VCycle

VCycle is a free bike initiative by the VSA.

History

The initiative began as a result of a surplus in the VSA's executive discretionary fund for the 2022–2023 year. The Director of Services for that year decided to use the surplus for a bike share program.^[1] The infrastructure for the program was bought from the company On Bike Share and totaled about $39,000.^[1]

The rollout brought criticism over glitches in the app required to unlock a bike from the racks.^[2]^[3]

In April 2026, the Senate changed VCycle into a short-term bike lending program, where bikes can be checked out for a semester.^[4]

References

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://miscellanynews.org/2023/10/26/news/vsa-launches-new-bike-initiative/

[2] ttps://miscellanynews.org/2024/12/04/news/comedians-expose-the-vsa-at-town-hall-roast/

[3] ttps://miscellanynews.org/2023/11/15/opinions/kinks-in-vcycle-need-to-be-worked-out/

[4] ttps://miscellanynews.org/2026/04/16/news/vsa-updates/vsa-highlights-april-12/

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