Bike-share program Dropbike was well-received in Kelowna last year. Now, the bikessa国际传媒� return remains uncertain as Summer, as well as bike season, fast approaches.

The City of Kelowna is not without other bike-share possibilities though, as active transportation coordinator Matt Worona said theysa国际传媒檙e exploring more options for this year.

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Worona said that reviewing what the bike-share market looked like after a year was always the plan. The city wanted to learn from it and deliver something fulsome and work towards creating a competitive market.

He said that theysa国际传媒檙e at the finish line with a proposal to Kelowna council with updated bike-share programs.

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With interest coming in from other bike-share organizations, including Lyft and Uber, as well as local Kelowna businesses, Worona said itsa国际传媒檚 just a matter of time before operators are opening up in Kelowna.

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Once the proposal gets to Kelowna council, Worona expects an estimate of four to six weeks for operators to get established and operating.

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