MUSKEGON, Mich. —
You can now bike the Muskegon lakeshore for $4 an hour, all you have to do is download an application on your phone.
The city and county of Musekgon partnered with Ride United, United Way of the Lakeshore and JCI Great Muskegon to launch a bike share program. Residents and visitors can rent the bikes at two locations, the Muskegon County Visitors Bureau or the Muskegon Farmer's Market by downloading Movatic.
Bryan Lambert, owner of The Lambert Family Agency-Brightway Insurance, came up with the idea with his wife. Right now, there are just eight bikes, but they hope to add more in the future.
"Local employees can sponsor [us] and get a rack at their place of employment for their employees," Lambert said.
Lambert said the hope is that restaurants and breweries will get on board and host a bike rack outside of their businesses. Anyone with interest in sponsoring a future bike rack should contact the city of Muskegon's Downtown Development Authority.
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