Rochester Police say they’re working with the bike sharing company Pace to recover 241 missing bicycles. They’re asking the public to call 911, 311 or Crimestoppers if they have information that could lead to recovering any of the bikes.
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren confirmed many of the bikes have been stolen from the downtown racks where people are supposed to use a cellphone app to rent them temporarily. The mayor says a design change may have made it easier to make off with the bikes. She says the city remains committed to the bike sharing concept and is working with Pace to solve the problem.
Pace says it still has 126 bikes in service and is bringing in more from other cities, plus working on tracking technology for its bikes.