Barry University’s office of Campus Recreation & Wellness will launch a bike sharing service on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The new service is in partnership with LimeBike, and an official launch event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Landon Student Union on Barry’s Miami Shores campus.
The service will begin with 35 LimeBikes being available to rent on campus and they will be spread out amongst seven location/areas: Penafort Pool, Andreas Hall, Browne/Dunspaugh residence halls, Garner Hall, Landon Student Union, Dominican residence hall and the School of Podiatric Medicine.
In addition to being available to students, faculty and staff, anyone from the community can also rent a LimeBike by downloading the app. Those with a barry.edu email address will receive a discounted rate of 50 cents per 30 minutes. LimeBikes use a dockless service and are GPS equipped, meaning renters don’t have to return the bike to a docking station and can leave it at their final destination, whether that be near campus, on the beach or anywhere else.
LimeBikes are weatherproof with rustproof frames and include puncture-proof foam tires and solar panels that allow the bikes to charge while sitting outside. There are also technological features that allow users to unlock the bikes via QR codes.