The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is welcoming bikes back to campus with the launch of a new bike-sharing program with VeoRide that begins as the campus celebrates Homecoming Week Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. 

The program will allow employees, students, and visitors to get around campus quickly by renting the bright teal-colored bikes through VeoRide’s app, available for download on Apple’s App Store and Google Play.

Biking to classes and events on campus will be easier than ever as these dockless bikes may be parked and made available at any public bike rack.

UA Little Rock students and employees can purchase a monthly pass for $13.99 or a yearly pass for $48.99. Community members and visitors will pay $25.99 for a monthly pass and $99.99 for a yearly pass. Riders can also get a day pass for $6.99 or pay 50 cents for every 15 minutes of use.

Riders can use the VeoRide app to find an available bike and reserve it for up to 10 minutes in advance. Next, they scan the bike’s QR code or enter an ID to unlock the bike. Riders can leave the bike in designated areas and push the slider on the lock to end the trip.

UA Little Rock first entered the world of bike sharing with a partnership with San Francisco-based Spin that launched in February. The company abruptly canceled its bike-sharing program July 16 in order to focus on offering electronic scooter rentals.

UA Little Rock Sustainability Committee member Toni Boyer Stewart said the campus community is excited for the return of a new and improved bike-sharing experience.

“The campus community truly liked the bike-sharing program. It’s very convenient,” Boyer Stewart said.

UA Little Rock will be home to about 100 bikes with VeoRide, which will hire two employees to monitor the bikes on campus and move misplaced bikes to proper parking spaces.

The VeoRide bikes will also offer some new features. Riders will have the ability to pause their ride to accommodate brief stops during their commute. If a rider would like to stop at the Donaghey Student Center to buy a drink, he or she could pause the ride, make a purchase, and then return to the same bike without the inconvenience of renting a different bike, Boyer Stewart explained.

The bikes will also have a geofencing feature so that campus administrators can identify areas, such as sidewalks and parking lots, where the bikes cannot be parked. Riders will be unable to lock the bikes in these locations and must park them in an approved area to end their ride.

In the upper right photo, Maximum and Alex Tolbert, a member of the UA Little Rock Dance Team, check out a new bike from VeoRide.