Nextbike By TIER Launches A New Multimodel Bike Sharing Scheme In Partnership With Meath County Council In Navan Town

nextbike by TIER in partnership with Meath County Council has today announcedthelaunchofa multi-modal bike service in Navan. The service will be its first to feature push bikes, e-bikes from TIER and e-cargo bikes all through a single customer app and is TIER’s third location launch in Ireland, following the launch of its Limerick offering earlier this year in March and the TIER-branded service in Fingal.

Users can use the nextbike by TIER app to choose between the 25 push-bikes and the 25 ebikes to get to work, see friends or just go for a bike ride. If they are heading to the shops or need to carry a larger load they can pick an e-cargo bike which will be joining the system shortly. Users must park the bikes at bike racks around the town centre. When travelling further away from the centre they can park the bikes to the side of the pavement, not obstructing any pathways, doors or stairways, in so called‘flexzones’.

All three types of bikes being offered through the service meet or exceed the latestsafetystandards,can be located via GPS and are fully integrated into the nextbike by TIER app - a one-of-its-kind solution that has so far only been implementedinLimerick. E-bikescost€1.50/30min. Push-bikes cost €1 / 30min. E-cargo-bikes cost €1.50 / 30min. Details of mandatory parking racks, parking bays and flex zones can be found in the nextbike by TIER app. All journeys need to be startedandfinishedwithinthe flex zone at one of the parking bays or selected bike stands.

Welcoming the scheme, Mayor of Navan Cllr EdwardFennessysaid"Thisis a good news story which willbeamarvellousincentive in attracting extra touristsintothecounty,andit will also be of great assi- stance to residents as they move around the town doing their daily activities. The main purpose of the project is to encourage people to get out of their carsandstartcycling.Areview of the scheme will take place in 12 months’ time so I urge everyone to use these bikes as often as theycan."

Peadar Golden, Ireland Country Manager, TIER said, “We are proud to follow in the footsteps of our Limerick offering with this system. It is our goal to make the transport transition as attractive as possible. This multimodal offering meets a wide range of needs and therefore makes it particularly easy for users to choose a sustainable and flexible modeoftransport."