Software Development

Capital Bikeshare’s app has new features at the station and on the ride

The app has features that allow access without a key, maps and ride stats.

Picturesque bikeshare. (Photo by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Capital Bikeshare has been testing a new app in recent weeks, and now it’s officially launched.

As reported by the Washington Post, the iOs and Android app is designed to make it easier to use the bikeshare.

Download it

“The new Capital Bikeshare mobile app will open up new possibilities for CaBi riders — providing a convenient and quick way to find a bike or a dock, keep track of exercise, and make it easier to know that you’ve properly docked your bike,” Capital Bikeshare General Manager Eric Gilliland said in a statement.

A key function of the app is to help get access to the system. There’s a color-coded map with bikes and docking stations, as well as a way to purchase a pass. The app also has a way to access bikes without a key. It provides a code that can be entered.

During a ride, the app offers updates about a ride through push notifications. There’s also a section showing ride stats. Sounds like it could have the added benefit of more data for visualizations.

Companies: Capital Bikeshare
Engagement

Join our growing Slack community

Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!

Donate to the Journalism Fund

Your support powers our independent journalism. Unlike most business-media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational contributions.

Trending

What internet speed do you really need?

How DC protesters are protecting themselves online while calling out the Trump administration

Developing tech for government agencies? Participant advisory councils can help get it right.

A car accident changed this engineer’s career trajectory — and mission 

Technically Media