Capital Bikeshare is looking to go dockless.
The D.C. bikeshare is set to begin a pilot on Sept. 20 that will allow bikes to be accessed without going to a station, WAMU reports. China-based Mobikeand Seattle-based Spin, which are already operating in other cities, are set to deploy 200 bikes that can be located and unlocked using apps. The bikes also self-lock to a bike rack or other spot.
The stations aren’t going away altogether, but officials also see the dockless add-on as a chance to expand bikeshare to parts of the District that are currently underserved.
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