The end of the road is approaching for Charlotte Joy Rides’ e-assist bike share system. The City of Charlotte and Charlotte Center City Partners announced Charlotte Joy Rides will operate through Tuesday, Dec. 31. Once 2025 arrives, Charlotte Joy Rides will permanently end the system and bikes will be removed across the city.
The system launched in 2012 with 200 bikes and 24 docks, offering Charlotteans accessible transportation across Uptown and South End. The program peaked to 343 bikes and 33 stations — a 58% increase.
“This successful bike share program significantly changed the culture of biking, advanced adoption of improvements in the city’s bike infrastructure and moved Charlotte toward our vision of becoming a ‘city of bikes,” said Michael Smith, CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners.
No need to fear, bike enthusiasts. Wheels will return when the city transitions to an independent, dockless system in 2025.
