RightBike is a community-owned and neighbourhood-based Bike Share service that operates in Westboro and Wellington West. We maintain a fleet of purple bikes for residents, visitors, and shoppers in the neighbourhood to use for short trips. For the price of a modest membership (or daily) fee, members of the public can ride one of our bikes around the Wellington St-Richmond Rd corridor, between Mountain Equipment Coop and Somerset Square in Hintonburg.
RightBike is a member of the Causeway Group of social businesses, a growing network of socially-minded, not-for-profit ventures focused on transforming disadvantaged lives through training and employment.
The goal of RightBike is to provide a sustainable transportation alternative to the residents and visitors in Ottawa West and to provide a replicable model for Bike Sharing in other communities. Learn more about our many community partners by clicking here.
Our objectives are:
- To encourage spontaneous, active and healthy living in Ottawa West.
- To increase economic activity in the neighbourhood by creating more opportunities for street-level activity and community engagement.
- To provide an alternative to the automobile for short trips in the community and contribute to the reduction of noise, pollution and congestion associated with motorized vehicle transportation.
- To increase the employment opportunities for marginalized individuals through the adoption of Social Enterprise values.
- To create a model of Bike Sharing for replication in other communities in Ottawa and beyond.
