bike sharing introduction
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Rambling presentation about bike sharing and Nice Ride MinnesotaTRANSCRIPT
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Objectives
• Make it easy for everyone to use a bike for short, urban trips.
• Decrease dependence on cars and gas. Reduce downtown congestion.
• Open door to active transportation.• Make the connection between
active transportation and health.• Enhance urban vitality.
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How bike sharing works
97% of trips by annual subscribers are under ½ hour.68% of trips by 24-hour subscribers are under ½ hour.
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Who we are
• Non-profit owner-operator• 116 stations and 1,200
bikes• 16 employees• Portable, solar-powered
stations; open April – mid-November
• Same equipment used in London, Washington DC, Montreal, Boston, Toronto, and Melbourne.
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Where, so far?
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By the Numbers
First Year Experience (June 10 – Nov. 7) 100,817 rides 29,077 24-hour subscriptions sold 1,302 1-year subscribers 1 bike lost 1 reported crash 0 accidents with injuries2nd Year Experience to date (April 8th - ?) 193,000 rides 3,700 1-year subscribers
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Real time information
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https://secure.niceridemn.org/data2/bikeStations.xml
<stations lastUpdate="1318282529277" version="2.0">
<station>
<id>2</id>
<name>100 Main Street SE</name>
<terminalName>30000</terminalName>
<lat>44.984892</lat>
<long>-93.256551</long>
<installed>true</installed>
<locked>false</locked>
<nbBikes>10</nbBikes>
<nbEmptyDocks>12</nbEmptyDocks>
</station
http://www.codeline-telemetry.com/maps/msp-depletion_summary.htm
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Active commutes
Physical inactivity is one of theleading causes of death in developed countries
Active commuters cut their odds of obesity by 50 percent. They have lower blood pressure, body mass and triglyceride levels.1
(1.) Penny Gordon-Larsen, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
Obesity in Minnesota1994 < 10%
2010 24.8%
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How many trips replaced car trips?
When asked to recall their most recent trip, 19% of Annual and 30-day subscribers reported they would have driven a car had it not been for Nice Ride.
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Choosing to Live Downtown and Drive Less“In downtown Minneapolis, the average vacancy rate fell from 6 percent a year ago to just 1.2 percent during the second quarter. In downtown St. Paul, vacancies plummeted from 7.1 percent a year ago to .08 percent in June.”
“Renters squeezed in race for apartments,” Jim Buchta, Star Tribune, August 23, 2011.
2000 – 2010 Census
Downtown Minneapolis + 32%Downtown St. Paul + 18%
Overall city population was flat
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Where do 1-year subscribers live?
The vast majority of subscribers live within Zip codes where we have stations.
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Momentum
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What did people use the bikes to do?
What is your primary use of Nice Ride?
Most of the trips I take fall into this category:
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How long were their trips?
24-hr subscribers take longer trips.
Annual subscribers are not a significant source of revenuebeyond the cost of subscription.
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Where do 24-hour subscribers live?
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When did people ride?
• Annual subscriber use peaks during the work week
• Casual (24-hr) use peaks on weekends
Data visualizations by Alan Shilepsky and Alan Wernke of Wernke Consulting Services (www.wernke.com)
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Where did people ride?
Station locations influence usage patterns.
Stations with high usage tend to serve other stations with high usage.
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Where did people ride?
Back and forth. A lot.
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Where did people ride?
There and back again.
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What do people like?
Convenience factor is overwhelmingly cited as the thing subscribers like most about the system.
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Did having a subscription change behavior?
Subscribers reported an increase in biking among all groups.
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Regional Equity
Challenge: How to serve a neighborhood that wants your service but lacks the multi-family density, retail destinations, and bicycle usage correlated with bike share demand?
Possible Solutions:• Community partners (non-profits,
churches)• Experiences—bikes tours• Discounts• Access—computers and electronic
accounts
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Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICPCommunity Design Group, LLC
Email: [email protected]: 612-354-2901Mobile: 612-234-7078
Nice Ride MinnesotaNice Ride Minnesota
Saint PaulExpansion Planning
Saint PaulExpansion Planning
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More
The Bike Sharing Bloghttp://bike-sharing.blogspot.com/
Oliver O’Brien Bike Share Mapshttp://bikes.oobrien.com
Nice Ridehttp://www.niceridemn.org
facebook.com/NiceRideMN
@niceridemn