ofo is seeing its business grow in College Station. Now that students are back, the yellow bikes are apparently getting a lot more use.

Texas A&M Transportation Services said during Howdy Week they were seeing 8,000 rides a day. Now that school is in session, it's up to 10,000 rides daily. In the spring, ofo had a rocky launch with complaints about bikes being left all over town.

“In March, the system was free was had roughly 8,000 users and 75,000 rides in the month," said Ron Steedly, Texas A&M Transportation Services Alternative Transportation Manager.

Steedly said the university is working to make sure ofo's aren't as big a nuisance in College Station after an ordinance went into effect in mid-August.

"I don't think it's been too bad. I've been driving around just trying to take a look as well. The ordinance actually impacts the rights of way in the city," he said.

Since school started, the city says they've had about 20 complaints and issued only one citation. ofo is also expanding the geo-fence, or the territory where the bikes are supposed to be used. It now includes more businesses in town like the HEB at Texas and Holleman Drive. The company can face a citation if improperly placed bikes aren't removed or relocated quickly.

"If it is between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., ofo has two hours to pick up that bike and take care of it. If it’s an off time, then it’s 12 hours," said Aubrey Nettles, College Station Special Projects Coordinator. She added ofo just obtained a permit with them last week.

"Since that time, we've been working with them on enforcement and making sure they understand the rules and the ways in which our code enforcement will be regulating their dockless bike share company," she said.

Steedly said ofo has expanded their workforce to pick up bikes that aren't being docked in bike racks.

"It's my understanding that they have 14 full-time equivalent employees right now. Of course, that can be spread out with some student workers," he said.

They are also looking to see if businesses or apartment complexes would like to be docking sites. Eventually 500 more bikes are expected to come to town, for a total of about 3,000.

You can report problems by contacting code enforcement at (979) 764-6363, emailing them at codeenforcement@cstx.gov as well as using the city's See-Click-Fix App for your smartphone. You can learn more by visiting the Related Links section.