Transportation & Recreation
Transportation is important for health because it provides access to goods, essential services, and opportunities like jobs, education, food, and healthcare.
Active transportation includes walking and biking. This makes it easier for people to fit physical activity into their daily routines. Communities can encourage active transportation by building safe walking and biking routes.
Communities are healthier when they have sidewalks, bike lanes, and bus stops close to homes and businesses.
Increase access to motor vehicle transportation in Central Wisconsin, for people to reach jobs, healthcare, education, shopping, and other essential services.
Increase multi-modal transportation and recreation opportunities.
How to Use Bike Share: 4 Simple Steps
The bike share program uses a free app called the Koloni App. Bikes can be checked out for a rate of $1.00/hour.
To start, download the Koloni App from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
Follow the in-app instructions to create your account.
When you create your account or adjust the settings in the app, you will need to add a payment method, like a credit card or bank account.
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After creating your account, follow the app instructions to unlock a bike.
You can scan the QR code or enter the bike ID number on the bike.
2
Add payment, confirm, and start your ride.
The app will guide you through the checkout process. Add your payment information and check that it is valid.
Confirm your details before completing the purchase or rental.
Once unlocked, you can start your ride!
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After your ride, return the bike to one of the locations. Use the app instructions to end your ride and lock the bike.
You'll receive a referral code to share with others for free rides in the future.
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Find Out More!
In this video, Hannah from the Wood County Health Department shares how to use the bike rental & rental location for the Bike Share Program.
Community Partnerships
History of River Riders Bike Share:
River Riders Bike Share started in 2015 as a grassroots program offering community-donated bicycles for rent.
After three years of success, in 2018, the program received grant funding for a more robust system that provides more bikes, better-quality bikes, a tracking and accountability database, and new types of bikes.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zagster, Inc. notified its partners that they had to discontinue their bike share programs. Over the next few months, new avenues were explored to bring back the successful rural program to offer innovative transportation and recreation options once again to the community.
In partnership with Koloni, Inc., River Riders Bike Share returned for the 2021 season!
River Riders reduced its fleet size due to grant funding cuts, allowing them to focus on popular locations. They hope to reopen more locations as new funding opportunities become available.
Bike-sharing services expanded to Marshfield with the opening of new locations.
River Riders is celebrating 10 Years of bike share!
2015
2018
2020
2021
2025
Bikes can be checked out for a rate of $1.00/hour.
Wisconsin Rapids Bike Locations:
West Grand Avenue Bridge
McMillan Memorial Library
South Wood County White Sands Beach
Available Bikes:
30 cruiser-style bikes
3 accessible bikes
1 tandem side-by-side bike
2 tricycles
Are you interested in sponsoring River Riders Bike Share?
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Bike Share is made possible by community support. Sponsorship of this program demonstrates support for resident-led initiatives, alternative modes of transportation, outdoor recreation, physical activity, and an overall healthy and vibrant community. Sponsorship covers the cost of one station for a year.
One station includes:
Five bikes
Locking and docking platform
Koloni App software
Maintenance
Storage
Website
Rider database system
The total cost per station is $1,000.
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Full Sponsorship cost is $1,000
Includes:
Large logo on both sides of bike baskets,
Logo on station sign, promotion on all marketing materials
Website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
Your choice of station location you would like to sponsor.
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Partial Sponsorship Cost is $500
Includes:
Small logo on both sides of the bike baskets
Promotion on all marketing materials, website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
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Contributor Sponsorship cost is $250
Includes:
Logo on the station sign
Promotion on all marketing materials, website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
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For more information on how to become a sponsor, please contact Hannah Wendels I 715-421-8530 I hannah.wendels@wisc.edu.
The goal of the Community Bike Share program is to bring additional transportation and recreation options to all of Wood County.
In 2021, thanks to local community sponsors, this program continues to achieve that goal by growing into the city of Marshfield. Renamed the Marshfield Community Bike Share to reflect its own community
History of Marshfield Community Bike Share:
2021
Bikes can be checked out for a rate of $1.00/hour.
Marshfield Bike Locations:
Wildwood Park & Zoo
Marshfield Clinic Health System YMCA
Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library
Marshfield Fairgrounds
Available Bikes:
20 cruiser-style bikes
Are you interested in sponsoring Marshfield Community Bike Share?
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Bike Share is made possible by community support. Sponsorship of this program demonstrates support for resident-led initiatives, alternative modes of transportation, outdoor recreation, physical activity, and an overall healthy and vibrant community. Sponsorship covers the cost of one station for a year.
One station includes:
Five bikes
Locking and docking platform
Koloni App software
Maintenance
Storage
Website
Rider database system
The total cost per station is $1,000.
-
Full Sponsorship cost is $1,000
Includes:
Large logo on both sides of bike baskets,
Logo on station sign, promotion on all marketing materials
Website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
Your choice of station location you would like to sponsor.
-
Partial Sponsorship Cost is $500
Includes:
Small logo on both sides of the bike baskets
Promotion on all marketing materials, website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
-
Contributor Sponsorship cost is $250
Includes:
Logo on the station sign
Promotion on all marketing materials, website, social media postings/features, and at all events.
-
For more information on how to become a sponsor, please contact Hannah Wendels I 715-421-8530 I hannah.wendels@wisc.edu.
Reports
Bike Share Program Report
Check out our 2024 Program Report to read about our successes over the past year!