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WEBVTT >> THOSE BRIGHTLY COLORED CRUISERS ARE EVERYWHERE IN SACRAMENTO. THAT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE LIKE MIGUEL WHO RID THREE TO FIVE TIMES A WEEK. >> IT HELPS YOU LOCATE ONE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. JUMP BIKE UNVEILS I FIRST PUBLIC CHARGING STATION IN THE COUNTRY. WITH PLANS TO INSTALL MORE THAN 25 STATIONS ACROSS THESE THE. >> IT TOUCHES ON THE STRATEGIC FOCUS, FIRST AND LAST MILE. THAT IS WH WE FOCUS ON THIS. >> T ROLLOUT COMES AMID CONCERNS FOR CYCLIST. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS SACRAMENTO IS T MOST DANGEROUS CITY TO RIDE IN. >> IT TYPICALLY OCCURS ON BIG BOULEVARDS. STOCKTON BOULEVARD. THOSE ARE THE BIG, BUSY STREETS THAT ARE THE HARDEST TO RIDE ON. >> JUMP BIKES CA HELP BRING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN. YOU CAN CHECK A BIKE OUT. THAT MAKES THE STREETS SAFER. >> THE HAVE BIKES FULFILLING THE INITIAL ROLLOUT. >> IT IS BETTER THAN WALKING. >> MORE C

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Bike-share company JUMP unveiled its first public charging station for its bright red cruisers.The station, which allows riders to directly plug in their chargeable JUMP bikes, is positioned at SacRT's light rail station at Sacramento City College. "It touches on this strategic focus on first and last mile connections for multi-modal transit," JUMP Sacramento General Manager Alex Hagelin said. "That's why we focus on this partnership with SacRT and make sure we have stations at large employment centers, like Sacramento City College."The direct connections ensure more bikes remain available and charged, as opposed to JUMP vans scooping them up for off-the-grid charging. "It means we can have more bikes available on the road," he said. "We can also improve the sustainability and efficiency of our operation."Hagelin said more than 25 stations with several hundred charging docks will be built across the city, 10 of which will be located at regional transit stops. As these new charging stations get rolled out, the company is also fulfilling its initial plan to drop 900 bikes in Sacramento, West Sacramento and Davis. "We're impressed with the ridership. We've seen over 475,000 miles traveled," Hagelin said. "Also, six-and-half trips per bike per day, which is about two to three times the utilization you might see in a traditional bike-share system."Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sacramento is the fifth most dangerous big city to travel by bicycle. Citing data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, WSJ reported that 4.8 people die on bikes for every 100,000 people."(Fatalities) typically occur on big arterial boulevards like Stockton Boulevard, Florin Road, Power Inn Road. Those are the big, busy streets that are the hardest to ride on," said Jim Brown, executive director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. Brown believes JUMP can actually help cut into that as the city pushes its Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths. "Instead of needing to drive from the south area into downtown, you can take light rail and check a bike out," Brown said. "That gets cars off the road. That makes these big, busy streets a little bit safer."JUMP hopes to infuse more bikes into the city in the future, Hagelin said.