Fresno’s $7.7M Electric Car and Bike Sharing Programs Beset by Vandalism, Underuse

  • Transform Fresno got $7.7 million for an electric car and bike sharing program from the state’s Transformative Climate Communities program in 2019.
  • The Clean Shared Mobility Network has been troubled by vandalism, especially of the car chargers installed at public housing sites in southwest Fresno.
  • Biz-Werx is taking steps to make the car-sharing program self-sustaining and to increase usage of electric bicycles.

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Running errands used to be somewhat of a hassle for Geraldine Ezenwugo. She’d schedule a medical transport for her doctor’s appointments but frequently arrived late, then she’d have to head home before catching a bus to run other errands like shopping.

At a total of 4,596 car and bike trips thus far, the state’s investment of $7,579,256.55 comes out to $1,649.10 per trip.

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