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Health Implications of the Capital Bikeshare Program?
Vehicle 4 Change: Health Implications of the Capital Bikeshare Program Brian Alberts, Jamie Palumbo and Eric Pierce The George Washington University Master of Public Policy and Public Administration Program December 6, 2012 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 3 Executive Summary 4 Introduction and Background 6 Literature Review 9 Methodology 13 Analysis of Findings 16 Recommendations 22 Conclusion 25 Bibliography 26 Appendix A: Client Liaisons 29 Appendix B: History of Bikesharing Timeline 30 Appendix C: Survey Questionnaire 31 Acknowledgements We would like to thank Capital Bikeshare, especially Chris Eatough and Katie Sihler, for being so responsive and flexible as we collaborated on this project. Additionally, we would like to thank John Lisle from the District Department of Transportation for putting us in touch with the appropriate Capital Bikeshare contacts. We are grateful for the great feedback we received from Lori Diggins at LDA Consulting, from our fellow capstone classmates, from Professor Joan Dudik-Gayoso, and from Lisa Lowry. Executive Summary This report was undertaken to examine the health effects of membership in the Capital Bikeshare program. Methods of analysis include a review of major research and scholarly works within the transportation field and other pertinent issue areas such as health and economic policy. In addition to analyzing prior survey data of Capital Bikeshare members, we developed and, working closely with Capital Bikeshare staff, administered a new survey that allowed us to better understand the health benefits, both realized and unrealized, of the four-year-old program. Although the survey results suggest Capital Bikeshare members tend to be healthier than the population at-large and would therefore not be expected to derive substantial health benefits from the program, we pinpointed several promising findings in the response data. -
Bike! the Bicycle Sharing System in the Smart City Barcelona Aylin Ilhana* & Kaja J
ISSN 2412-0049 LIS August 23-25, 2017, Sapporo, Japan Think Green – Bike! The Bicycle Sharing System in the Smart City Barcelona Aylin Ilhana* & Kaja J. Fietkiewicza aDepartment of Information Science, Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstraße 1, Düsseldorf, Germany *Corresponding Author: [email protected] ABSTRACT One of the main goals of every (aspiring) Smart City is a green-minded, sustainable development. Today, one of the most popular green Smart City trends is the provision of bike sharing systems. In this study, we evaluate the Bicing service in Barcelona, which is one of the “smartest” cities in Europe. The investigation is based on a rapid ethnographic field study, qualitative interviews as well as a quantitative online survey among Barcelona’s residents and people staying in Barcelona for work, study or other reasons (e.g. shopping), all of which ensure a user-centric approach. The results show some strengths as well as weaknesses of the service and enable us to deduce important rules for implementation of bike sharing systems. Keywords: sustainable development, sustainable service, bike sharing system, urban development, strengths and weaknesses 1. Introduction How can citizens take over the responsibility and put an end to the air pollution and congested roads? Obviously, by deciding to be more green-minded. But how can citizens live more environment-friendly, if there are no green-minded alternatives? This is the reason why we need more sustainable and eco-friendly infrastructures and services in today’s cities. With integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in everyday life, simple aspects such as riding a bike become influenced by ICT, too. -
CYCLING and URBAN AIR QUALITY a Study of European Experiences
CYCLING AND URBAN AIR QUALITY A study of European Experiences Cycling and Urban Air Quality: A study of European Experiences www.ecf.com 1 RESPONSIBLE EDITOR European Cyclists’ Federation asbl Rue Franklin 28 B-1000 Brussels CYCLING AND AUTHORS Dr Guy Hitchcock & Michel Vedrenne URBAN AIR QUALITY RICARDO-AEA Gemini Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0QR, UK A study of European Experiences www.ricardo-aea.com Expert review by Prof. Dr Bas de Geus of Vrije Universiteit Brussel CONTACT PERSON AT ECF Benedicte Swennen Urban Mobility Policy Officer [email protected] COVER PHOTO BY Amsterdamize November 2014 ECFgratefully acknowledges financial support from the LIFE programme of the European Union. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. 2 Cycling and Urban Air Quality: A study of European Experiences www.ecf.com TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE EUROPEAN CYCLISTS’ FEDERATION ECFis the umbrella federation of bicycle users’organizations in Europeand beyond.Our aim is to havemore FOREWORD 6 peoplecycling more often andwetarget to double cycling by 2020in Europe.To reachthis goal wework with our membersand partners on putting cycling on the agendaatglobal, European,national and regional level. EXECUTIVESUMMARY 7 INTRODUCTION 8 MEASURESTO INCREASE CYCLING MODE SHARE 9 1.measuresaimed directly at increasing cycling 9 • Bike share schemes • Cyclinginfrastructure • Provisionof trip-end facilities • Integration of cyclingin public transportnetworks • Personalisedtravel information 2. -
Public Bicycle Schemes
Division 44 Water, Energy and Transport Recommended Reading and Links on Public Bicycle Schemes September 2010 Reading List on Public Bicycle Schemes Preface Various cities around the world are trying methods to encourage bicycling as a sustainable transport mode. Among those methods in encouraging cycling implementing public bicycle schemes is one. The public bicycle schemes are also known as bicycle sharing systems, community bicycling schemes etc., The main idea of a public bicycle system is that the user need not own a bicycle but still gain the advantages of bicycling by renting a bicycle provided by the scheme for a nominal fee or for free of charge (as in some cities). Most of these schemes enable people to realize one way trips, because the users needn’t to return the bicycles to the origin, which will avoid unnecessary travel. Public bicycle schemes provide not only convenience for trips in the communities, they can also be a good addition to the public transport system. Encouraging public bike systems have shown that there can be numerous short that could be made by a bicycle instead of using motorised modes. Public bike schemes also encourage creative designs in bikes and also in the operational mechanisms. The current document is one of the several efforts of GTZ-Sustainable Urban Transport Project to bring to the policymakers an easy to access list of available material on Public Bike Schemes (PBS) which can be used in their everyday work. The document aims to list out some influential and informative resources that highlight the importance of PBS in cities and how the existing situation could be improved. -
Análisis Del Grado De Satisfacción De Los Usuarios Del Servicio “Valenbisi”
ANÁLISIS DEL GRADO DE SATISFACCIÓN DE LOS USUARIOS DEL SERVICIO “VALENBISI” GRADO EN GESTIÓN Y ADMINISTRACIÓN PÚBLICA Autor del TFG: ELENA CANTIR Tutora: CARMEN ESCRIBÁ PÉREZ 2015/2016 ÍNDICE DE CONTENIDOS CAPÍTULO 1. INTRODUCCIÓN ............................................................................. 6 1.1 RESUMEN ......................................................................................................... 6 1.2 OBJETIVOS DEL TRABAJO .............................................................................. 6 1.3 JUSTIFICACIÓN DEL TRABAJO....................................................................... 7 1.4 RELACIÓN CON LAS ASIGNATURAS DE LA TITULACIÓN ........................... 8 1.5 ESTRUCTURA DEL TFG ................................................................................... 10 CAPÍTULO 2. SITUACIÓN ACTUAL ..................................................................... 11 2.1 BICICLETA PÚBLICA ...................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 TIPOS DE SISTEMAS DE BICICLETA PÚBLICA ........................................... 11 2.2 MARCO HISTÓRICO ..................................................................................... 15 2.3 BENEFICIOS DEL USO DE LA BICI ................................................................. 17 2.4 INFRAESTRUCTURAS CICLISTAS EN LA CIUDAD DE VALENCIA ............... 20 2.5 VALENBISI ....................................................................................................... 24 2.5.1 ¿QUÉ ES VALENBISI? -
Strategies for Engaging Community
Strategies for Engaging Community Developing Better Relationships Through Bike Share photo Capital Bikeshare - Washington DC Capital Bikeshare - Washinton, DC The Better Bike Share Partnership is a collaboration funded by The JPB Foundation to build equitable and replicable bike share systems. The partners include The City of Philadelphia, Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the PeopleForBikes Foundation. In this guide: Introduction........................................................... 5 At a Glance............................................................. 6 Goal 1: Increase Access to Mobility...................................................... 9 Goal 2: Get More People Biking................................................ 27 Goal 3: Increase Awareness and Support for Bike Share..................................................... 43 3 Healthy Ride - Pittsburgh, PA The core promise of bike share is increased mobility and freedom, helping people to get more easily to the places they want to go. To meet this promise, and to make sure that bike share’s benefits are equitably offered to people of all incomes, races, and demographics, public engagement must be at the fore of bike share advocacy, planning, implementation, and operations. Cities, advocates, community groups, and operators must work together to engage with their communities—repeatedly, strategically, honestly, and openly—to ensure that bike share provides a reliable, accessible mobility option -
Guideline for Bike Rental Transdanube.Pearls Final Draft
Transdanube.Pearls - Network for Sustainable Mobility along the Danube http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/transdanube-pearls Guideline for bike rental Transdanube.Pearls Final Draft WP/Action 3.1 Author: Inštitút priestorového plánovania Version/Date 3.0, 23.11.2017 Document Revision/Approval Version Date Status Date Status 3.0 23/11/2017 Final draft xx.xx.xxxx final Contacts Coordinator: Bratislava Self-governing Region Sabinovská 16, P.O. Box 106 820 05 Bratislava web: www.region-bsk.sk Author: Inštitút priestorového plánovania Ľubľanská 1 831 02 Bratislava web: http://ipp.szm.com More information about Transdanube.Pearls project are available at www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/transdanube-pearls Page 2 of 41 www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/transdanube-pearls Abbreviations BSS Bike Sharing Scheme ECF European Cyclists´ Federation POI Point of Interest PT Public Transport Page 3 of 41 www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/transdanube-pearls Table of content Contacts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Bike Rental ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Execuive summary ................................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Best practice examples from across -
Quantifying the Equity of Bikeshare Access in Us Cities
1 QUANTIFYING THE EQUITY OF BIKESHARE ACCESS IN US CITIES 2 3 Authors: 4 5 Julia Ursaki 6 University of Vermont 7 Transportation Research Center 8 210 Colchester Ave 9 Burlington, VT 05401 10 Phone: (860) 992-2001 11 Email: [email protected] 12 13 Lisa Aultman-Hall (corresponding author) 14 University of Vermont 15 Transportation Research Center 16 210 Colchester Ave 17 Burlington, VT 05401 18 Phone: (802) 656-1312 19 Email: [email protected] 20 21 22 Word Count: (5053 + 7 figures and tables = 6803) 23 24 Submitted August 1, 2015 for review to the Transportation Research Board 2 Ursaki and Aultman-Hall 25 ABSTRACT 26 Bikesharing programs are an increasingly popular potential solution to many of the 27 transportation sustainability challenges that cities face. The environmental and economic aspects 28 of sustainability for bikesharing has been discussed extensively. While critical to overall success, 29 the social equity aspect of bikeshare sustainability has been considered but not quantitatively 30 assessed. This study finds that there is an inequitable distribution of bikeshare access among the 31 population groups in US cities. This spatial analysis compares social and economic 32 characteristics of US Census Bureau block groups based on the American Community Survey 33 for areas within and outside of bikeshare service areas in seven cities. The locations of bikeshare 34 stations were used to define the bikeshare service areas by creating a 500 meter buffer around 35 each station in ArcGIS. Using a Student’s t-test to compare the means of socioeconomic 36 characteristics inside and outside of the bikeshare service areas, significant differences in access 37 based on race and income variables were found in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, and New 38 York City. -
Paying for Bike-Sharing Systems EXAMPLES and TRENDS from LATIN AMERICA Introduction
Paying for bike-sharing systems EXAMPLES AND TRENDS FROM LATIN AMERICA Introduction Bike-sharing systems (BSS) have played BOX 1 a key role in discussions around how to promote cycling in cities for more than Financing and funding (CFF, 2017) a decade. This role has further increased Financing: Related to how governments (or with the emergence of private dockless private companies) that own infrastructure find the money to meet the upfront costs of building said systems since 2015. There are now infrastructure. Examples: municipal revenues, bonds, thousands of BSS in operation in cities intergovernmental transfers, private sector. across the world, particularly in Europe, Funding: Related to how taxpayers, consumers or Asia, and North America. others ultimately pay for infrastructure, including paying back the finance from whichever source Creating a BSS, however, is not simply a matter of governments (or private owners) choose. replicating a model that has worked in another city. BSSs are one element of a city’s overall transport infrastructure, Examples: Taxes, municipal revenues, user fees like roads, buses, metros, bike lanes, sidewalks, etc. Their and sponsorship. implementation must be based around a city’s context, including: (a) the applicable laws and regulations with respect to planning and operation of a BSS; (b) its integration with public transport networks, particularly The financing and funding options for a BSS will be its ability to connect transport nodes with offices and dependent on the operational structure that the city residences; and (c) the potential of cycling as a mode of chooses. In all cases, the city will be involved in this transport in the city and any relevant sustainability or structure: the degree of involvement will depend on the development objectives (Moon-Miklaucic et al., 2018). -
Capital Bikeshare Operating and Maintenance Services
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 00000576 COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT: CAPITAL BIKESHARE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Issue Date: December 18, 2015 Non-Mandatory pre-proposal conference date, time and location: January 7, 2016, 10:00 AM prevailing local time 100 N. Pitt Street Suite 301, Purchasing Conference Room Alexandria, VA 22314 RFP Closing Date and Time: February 4, 2016 4:00 p.m., prevailing local time Issued by: Shawn K. Brooks, Contract Specialist III In accordance with Code of Virginia § 2.2-4343.1, the City of Alexandria does not discriminate against faith based organizations in the performance of its purchasing activity. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 00000576 COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT: CAPITAL BIKESHARE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Proposal Due Date: February 4, 2016, 4:00 p.m., prevailing local time Submit Proposal To: City of Alexandria Purchasing Division 100 North Pitt Street, Suite 301 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 http://eprocure.alexandriava.gov/bso Submit: For hard copy Proposals: Deliver, One (1) PRINTED, SIGNED ORIGINAL of the Proposal (including all completed and signed required submittals and addenda); One (1) EXACT PAPER COPY of the SIGNED ORIGINAL PROPOSAL (including all completed and signed required submittals and addenda); and One (1) Compact Discs (CDs) or Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) each containing an EXACT COPY of the SIGNED ORIGINAL Proposal (including all completed and signed required submittals and signed addenda) in PDF format to the address listed above. The envelope containing the Proposal shall be marked on the front with the legend “RFP Enclosed – RFP No. 0000000000576, Cooperative Procurement – Capital Bikeshare Operating and Maintenance Services” OR For electronic Proposals: Submit the Proposal through the City’s eProcure system at: http://eprocure.alexandriava.gov/bso/ All submissions must be received by the RFP deadline stated above. -
Bike-Share Opportunities in New York City (Part 3: Case Studies)
01 Execuve Summary and Major Findings 02 The Case for Bike-Share in NYC 03 Case Studies 04 NYC Bicycling Condions 05 NYC Bicycling Demand 06 Paying for a NYC Bike-Share 07 Implementaon 08 Appendices 03 Case Studies • Velib’ (Paris) • Bicing (Barcelona) • SmartBike (Washington DC) Image: Alexandre Genest, Biclycle Michel Dallaire and Cycle Devinci, All rights reserved 2008 (www.flickr.com) • Bixi (Montreal) • Vélô (Toulouse) BIKE-SHARE O`JJ7 N Y C CASE STUDIES Case studies of exisng and proposed bike-share programs provide valuable lessons. Velib’ in Paris is unprecedented in terms of its scale and program scope. Bicing, in Barcelona, and Vélô Toulouse in Toulouse, France demonstrate alternave funding opons. SmartBike, in Washington DC, highlights the unique challenges posed by small programs. Bixi, scheduled to open in Mon- treal in 2009, suggests extremely important design modificaons that may reduce capital costs. The following table provides a basic comparison of these programs in terms of city populaon and size, coverage area and number of bicycles and bike-staons.1 BIKE-SHARE CASE STUDIES PROGRAM: VELIB’ BICING SMARTBIKE BIXI VÉLÔ OPERATOR: JCDecaux ClearChannel ClearChannel Staonnement JCDecaux Adshel Adshel de Montréal CITY: Paris, France Barcelona, Spain Washington DC Montreal, Toulouse, France Canada START DATE: July 2007 March 2007 August 2007 Spring 2009 November 2007 CITY SIZE: 44 sq miles 39 sq miles 68 sq miles 141 sq miles 45 sq miles PROGRAM COV- Whole City City Center Select City City Center City Center ERAGE: Center Areas CITY POPULA- 2.2 million 1.6 million 588,000 1.8 million 435,000 TION: CITY DENSITY: 53,000 people/ 41,000 people/ 9,000 people/sq 11,500 people/ 9,700 people/sq sq mile sq mile mile sq mile mile BICYCLES: 20,600 6,000 120 5,000 1,400 BIKE-STATIONS: 1,451 400 10 Unknown 135 Throughout this report, Velib’ is used most oen for comparison. -
Clear Channel Bike Sharing
Clear Channel Bike sharing Prepared by Date Sergio Verrecchia 16.11.2017 General overview of Clear Channel’s Bike sharing Clear Channel Italy is a Media Company leader in the Out-of-Home sector. The Clear Channel Group has designed, developed and implemented a Bike-sharing system, for which it holds an international patent. The Clear Channel Bike sharing system has been installed in many cities, including Barcelona, Mexico City, Stockholm, Antwerp, and Oslo, just to mention a few. In Italy, Clear Channel manages station-based bike sharing services in Milan and Verona. City Country Launch Stations Bikes Name Santiago Chile 2015 100 1.000 Bici Las Condes Barcelona Spain 2015 46 300 Vodafone Bicing electrico Drammen Norvegia 2013 15 140 Drammen Bysykkel Verona Italy 2012 21 250 Verona Bike Antwerp Belgium 2011 150 1.800 Velo Mexico City Mexico 2010 444 6.025 Ecobici Milan Italy 2008 283 4.650 BikeMi Saragossa Spain 2008 130 1.300 Bizi Barcelona Spain 2007 420 6.000 Bicing Stockholm Sweden 2006 150 1150 City Bikes Trondheim Norway 2006 20 140 Trondheim Bysykkel Oslo Norway 2002 106 1250 Oslo Bysykkel Prepared by Date Sergio Verrecchia 16.11.2017 How we collaborate with city authorities Clear Channel participates in the call for tenders or expressions of interest issued by Municipalities or by Public Transport Companies. The collaboration is carried out in accordance with the City Regulations and it is based on the requirements necessary to put the service into operation and to develop it. Prepared by Date Sergio Verrecchia 16.11.2017 Data mining Clear Channel uses the data of its Bike Sharing systems only for purposes related to the service, without any commercial purpose, either direct or indirect, and does not intend to transfer them to third parties nor is authorized to do so in accordance with Italian law.