{"id":144890,"date":"2019-07-17T19:13:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=144890"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:40:11","slug":"google-maps-bike-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-maps-bike-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps to start showing bikeshare information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-144892\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/700_Bikeshare_nqx1c0.jpg\" alt=\"Bikeshare\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you live in a big city, you&#8217;ve probably taken advantage of bicycle sharing programs. <strong>They&#8217;re a great way to get around the city while avoiding traffic as well as a great way to get exercise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Google Maps has made it easier to<strong> find bikeshare stations in big cities 24 cities in 16 countries.\u00a0<\/strong>Starting today, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/products\/maps\/real-time-bikeshare-information-google-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> see the total amount of bikes in a station with Google Maps in these cities in real-time.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Maps\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/95612986-96d5-11e6-af7c-00163ec9f5fa\/3278374776\/google-maps-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Maps<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-maps.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Google Maps \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-maps.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144903\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144903\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/image2_CZHZ2Ai_ighxcj.gif\" alt=\"Google Maps gif\" width=\"350\" height=\"509\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/products\/maps\/real-time-bikeshare-information-google-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cities include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barcelona<\/li>\n<li>Berlin<\/li>\n<li>Brussels<\/li>\n<li>Budapest<\/li>\n<li>Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Dublin<\/li>\n<li>Hamburg<\/li>\n<li>Helsinki<\/li>\n<li>Kaohsiung<\/li>\n<li>London<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Lyon<\/li>\n<li>Madrid<\/li>\n<li>Mexico City<\/li>\n<li>Montreal<\/li>\n<li>New Taipei City<\/li>\n<li>Rio de Janeiro<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco Bay Area<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e3o Paulo<\/li>\n<li>Toronto<\/li>\n<li>Vienna<\/li>\n<li>Warsaw<\/li>\n<li>Zurich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bikeshare info was already available in New York City prior to this move by Google.<\/p>\n<p>The new info will certainly come in handy for bikeshare users. Problems users face include: <strong>not knowing where to pick up a bike<\/strong>, getting there only to discover <strong>there aren&#8217;t enough bikes for their group<\/strong>, or going to return a bike only to see that<strong> all the docks are full.\u00a0<\/strong>The new information in Google Maps can now alleviate all of these problems!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-related-articles-white\">\r\n<p class=\"sc-related-articles-white__title\">More from Softonic<\/p>\r\n  <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__row\">\r\n    <a title=\"Best apps for teens and new drivers \u25ba\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/new-driver-safety-apps\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__article\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/teen-driver-car-192.jpg)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div 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