Cincy Red Bikes have been used more than expected since organizers rolled out the system four weeks ago. It's been a little cold and rainy recently, but people are still using the bikes. Organizers expected there to be about 1,000 rides per week. When they took a look at the numbers, there have actually been many more than that. So far there have been more than 7,000 trips, about 3,000 more than expected. Fore $8 per day, someone can rent one of the bikes to ride around town. That bike needs to be checked in every hour at one of 30 stations downtown, uptown or in Over-the-Rhine. Jason Barron, the Executive Director for Red Bike, said, "The most popular stations have been 12 & Vine, right in the heart of Over-The-Rhine, Fountain Square, a no brainer, Main & Orchard, which is up near a whole bunch of houses in Over-The-Rhine, which surprised us a little bit, but that has been a very popular station, and Freedom Center, right where we are standing, has been the 4th most popular station, right at the Banks." Riders can also buy an $80 annual pass. With that, you can use the bikes all year, but they still need to be checked in every hour. There are 30 Red Bike stations, with 260 available bikes.
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