The city will kick in $197,000, with other partners coming up with $265,000 toward a $500,000 financial goal to keep the transportation service going. The city’s share will come from money it had planned to allocate toward Red Bike expansions. Instead that money will be used to shore up its operating side, pending City Council approval.

Expected to contribute funding are the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation ($100,000), Interact for Health ($25,000), Duke Energy ($15,000) and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation ($25,000). Cincinnati Metro is expected to bring a proposal for $100,000 to its governing board, the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, for a vote.