SEATTLE — The leading bidder to operate Seattle’s troubled bike share program is proposing an all-electric fleet, raising suspicions the city could end up ditching the nonelectric bikes and station equipment it just bought.
Seattle officials plan to select a company to expand and run the troubled Pronto bike-share system as soon as this week, The Seattle Times reports.
The city purchased the bike-share program in March.
Transportation Department Chief Scott Kubly’s former company is among the top bidders, but does not hold the highest ranking, the Times said.
The leading bidder, Bewegen, is an electric bike company out of Quebec, according to an Aug. 3 memo to City Council members.
Kubly is not on the city’s bid-evaluation team.
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