Check out all the great coverage Heartland Bike Share is getting with our "In The News" page!

This page is updated periodically with news articles and videos that feature Heartland Bike Share. It's a great resource to see the great things being said about bike sharing in the Omaha Metro. 

Check out a Heartland Bike Share spotlight video below!

2021

• "Papillion Now - B-cycle" (Papillion Now - 11/19/2021) 
• "Heartland Bike Share B-cycle" (Papillion Now - 09/07/2021)
• "Heartland B-cycle offering free bike valet service for College World Series fans" (KMTV - 06/14/2021)
• "Heartland B-cycle: Get one and go" (Omaha World-Herald - 06/05/2021)
• "Biking expanding in Omaha while bike lanes make slow progress" (KMTV - 04/28/2021)
• "Heartland BCycle offering free rides to voters" (KMTV - 04/06/2021)

2020

• “Heartland B-cycle offering free trips on Election Day” (1110 KFAB - 10/26/2020)
• “Heartland B-cycle will offer free bike rides on Election Day” (Omaha World-Herald - 10/22/2020)
• “Heartland 2050 preaches smarter community design, utility” (Midlands Business Journal - 6/12/2020)
• "More Nebraskans Getting Riding Amid Coronavirus Pandemic" (KMTV - 5/27/2020)
• " 'I Just Need Fresh Air': People now clustered at home find walking and biking critical" (Omaha World-Herald - 4/12/2020)
• “Chronicle: biking in the metro” (KETV - 4/10/2020)
• “Coronavirus updates: Bikeshare offers free memberships to health care workers” (Omaha World-Herald - 4/8/2020)
• "Get up to speed on Omaha's new bus line. A Q&A on ORBT" (Omaha World-Herald - 2/28/2020)
• Better Bike Share Partnership Awards  $79,000 in Grants (Bicycle Retailer - 2/24/2020)

2019

• "Downtown plans begin to take shape" (Papillion Times - 12/19/2019)
• "Why are some area millennials are stepping away from the car-bound lifestyle" (Omaha World-Herald - 11/3/2019)
• “Check out a book and a bike” (Papillion Times - 8/27/2019)

2023

• From the Desk of Mayor Matt Walsh: Library an abundance of resource for community- The Daily Nonpareil 2/17/2023

• Omaha City Council and nonprofit plan to add more e-bikes - WOWT 3/4/2023 

• Nebraska Public Transit Week will be celebrated throughout the city with Metro Transit | KPTM 4/12/2023

• Omaha's Heartland Bike Share converts to electric bikes - KETV 4/21/2023
• Heartland Bike Share transition to full electric bike fleet - KPTM 4/21/2023
• Omaha area bike share now 100% electric - YouTube 4/21/2023
• https://urban-plains.com/the-anti-suburbia 5/8/2023
• https://betterbikeshare.org/2023/07/05/the-heartland-goes-electric/ 7/5/2023
• https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/casestudy/collaborative-planning-a-look-at-the-partnership-between-metro-transit-and-heartland-bike-share-in-omaha-ne/ 7/27/2023
• Collaborative Planning: A Look at the Partnership between Metro Transit and Heartland Bike ... KMTV 7/30/2023
• E-bikes are finding their way in Papillion - Omaha World-Herald 8/22/2023
• Heartland Bike Share #omahaplaces #downtownomaha | Things To Do In Omaha | TikTok 9/13/2023
  

2022

• ORBT, Heartland Bike Share add e-bike stations across Omaha - KETV 6/6/2022
• Omaha bike share program sees record use in June, plans expansion | Local News- Omaha World Herald 7/24/2022
• Bike Share Can Help People Age In Place- Better Bike Share 8/4/2022
• Omaha nonprofit release report of Market-to-Midtown Bikeway pilot project - WOWT 8/17/2022
• North Omaha Trail seeks to connect, heal wounds of past | Nebraska Examiner 10/20/2022
• Omaha voters getting free election day rides to polls - KETV 10/20/2022
• Omaha residents voice opinion on the future of active mobility in the metro - KETV 11/10/2022

Heartland B-cycle "In The News" Archive

2018

• “Heartland B-cycle Expands in Midtown” (Midtown Crossing - 12/7/2018)
• “LiveGreen: Heartland B-cycle stations now on campus” (UNMC Newsroom - 12/4/2018)
• “Heartland B-Cycle Expansion on Campus” (UNO - 11/21/2018)
• "Heartland B-cycle offering free bike rides to the polls" (Omaha World Herald - 11/5/2018)
• "B-cycle bike-share program nearly doubles number of Omaha locations" (Omaha World-Herald - 10/31/2018)
• “B-cycle To Add Dozens of Bike Stations” (City of Omaha - 10/31/2018)
• "Trying to get around Omaha? Here are some transportation options" (Omaha World-Herald - 8/19/2018)
• "Heartland B Cycle program moves forward with major expansion in 2018, partners with local universities" (KETV - 4/27/2018)

 

 

Heartland B-cycle "In The News" Archive

2017

• "B-cycle expands bike-sharing system to Sarpy County" (Live Well Nebraska - 7/7/2017)
• "Heartland B-cycle sets up station in Papillion" (Papillion Times - 6/16/2017)
• Heartland B-Cycle’s bike sharing program to double in size by 2019 (KIOS Omaha Public Radio - 1/3/2017)

2016

• "City of Omaha takes over ownership of Heartland BCycle program in new partnership" (KETV Omaha - 10/10/2016)
• “Green Strides - CSM now a part of Omaha’s bike-sharing network” (College of Saint Mary- 6/30/2016)

2015

• “B-cycle: sustainability for the future” (UNO: The Gateway - 10/19/15)
  

Heartland B-cycle Videos

• “Explore Papillion - B-cycle Test Ride” (City of Papillion - 6/16/2020)

• “Bike Sales, Rentals See Dramatic Increase During Pandemic” (KMTV - 5/27/2020)

• “Heartland B-cycle” (KMTV - 4/22/2016)

• “Heartland B-cycle Visit to The Durham Museum” (The Durham Museum - 4/2/2015)

• “Heartland B-cycle Program” (Iowa Western Television - 1/29/2015)