Metro’s bike sharing program has arrived in the San Fernando Valley, and its first stop is North Hollywood.

Bicycles are now available to rent using a TAP card from 16 stations sprinkled near the Orange and Red Line stations in North Hollywood and surrounding areas, such as Valley Village and Studio City. 

The 150 bikes rolled out this week in North Hollywood are part of a larger bike-sharing program that Metro has already launched in other parts of the city, including the Harbor area, Los Angeles’s Westside, downtown Los Angeles and near USC.

The “Smart Metro” bike model chosen for the North Hollywood program can be locked to any public bike rack for a convenience charge ($2 if it is within the bike share zone, $20 if outside). There are no extra costs if the bike is returned to a designated Metro bike share station, beyond the cost of the pass to ride. The cost to ride for 30 minutes is $1.75, with 30-day passes available for $17 and a year-long pass costing $150. A map of the stations can be found here. Metro also has a Bike Share smartphone app that provides information on the location of the closest bike stations.

Originally posted by dailynews.com. Written by Elizabeth Chou. Photos by Mike Meadows.