Getting around is easy on a Hi-Bike.
Hi-Bike: Bringing electric bike sharing to Fort William Hi-Bike Fort William electric bike share scheme, with 60 ebikes and eight charging hubs, is being launched this spring by Lochaber Environmental Group (LEG) and Bewegen. To ensure cost is not a barrier to using the Hi-Bikes, LEG will be offering discounted and free memberships to Hi-Bike and equal access passes for anyone that needs them, thanks to funding from Paths For All Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP). LEG will also be running lots of competitions with great prizes, so keep an eye out for more information on Facebook and Instagram @HiBikeFortWilliam as we get closer to launching Hi-Bike this spring. A range of Hi-Bike membership options provide the first 45 minutes of every ride for free, while a three-hour hire gives time for a longer journey or a ride for leisure. Charging hubs will be located around Fort William and you
can find a bike near you by checking bike availability at hubs on the Hi-Bike website or app. You’ll be able to join Hi-Bike online or over the phone and then unlock the bikes using your smartphone. If you don’t have a smartphone, no problem, membership cards will also be available to unlock the bikes. The LEG team will be running taster sessions and regular guided rides after the launch to help you use Hi-Bike and show you the best routes to get around Fort William. Thanks to the SCSP grant, access to the Hi-Bike ebikes will be affordable for everyone. You’ll be able to unlock a bike,
ride it to your destination and dock it again. Hi-Bike will make it easier, cheaper and quicker to take short local journeys by ebike, helping you to keep fit and healthy, avoid the traffic jams around town and reduce your carbon footprint. No need to get in your car, just get on a Hi-Bike. They are great fun to ride. Smarter Choices Smarter Places is a Paths for All programme to increase active and sustainable travel throughout Scotland. The programme is grant-funded by Transport Scotland. For more info about the Hi-Bike project visit www.lochaberenviro. org.uk or email info@ lochaberenviro.org.uk
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