Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit
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Bike Share Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit PREPARED FOR: Detroit Bike Share Partnership PREPARED BY: Alta Planning + Design LivingLAB Bike Share Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit May 6, 2013 Prepared by: Alta Planning + Design LivingLAB Bike Share Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................................... ii List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................ iii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................................. iv Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................................................... v Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Background ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Benefits of Bike Sharing .............................................................................................................................. 12 4 Experience in Other Cities (Comparative Analysis) ...........................................................................18 5 Local Context Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 27 6 Opportunities and Issues ........................................................................................................................... 56 7 System Planning ............................................................................................................................................ 60 8 Business Model ............................................................................................................................................. 80 9 System Costs .................................................................................................................................................. 84 10 System Revenues .......................................................................................................................................... 86 11 Financial Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 96 12 Stakeholder Assessment ............................................................................................................................. 99 13 Operational Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 102 14 Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 104 15 Appendix A – Funding Opportunities under MAP-21 ..................................................................... 105 16 Appendix B – Stakeholder Meeting Notes .......................................................................................... 108 ii | Detroit Bike Share Partnership Bike Share Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit List of Figures Figure 1.1 Greater Downtown Detroit (GDD) Study Area ........................................................................................ 6 Figure 2.1 Historic Development of Bike Share Technology ..................................................................................... 8 Figure 2.2 Bike Share Family Tree .................................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2.3 Low-Tech Green Gears Bike Rental System in Jackson, WY. .............................................................. 9 Figure 2.4 Example of Stationless Bike Share ............................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2.5 Elements of a Fourth Generation Bike Share System ............................................................................ 10 Figure 2.6 Safety Features of DecoBike Bicycles (Miami Beach) ............................................................................ 11 Figure 3.1 Relative costs of transportation investments .......................................................................................... 12 Figure 3.2 Transportation costs disproportionately affect low-income households ........................................ 14 Figure 3.3 Relative annual cost of different transportation modes ....................................................................... 14 Figure 3.4 Map of CMAQ Nonattainment Areas in Michigan ............................................................................... 15 Figure 3.5 Urban Transportation Spectrum ................................................................................................................ 16 Figure 3.6 Safety messaging for Citibike in NYC includes rules of the road on the handle stem ................. 17 Figure 3.7 Comparison of Daily Bicycle Ridership and the Number of Annual Bicycle Injury and Fatality Crashes (1998 – 2008)......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 4.1 Map of Active Bike Share Programs in the United States .................................................................... 18 Figure 4.2 – Most systems offer a key for annual members to directly access a bike without having to use the kiosk. ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 5.1 Greater Downtown Detroit Transit Services .......................................................................................... 28 Figure 5.2 Existing and Proposed Non-Motorized Facilities in Greater Downtown Detroit. ...................... 32 Figure 7.1 City-wide Map of Potential Bike Share Demand in Detroit. ................................................................ 61 Figure 7.2 Map of Potential Bike Share Demand in Greater Downtown Detroit. ............................................ 62 Figure 7.3 Percentage of the Population Living in Poverty in Greater Downtown Detroit. ........................... 63 Figure 7.4 Percentage of Non-English Speaking Population inGreater Downtown Detroit. ....................... 64 Figure 7.5: Station Locations Suggested by the Public. ............................................................................................. 71 Figure 7.6: Preliminary Station Plan. .............................................................................................................................. 73 Figure 7.7 Example Station Dimensions (based on information from Public Bike Share Company of Quebec). ................................................................................................................................................................................. 75 Figure 7.8 Capital Bikeshare On-Street Station. ........................................................................................................ 76 Figure 7.9 Potential On-Street Station in Corktown. ............................................................................................... 76 Detroit Bike Share Partnership | iii Bike Share Feasibility Study for Greater Downtown Detroit Figure 7.10 Capital Bikeshare Sidewalk Station. ........................................................................................................ 77 Figure 7.11 Potential Sidewalk Station in Downtown Detroit. ............................................................................... 77 Figure 7.12 B-Cycle San Antonio Off-Street Station. ................................................................................................. 78 Figure 7.13 Potential Public Plaza Station in Downtown Detroit. ........................................................................ 79 Figure 7.14 Potential Public Plaza Station in Downtown Detroit. ........................................................................ 79 List of Tables Table 4.1: Comparison of Detroit to US Cities Operating Bike Share Systems ................................................... 19 Table 4.2: Programs to Address Barriers to Access amongst Bike Share Programs in the United States .... 23 Table 6.1: Greater Downtown Detroit Potential Users, Opportunities, and Challenges for Bike Sharing . 57 Table 7.1: Comparison of Station Density in Select Bike Share Cities ................................................................... 67 Table 7.2: Number of Stations that can be Supported in Greater Downtown Detroit ..................................... 67 Table 7.3 –Bike-to-Station Ratio for North American Bike Share Systems .......................................................