UC Irvine's ZotWheels automated bike sharing has arrived!

Parking and Transportation Services is a leader in alternative transportation solutions, winning awards and accolades from within and outside the university. To add to its sustainability efforts, Parking is bringing ZotWheels, an automated bike sharing system, to the UCI campus.

ZotWheels is:

• Automated
• Member supported
• Free to use after joining
• Easy to use
• Great exercise
• Non-polluting
• Centrally located
• Growing, with more stations planned

Parking and Transportation Services seeks to decrease the carbon footprint by offering affordable, environmentally sustainable, and increasingly accessible forms of transportation. In light of this mission, Parking is excited to bring the first automated self-service bike share program in California, ZotWheels, to the UC system. Almost a pound of tailpipe emissions will be saved for every mile a member rides a bike instead of driving. Bike sharing allows faculty, students, and staff an alternative to driving when making short-distance trips during the work and school day, as well as addressing important issues such as health and environmental sustainability, the future of transportation, and promoting community building on campus. Bike sharing already exists in many European cities, such as Paris and Barcelona. Take our bikes for a short ride around the inner ring, to the park, to a meeting, or to class... ZotWheels are meant to be shared; so rent one, ride it, return it and repeat any time you want to bring a little fun to your day!

Read More About 'RFID Enabled Bike Share' Around The Web:

• UC Irvine Bike System Homepage
• ABC Channel 7 Features Zotwheels - UC Irvine's RFID Bike System
• 101magazine.com Features Zotwheels in "Automated Campus Bike-Share Program Adds to Sustainability Mission"
• Zotwheels Wins Campus Technology Innovator Award