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Explore Bike Share maps show hotbeds of activity

Nonprofit bike-share system reports more than 25,000 rides in first six months

By Published: December 12, 2018 12:32 AM CT
<strong>Heat maps show where Explore Bike Share riders have gone in the system's first six months. The maps were generated by the bikes' GPS systems.&nbsp;</strong>(Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

Heat maps show where Explore Bike Share riders have gone in the system's first six months. The maps were generated by the bikes' GPS systems. (Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

Explore Bike Share riders have taken more than 25,000 trips since the system launched six months ago, and a new series of maps shows exactly where those riders have been.
<strong>Big River Crossing, the pedestrian/bike trail on the Harahan Bridge across the Mississippi River, was the most popular Explore Bike Share station in the system's first six months.&nbsp;</strong>(Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

Big River Crossing, the pedestrian/bike trail on the Harahan Bridge across the Mississippi River, was the most popular Explore Bike Share station in the system's first six months. (Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

<strong>Heat maps show where Explore Bike Share riders have gone in the system's first six months. The maps were generated by the bikes' GPS systems.&nbsp;</strong><span>(Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)</span>

Heat maps show where Explore Bike Share riders have gone in the system's first six months. The maps were generated by the bikes' GPS systems. (Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

<strong>Several of Explore Bike Share's most-popular stations are Downtown, including Big River Crossing, Beale Street Landing, Court Square and Loflin Yard.&nbsp;</strong>(Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

Several of Explore Bike Share's most-popular stations are Downtown, including Big River Crossing, Beale Street Landing, Court Square and Loflin Yard. (Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

<strong>Overton Park was the No. 2 most-popular Explore Bike Share station in the system's first six months.&nbsp;</strong>(Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

Overton Park was the No. 2 most-popular Explore Bike Share station in the system's first six months. (Map courtesy of Explore Bike Share)

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Kate Crawford

Kate Crawford

Associate editor Kate Crawford is a native Memphian and third-generation University of Memphis alumna.

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