Faces of Indego: A Part of My Daily Routine

Posted on October 28, 2015June 17, 2016 by Kiera Smalls

In celebration of all the riders who keep Indego moving, the Faces of Indego campaign will be highlighting users throughout the month of November through interviews, photographs, and stories . Want to show your face? Email marketing@rideindego.com

Name:Keola (Kay-ola)

Occupation/Interest: Financial Planner

Neighborhood: West Philadelphia (born and raised). Yes – the playground was where I spent most of my days 🙂

Favorite thing about Philly: The architecture. My favorite thing to do in Philly is to ride Indego to the Schuylkill River Trail, sit across from the Cira Centre at 30th Street and embrace how beautiful this city is. Please try it!

Why do you ride Indego? I ride Indego to gather my thoughts after a long day at work. I release stress and exercise at the same time. No gym membership necessary.

What views do you see on your ride? You see change and opportunities up close and personal. The kind of view that you’ll never experience while riding in a car.

Any tips for new Indego riders? Be fearless!

How has Indego impacted your life and/or community? Indego has given me a new look on bike riding. I used to think of it as a way to exercise but now it’s a part of my day to day routine.

Faces of Indego Press Release

Posted on October 22, 2015February 29, 2016 by Kiera Smalls

This week you may see some shiny new posters starting to pop up at Indego stations and bus shelters throughout the city, featuring Philadelphians who use bike share. These are part of Indego’s new campaign, “Faces (and Voices) of Indego,” which aims to highlight the stories of individual riders and real Philadelphians who use the system. For this campaign, we photographed and interviewed five community leaders who have become Indego ambassadors in their neighborhoods and who use the bikes in different ways in Philadephia.

The Indego ambassador program is part of the Better Bike Share partnership, a collaboration funded by the JPB foundation to create a socially equitable and replicable bike share system in Philadelphia and beyond. Together with the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Indego is working towards ensuring that the Philadelphia’s bike share system is accessible to all riders.

”This campaign is a reflection of a commitment Philadelphia made from day one to make sure that bike share was for everyone” said Carniesha Kwashie, the Better Bike Share Partnership grant manager. “We are proud to partner with community leaders, as they have helped build and share Indego as a transportation and recreation option, and represent some of the many faces and voices of the community we aim to serve.”

In celebration of all the riders who keep Indego moving, the Faces of Indego campaign will be highlighting users throughout the month of November through interviews, photographs, and stories . Want to show your face? Tweet and Instagram photos of yourself with an Indego bike while using the hashtag #facesofindego and/or email marketing@rideindego.com to share your story. Remember to practice safe selfie-ing and never take a picture while on a moving bike or in traffic.

Indego, sponsored by Independence Blue Cross, is an initiative of the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Transportation & Utilities. The program launched on April 23, 2015. Since then, over 330,000 Indego bike rides have been taken between 73 stations across the city.

Better Bike Share Partnership Making An Impact

Posted on September 21, 2015June 17, 2016 by Kiera Smalls

Indego’s Better Bike Share team had an awesome outreach weekend – one of our busiest yet! Scroll down for the highlights…

City staff from the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities joined us at Strawberry Mansion Community Day. In addition to taking test rides and member sign-ups, Strawberry Mansion residents were able to provide their input about where new bike share stations – coming next Spring – should go in their neighborhood.

At the 8th Annual Point Breeze Community Appreciation Day, sponsored by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Indego set up our table next to our Better Bike Share partners, Mural Arts Program. Courtesy of Mural Arts, Point Breeze residents could screen print their own t-shirt for free – with designs that match the ten #RidingMurals bikes in the system, and also a future ground mural planned for the triangle at 22nd and Tasker. We even had a special guest appearance by the Phillie Phanatic, who wasn’t half bad at riding our bike!

On Sunday, like every Sunday, we offered free Indego rides at the Food Trust’s Common Ground Marketplace at Broad and Mount Vernon (come visit us sometime!). This week was special, though – we had one rider, Joyce, who got on a bike for the first time in 20 years. Congratulations, Joyce! You’re inspiring.

One of our bilingual Indego representatives was out at the Mexican Independence Day Festival at the Delaware River Waterfront to check out the festivities there and share info about Indego with attendees. She snapped this great photo:

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia does outreach and education on behalf of Indego, and their work is made possible by the Better Bike Share Partnership, an initiative funded by the JPB Foundation, which seeks to create a socially equitable and replicable bike share model for Philadelphia and beyond.

$5 Off Your First Month Thanks To Capital One

Posted on September 17, 2015February 29, 2016 by Kiera Smalls

You’ve seen those blue bikes zooming throughout the City but have you experienced the fun firsthand? If not, Capital One®
has a sweet deal for you! Join today and get $5 off your first month’s Indego30 membership when you pay using your Capital One 360 checking debit card.

Here’s how:

1. Select “Become a member” & select ‘Indego30 membership.’
2. Enter your Capital One 360 checking debit card’s first 6 digits as the promo code.
3. Hop on Indego & enjoy $5 off your first month’s membership!

See how Indego members can get 50% off Peet’s® Coffee handcrafted beverages at the Capital One Rittenhouse Café.

Only new Indego members and U.S. based cards are eligible for the $5 discount off of the Indego30 membership. Products and services offered by Capital One, N.A., Members FDIC.

Members Get 50% Off Peet’s Beverages At Capital One Rittenhouse Cafe

Posted on September 17, 2015February 29, 2016 by Kiera Smalls

Love a good cup of coffee just as much as we do? Well, thanks to Capital One®, you can get 50% off any handcrafted Peet’s® beverage. Membership has its benefits!

The details:

Visit the Rittenhouse Capital One Café, and show your Indego Key at the counter and enjoy! Valid until December 31.

Interested in banking with Capital One? Click here or pop into the Capital One Rittenhouse Café to learn more.

And tell your friends now’s the time to sign up for an Indego30 membership! Capital One is also offering $5 off first month’s membership to debit cardholders.