
so
many
community
partners
to
set
up
to
the
plate
as
soon
as
this
initiative
came
about,
and
I
just
want
to
give
them
a
quick
shout
out
harvard
and
mit,
especially
who
have
been
with
us
from
the
start:
absolutely
cambridge
side,
the
museum
of
science,
biogen
verizon,
google
biomed
reality,
alexandria,
real
estate
and
es,
and
of
course
I
can't
thank
enough
our
key
partner,
our
sponsor
who's
really
made
this
and
taking
it
to
another
level,
blue
cross
blue
shield
for
all
their
assistance.
Thank
you.
D
I
am
delighted
that
so
many
of
our
neighboring
municipalities
are
also
members.
We
have
several
new
additions
in
this
past
year
and
I
look
forward
to
the
expansion
of
this
program
in
the
up
and
coming
future
and
again
just
want
to
thank
everybody
who
was
involved
in
an
incredible
ride
for
10
years.
Thank
you
very
much,
and
now
I
get
to
introduce
my
good
friend
someone
who
is
really
an
incredible
supporter
for
me
and
for
the
city
assemble
and
for
blue
bike
mayor
joe
carratoni.
E
E
You
know
more
than
15
000,
the
highest
number
ever
trip
starts
on
this
bike
system.
So
if
we
invest
in
that
people
will
will
use
it,
but
I'm
just
excited
to
join
all
of
you
and
help
celebrate
this
decade,
anniversary
of
the
publicly
owned
blue
bike
system
and
honored
to
be
here
with
so
many
friends
and
colleagues
who
I
respect
so
much
who
have
built
and
sustained
really
what
is
a
progressive
partnership
serving
my
community,
as
some
of
us
mayor
has
been,
as
I
mentioned
over
and
over
again,
we'll
say
always
the
best
job.
E
My
summerville
pride
is
fierce
and
anyone
who's
worked
with
me
in
the
region
and
I
care
the
metro
mayor's
coalition
when
I
serve
with
great
leaders
like
the
ones
here
today
will
tell
you
that,
but
deep
down
we
all
are,
and
I
am
a
regionalist
and
we
need
to
stop
thinking
more
that
way.
We
are
so
interconnected.
E
I
always
joke
man.
If
this
was
new
york.
Metro
we'd
be
the
brooklyn
of
boston,
and
I
quite
honestly,
but
and
for
many
years
I've
served
against
chair
of
the
metropolitan
mass
coalition,
and
this
is
a
group
of
municipal
ceos,
mayors
and
managers
and
administrators
that
work
together
collaborating
coordinate
solutions
to
the
urgent
challenges
facing
the
mass
massachusetts
in
the
metro,
boston
area.
E
The
need
for
sustainable
mobility
choices
is
why
we're
here
today
to
celebrate
one
of
those
choices
we
work
together
to
create.
So
for
many
decades
this
region
we
live
in,
has
been
held
up
back
and
is
still
held
back
despite
the
great
work
by
so
many
municipal
leaders
by
this
parochial
and
provincial
culture
and
attitude
and
mistrust
amongst
our
communities.
E
E
So
I
want
to
say
a
big
thank
you
to
some
people
who
have
had
the
honor
and
privilege
to
work
not
just
in
bim
project,
but
so
many
projects
together
as
a
region
and
that
have
impacted
the
whole
commonwealth
mark
dreyson.
The
executive
director
of
the
metropolitan
area
planning
council
mapc.
I
know
eric
morass-
is
here:
rebecca
davis
and
lizzie
wyant
at
the
metropolitan
area
planning
council
as
well
for
nurturing
this
regional
coalition
over
the
past
decade.
You
think
it's
easy
to
hurt
together.
E
So
many
municipal
egos
and
leaders
they've
been
phenomenal
exceptional,
but
I
also
want
to
say
congratulations
to
my
fellow
founding
members
of
the
blue
bike
system,
boston,
cambridge
and
brookline,
and
we
all
collectively
want
to
welcome
to
our
big
welcome
to
our
numerous
members
from
arlington
to
chelsea,
to
everett
to
newton
me
there
in
salem
and
watertown.
Let's
increase
that
list.
E
But
a
few
other
personal
shout
outs
here-
I
was
here
10
years
ago
to
celebrate
on
boston
city
hall,
plaza
the
launch
of
that
system
and
then
the
welcome
joyous
joyfully
blue
bikes
coming
in,
but
the
late
tom
menino
and
his
leadership.
And
there
were
these
words
he
spoke
in
the
ring
with
me.
Still.
His
first
words
come
to
mike
were
a
quote
unquote
and
look
it
up
and
boston.
The
car
is
no
longer
king
to
a
round
of
applause.
Let's
give
the
late
menino
a
big
round
of
applause.
E
He
is
right
and
the
call
to
us
is
if
we
plan
our
cities
for
cars.
That
is
what
you're
going
to
get
it's
time
to
plan
it
for
people
and
take
over
the
public
realm
for
our
health,
for
our
economy,
for
our
mutual
challenges
that
intersect
against.
So
many
of
the
calls
and
challenges
of
our
time,
and
also
to
nicole
friedman,
who
was
there
that
day,
she
at
the
time
worked
for
the
city
of
boston.
E
E
We,
like
our
colleagues,
made
the
bold
decision
to
invest
municipal
funding
into
the
system
because
we
studied
best
practices
from
around
the
country.
We
knew,
and
we
all
know
that
privatized
models
did
not
work.
Bike
share
is
public
transit
and
public
transit
is
a
public
good,
our
cities
and
towns.
We
own
this
equipment.
E
We
look
out
for
the
public
interest
and
we
are
here
for
the
long
haul
and
we
are
accountable
to
our
residents
and
our
customers
and,
as
folks
know
in
the
several
months,
I'll
be
passing
the
baton
onto
a
new
mirror
of
some
of
whoever
she
or
he
may
be.
So.
My
advice
to
that
person
for
the
next
decade
and
to
all
of
us
has
three
key
points.
E
E
It
has
not
served
the
public
interest
in
other
metro
areas,
let's
plan
to
replace
the
equipment
that
is
reaching
the
end
of
its
service
life
and
not
be
tempted
by
the
fire
sale
model
of
financing,
which
is
failing
everywhere
else.
Second,
let's
keep
it
affordable
everyone
this
we
have
to
lead
inaccurate
equity,
let's
keep
it
affordable.
E
Our
cities
and
towns,
as
the
mayor
said,
have
been
wonderfully
creative
and
fundraising
to
support
a
bike
share
system
that
is
accessible
to
all,
we're
fortunate
to
have
an
incredible
and
excellent
spartan
sponsorship
partner
in
blue
cross
blue
shield,
and
we've
seen
recent
innovation
in
state
and
federal
grant
programs
that
have
helped
expand
and
leverage
that
investment
in,
as
well
as
the
bike
share
system.
And,
finally,
let's
not
just
keep
it
regionally.
Let's
expand
the
region
to
limitless
boundaries.
A
fragmented
system
is
a
weak
and
incomplete
system
and
an
injustice
system.
E
An
exclusive
system
is
a
diminished
system.
A
connected
regional
system
open
to
all
is
a
strong
system
and
we
need
to
continue
to
work
together
to
inspire
one
another,
go
to
bat
for
each
other
and
take
pride
in
our
common
mission.
So
first,
thank
you
to
all
the
bike
system
and
bike
share
riders,
our
staffs
our
hard
working
contractors
who
keep
the
system
in
use
and
running
every
day,
cheers
to
another
decade
and
more
of
public
service
together
and
success
and
expansion.
This
system.
F
F
F
It
has
got
250
blue
bike
stations
now
and
dramatically
grown
from
the
four
original
municipalities
to
over
11,
ensuring
that
transportation
is
easily
accessible
and
available
in
neighborhoods
throughout
the
metro,
boston
region.
To
date,
more
than
12
million
rides
have
been
taken
on
blue
bikes.
Riders
have
traveled
over
25
million
miles
chris,
I'm
not
sure
where
that
is
in
the
country,
and
an
estimated
13.5
million
pounds
of
co2
have
been
offset
having
a
positive
impact
on
our
environment,
which
is
also
a
fairly
important
part
of
the
program.
F
We've
been
proud
to
join
forces
with
the
municipalities
to
create
sponsor
unique
opportunities
around
key
moments
that
matter
to
our
residents,
for
example,
pride
month
the
election
day
to
help
shine
a
light
on
important
important
health
care
topics
like
world
mental
health
day
or
the
coveted
19
vaccination
an
example
justice
last
spring
we
offered
free
blue
bike,
rides
to
help
residents
access
vaccination.
Appointments
over
2200
individuals
took
advantage
of
that
program.
F
So
once
again,
on
behalf
of
blue
cross
and
shield
of
massachusetts,
I'd
like
to
express
again
congratulations
to
the
municipalities,
an
incredible
10
years
of
a
public
bike
share
program
and,
quite
honestly,
such
an
enriching
and
meaningful
partnership
for
blue
cross
blue
shield.
We
couldn't
think
of
a
better
partner
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
that
relationship
as
we
move
forward
to
expand
access
to
blue
bikes
that
all
residents
across
our
region
have
access
to
this
wonderful
program.
Thank
you
again
for
letting.