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Denver B-cycle | Feb 21, 2018
DENVER—Feb. 20, 2018—Denver B-cycle and Kaiser Permanente will celebrate the return of Kaiser Permanente’s Monday’s Motivation campaign in 2018, when the bike sharing system can be accessed without a charge on the last Monday of each month. The offer is open to all.
Riders who check out a bike on a Monday’s Motivation day should keep an eye out for “Blue Tickets” on select Kaiser Permanente-wrapped bikes. Each “Blue Ticket” will be redeemable for a prize. There will also be one special “unicorn” bike sporting a Kaiser Permanente design and a unique blue metallic wrap, the only metallic bike in the system.
Kaiser Permanente & Denver B-cycle have set a goal to reach 5,000 complimentary trips in 2018—an estimated 20,743 miles of riding (based on average ridership data), an estimated 19,601 pounds of carbon emissions avoided, and an estimated 824,934 calories burned. Last year, the first year of Kaiser Permanente’s support of Monday’s Motivation, riders took 3,010 complimentary trips.
“These days provide a way for new riders to try our system and see how convenient and easy it is to use. Making Denver B-cycle part of your routines starts with circling a Monday on your calendar and trying it,” said Denver B-cycle executive director Nick Bohnenkamp. “The look of the wrapped bikes is great and we appreciate being a part of Kaiser Permanente’s vision in supporting health & transit in our city”.
The complimentary access passes are valid for 24 HR Kiosk purchases only. It is not valid for access passes purchased on DenverBcycle.com or on the BCycle App. All B-cycle riders will need to swipe a credit card to check out at a B-cycle kiosk, standard overtime fees will apply to trips over 30 minutes.
Riders who find a “Blue Ticket” will need to share a photo of themselves with their “Blue Ticket” and Kaiser Permanente wrapped B-cycle bike to redeem. There are three ways to redeem:
The complimentary Mondays in 2018, thanks to Kaiser Permanente, are Feb. 26, March 26, April 30, May 28, June 25, July 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 26, and Dec. 31.
ABOUT DENVER BIKE SHARING Denver B-cycle is presented by Kaiser Permanente in association with a variety of community sponsors. Denver B-cycle is owned and operated by Denver Bike Sharing, a charitable, non-profit organization. Denver Bike Sharing serves as a catalyst for a fundamental transformation by operating a bike sharing system in Denver to enhance mobility while promoting all aspects of sustainability: quality of life, equity, the environment, economic development, and public health. To learn more about Denver Bike Sharing, the owner and operator of Denver B-cycle, visit
denver.bcycle.com or call 303-825-3325.
ABOUT KAISER PERMANENTE COLORADO
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is the state’s largest nonprofit health plan, working to improve the lives and health of all Coloradans for 49 years. We are comprised of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado and the Colorado Permanente Medical Group—one of the state’s largest medical groups with more than 1,200 physicians. We provide comprehensive care for our 660,000 Kaiser Permanente Colorado members through 31 medical offices across the state—from Pueblo to Greeley and in Summit and Eagle counties. We are also committed to our social mission and in 2017, proudly directed more than $122 million to community benefit programs to improve the health of all Coloradans. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit
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Media Contact: Mark Stevens
mstevens@ecentral.com 720-328-5488 (office); 303-495-8699 (cell)