National Coffee Day Means Free Hubway For Boston

BOSTON, MA — It's National Coffee Day. To celebrate, Hubway it is offering free Hubway passes.

For those of you who missed what Hubway is, it launched in 2011, and is metro-Boston's public bike share program, with more than 1,800 bikes at some 180 stations across Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville. Hubway is owned by the municipalities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville, and operated by Motivate.

Like other bike share systems, it consists of a fleet of specially designed, sturdy bikes that are locked into a network of docking stations throughout the city. The bikes can be unlocked from one station and returned to any other station in the system, making them ideal for one-way trips. People use bike share for everything from commuting, to riding around town for fun.

Who said you couldn't get a free ride?

Hubway members and casual users can access their free ride code by signing onto the new Hubway mobile app at thehubway.com/app at any time Friday. With the new app, riders can also find bikes and docks; purchase a pass; get ride notifications; see lifetime ride stats; access 24-7 customer service assistance; and even find nearby bike shops.

For those who managed to get up and go before 10 a.m. there was free coffee involved at the Hubway’s Aquarium Station or Congress Street Station from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. from High Brew Coffee, which paired with the company to offer the free rides for the day.

“There is no better combination than delicious cold brew coffee and a bike ride,” said Hubway General Manager Katie O’Connor, “If you’ve never given Hubway a try, this Friday is the perfect opportunity to strap on a helmet and get riding for free, thanks to High Brew Coffee.”

The free ride day is part of a months-long partnership between High Brew Coffee and Hubway; Hubway wrapped 25 stations and 150 special-edition Hubway bikes across the city with High Brew branding from September 18 to November 30.

So far in 2017, more than 970,000 trips have been logged on Hubway bikes. This year the company will hit 1 million trips faster than any year before, by the look at the data, says the company. August 2017 had the most trips a in single month, at nearly 194,000 trips. The system has more than 14,000 annual members and major expansion is planned in all participating municipalities.