Ridership doubled during SEPTA strike, Indego provided needed transportation option for commuters, low-income individuals.

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia, PA – Indego, Philadelphia’s public bike share transportation system, played a major role in keeping Philadelphia moving during the SEPTA service interruption this past week.

Indego daily ridership doubled during that period, with a total of more than 24,000 trips.  Ridership averaged more than 3600 trips, with a peak of 4300 trips last Friday. This marked an increase over the average weekday ridership of 2,400 trips per day since our spring expansion.

During the service interruption, Indego staff worked hard to provide extra bikes and dock capacity at key stations during morning and evening rush hours.  Sales of the $15 Indego30 monthly pass increased by 9 times over the past week, and the $5 Indego Access monthly pass accounted for more than 1 of every 7 passes sold.

In addition, more than 2400 of the Indego trips during the SEPTA service interruption were made by Access Pass holders, proving that Indego is an important transportation option for people of all income levels. The Indego Access Pass is available to anyone who receives benefits such as food stamps or subsidized healthcare through the Pennsylvania Access Program.  It is just one of the ways that the City of Philadelphia shows its commitment to making the Indego Bike Share program the most comprehensive and socially equitable in the nation.

Indego will continue to offer enhanced service as SEPTA resumes operations over the next day.  Check www.rideindego.com or on Twitter (@rideindego) for up to date information.

Also: $1 Indego Rides on Election Day
Indego Bike Share is making it easier for voters to get to the polls on general election day. Indego walk-up trips will be discounted to $1 for 30 minute trips, compared with the normal $4 charge tomorrow, November 8^th, from 12am-10pm. The discount is intended to encourage ridership and access to the polls, and allow new users to try the system.

And — Philly to a Milli!
Indego, Philadelphia’s newest public transportation system, is poised to reach 1 million rides this November. To celebrate this milestone, Indego will be running a series of promotions from November 1^st until the Millionth Ride, which is expected sometime this week.

The Philly to a Milli campaign started on November 1st and is open to anyone who rides Indego. Each trip taken will enter the rider into a raffle, and the winning rider will have a station named in their honor for the next 6 months. The more trips taken, the better the odds. To celebrate the contest and milestone, Indego is planning station dock parties with giveaways from Indego’s presenting sponsor Independence Blue Cross, participating sponsor Capital One, and many more partners from their Passholder Perks program.

To find out more, Check out the ride ticker and dock party information at www.Rideindego.com/Millionth.

About Indego
The City of Philadelphia launched Indego in 2015 as the  newest form of public transportation. With more than 1000 self-service bikes and more than 105 stations, Indego offers 24/7 access to the City on your schedule. Indego is an initiative of the City of Philadelphia and sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.

Indego was launched with a strategic focus on making a bike share that is accessible and equitable to all Philadelphians, and is the lead partner of the Better Bike Share Partnership, a collaboration funded by The JPB Foundation to build equitable and replicable bike share systems. www.betterbikeshare.org The Better Bike Share partnership supported the City of Philadelphia’s equity goals for Indego when the system launched in April of 2015, including the placement of 19 Indego stations in underserved neighborhoods, the industry’s first integrated cash payment option, and outreach and education work in partnership with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.

Earlier this year, the City of Philadelphia, with funding from the William Penn Foundation, added 30 additional stations to connect underserved communities with parks, waterways and resources throughout Philadelphia.  This spring also marked the launch of the Indego30 Access pass.  Since April, over 1,000 people have purchased an Access pass, taking more than 16,000 trips.

For more information about Indego, please log on to www.rideindego.com.