Fees for use of bicycle share system.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 12-118
in effectSec. 12-118. - Fees for use of bicycle share system.
(a) The City shall provide a bicycle share system in which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a short-term basis. All monies collected for the use of the bicycles that are a part of the bicycle share system shall be deposited in the City treasury. It is the intent of the City that the monies collected pursuant to this section be appropriated annually to pay for the costs of operating the bicycle share system.
(b) Users of the bicycle share system shall be classified as "annual users," "monthly users," "occasional users," or "group users." An annual user or group user shall pay the applicable fee annually. A monthly user shall pay the fee monthly. An occasional user shall pay the applicable fee corresponding to the pass the occasional user desires to purchase. For purposes of this section, the term "group user" means an organization purchasing a pass on an annual basis for the use of the organization's employees that allows the use of a single bicycle and is transferrable among the organization's employees. Bicycle share system fees are as follows:
(1) | Annual user pass | $96.00
(2) | Monthly user pass | $18.00
(3) | Occasional user pass:
a. One-way trip | $1.75
b. 24-hour/one-day | $6.00
c. Seven-day/weekly | $18.00
d. Group user pass | $288.00
(c) All fees for the use of the bicycles that are a part of the bicycle share system shall be as set forth in this section. Fees for the use of the bicycle share system shall consist of a user fee entitling the user to use a bicycle for 45 minutes on a weekday and for one hour and 15 minutes on a weekend and an extra time fee for additional time beyond those time periods. The extra time fees are as follows:
Extra time—weekday
(1) | Zero to 45 minutes | Free
(2) | 45 minutes to one hour and 15 minutes | $3.00
(3) | One hour and 15 minutes to one hour and 45 minutes | $8.00
(4) | One hour and 45 minutes to two hours and 15 minutes | $15.00
(5) | Two hours and 15 minutes to two hours and 45 minutes | $24.00
(6) | Two hours and 45 minutes to three hours and 15 minutes | $35.00
(7) | Three hours and 15 minutes to three hours and 45 minutes | $47.00
(8) | Three hours and 45 minutes to four hours and 15 minutes | $62.00
(9) | Four hours and 15 minutes to four hours and 45 minutes (maximum) | $79.00
Extra time—weekend
(1) | Zero minutes to one hour and 15 minutes | Free
(2) | One hour and 15 minutes to one hour and 45 minutes | $3.00
(3) | One hour and 45 minutes to two hours and 15 minutes | $8.00
(4) | Two hours and 15 minutes to two hours and 45 minutes | $15.00
(5) | Two hours and 45 minutes to three hours and 15 minutes | $24.00
(6) | Three hours and 15 minutes to three hours and 45 minutes | $35.00
(7) | Three hours and 45 minutes to four hours and 15 minutes | $47.00
(8) | Four hours and 15 minutes to four hours and 45 minutes | $62.00
(9) | Four hours and 45 minutes to five hours and 15 minutes (maximum) | $79.00
(Code 2015, § 12-121; Code 2020, § 12-120; Ord. No. 2016-183, §§ 1, 2, 6-27-2016)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH12FI_ARTIVFESE_S12-118FEUSBISHSYFetched: 11/8/2026