HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The brakes were hit on the city's bike share system, BCycle, after several years of serving Houston.[br /][br /][i]The video above is from a previous report. [/i][br /][br /]Many riders arriving at Eleanor Tinsley Park on Monday were left confused and with dead air.[br /][br /]"I didn't know," Stephanie Resendiz said. "There's no sign. I was kind of bummed out. I wish it were open."[br /][br /]After paying for a rental, Resendiz tried to remove the bike, but it wouldn't budge. That's because the service closed over the weekend.[br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="https://abc13.com/post/houston-bike-share-program-bcycle-close-june-30/14950459/" TARGET="" REL=""]Houston Bike Share program to close June 30 because it can't sustain itself, city says[/url][/b][br /][br /]"I really hoped they were open," Resendiz said. "We were trying to ride the bikes and stuff."[br /][br /]Apparent financial problems contributed to the program shutting down.[br /][br /]The bike share had a total of 300,00 users in 2020. Four years later, the program had less than 50,000 users.[br /][br /]"It's really difficult after so many years and really quite a bit of success showing how Houstonians will take to bikes when they're affordable and available," Houston Bike Share Vice Chair James Llamas said.[br /][br /]Llamas said that although the city [url HREF="https://abc13.com/houston-bcycle-bike-share-program-transportation-city-council-vote/13844839/" TARGET="" REL=""]gave the group $500,000[/url] late last year, it was too late. He said public money is necessary for bike shares to work.[br /][br /]"We'll see if there's an outcry or an outpouring of support for this," Llamas explained. "What a lot of other cities have transitioned to is the public transportation agency to support and or operate the bike share program."[br /][br /]ABC13 asked METRO about the future of where they see this going. They told ABC13 that it is looking for new options, including bike share programs.[br /][br /]Although the city's service is gone, you may soon be able to rent a bike, as METRO said it is currently under review.[br /][br /]The Baker Institute recently looked at public transportation in Harris County.[br /][br /]Ridership has decreased by more than 20% since 2020. It's even worse for Park N' Ride, where usage fell by nearly 50% in January 2024 compared to January 2020.[br /][br /][b]PREVIOUS REPORT: [url HREF="https://abc13.com/houston-bcycle-bike-share-program-transportation-city-council-vote/13844839/" TARGET="" REL=""]City prevents Houston BCycle bike share program from closing by approving $540K from general fund[/url][br /][/b][br /]The survey found that 66% of residents hadn't used METRO in a year, and only one in eight used it weekly.[br /][br /]Researchers explained that this doesn't mean support should stop for public transportation; studies should look at generating new demand.[br /][br /]For some, the answer isn't buses and rails but bikes. "I think they should bring it back, to be honest," Andre Garcia said.[br /][br /]Houston BCycle said around ten employees will be unemployed at some point this summer. People will likely see bikes and stands for several weeks.[br /][br /]The city owns them after purchasing them through a grant. The bike share group said the city may sell the equipment.[br /][br /][i]For updates on this story, follow Nick Natario on [url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/ABC13NickNatario/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"]Facebook[/url], [url HREF="https://twitter.com/NickABC13" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"]X[/url] and [url[br /]HREF="https://www.instagram.com/nicknatarioabc13/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"]Instagram[/url].[/i]