Brandon Bell, with Bike Chattanooga, prepares bikes that will be placed at 30 bike share stations in and around the downtown area.BY THE NUMBERS$2 million: Cost of the bike share program300: Bicycles available for rent30: Bike stations across ChattanoogaSource: Bike Chattanooga
An armada of blue and light-green bicycles soon will be sailing around downtown Chattanooga — or at least that’s city leaders’ hope.
Chattanooga has ordered 300 bicycles and will let the public ride them for a small fee.
“We were always a bicycle-friendly community, and we’re getting more bicycle-friendly every day,” said Mayor Ron Littlefield.
The city unveiled its bike-share program Thursday morning at Outdoor Chattanooga in Coolidge Park.