hamilton – 2012 bike share programs changing the world one city at a time
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HAMILTON – 2012 BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS
CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CITY AT A TIME
PRESENTATION
What is a bike share program
The family tree of bike share
The Montreal experience
Reaching people every day
Where they live, work, shop, play!
From station to station
• Take• Ride• Return
The family tree of the bike share
1st generation (60’s) • Amsterdam, The Netherlands• Goal: To provide free bicycles intended for single journeys
and then left for others to use.• Result: Within weeks, most of the bikes had been stolen and
the remaining others were found in nearby canals.
2nd generation (90’s)• Copenhagen, Denmark• Goal : bicycles could be picked up and returned at specific locations
throughout the city. Bicycles were specifically designed for intense use.• Result : High theft rates due to user anonymity.
The family tree of the bike share
Lyon: Velo’v4,000 bikes / 300 stations
Paris: Vélib’ 20,000 bikes / 1,200 stations
Barcelona: Bicing6,000 bikes / 400 stations
Advertising Companies running bike-sharing systems as street furniture
3rd Generation: A Turning Point
The family tree of the bike share
PBSC’s concept of the 4th Generation
• Modular system
• Solar powered
• Wireless communication
Bike Sharing: Reaching people every dayMODULARITY
•Sizable
•Adjust to surroundings
•Location
•Road work
•Special event
4th Generation Advantage
• Environmentally friendly: No excavation or prep work• Plug and play: Bikes, docking points and pay stations mounted on modular platforms •Once in place, they’re ready to go
Create Partnerships• Make system accessible to a large segment of the population, promote inter-modality through partnerships across the transportation sector.• Station-based advertising• Sustainable model with :
• Subscriptions and User Fees• Sponsorships• Grants and Subsidies
TIME MAGAZINE
30 000 BIKES / 2 000 STATIONS
THE BIGGEST BIKE SHARE
SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA
THE MONTREAL EXPERIENCE
THE MONTREAL EXPERIENCE
THE BIGGEST BIKE SHARE SYSTEM
IN NORTH AMERICA
• 5 120 Bikes
• 411 Stations
• 10 Boroughs
• 2 cities
• 2011 : 4.2 M Trips / year
• 2011 : 40 000 Members
Since 2009
• 13 000 000 trips
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BIXI
• 21 000 trips per day• Use time: 13 minutes• Distance: 2,6 Km• trips per bikes : 6 per day
Each day BIXI users...• travel more than 50 000 Km/ 24h • Montrealers ride more than the circumference of the
entire planet
80% or more of the trips made by members
7 : 00 AM 8 : 00 AM 9 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM
50 % +
50 % -
•DowntownoFinancial districtoCultural districtoMultimedia cityoBiggest employment area of the CMA
What other means of transportation did you use to complete your trip?
(Multiple answers (%))
Why did you use Bixi ? (Weekday)
For work
To go back home
For my studies
To go out
To visit someone
To go shopping
Others
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
Walking
Subway
Bus
Car
Taxi
Train
Others
None
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
THE MONTREAL EXPERIENCE
Intermodal Connectivity
To make the system accessible to a large segment of the population, agreements offering discounts signed with
partners in the transportation sector.
PLANNING & INTEGRATION
MORE THAN 500 REQUESTS FOR STATIONS
•Citizens•Private companies•City councillors / adminstrators
MORE THAN 30 NEW CONSTRUCTIONS ARE ALREADY PLANNING SPACES
•Transit authorities •Condominiums•Enterprises
A REAL ALTERNATIVE
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BIXI
AutomobileCars
Commuting in the inner city is similar across traditional modes of transportation
A REAL ALTERNATIVES
This public bike system has boosted physical activityamong Montrealers.
Without it :•Users would have opted to bicycle in only 3% of cases •14% of them would have taken a car
By promoting active transportation, BIXI has positiveconsequences for its users’ health as well as the qualityof the environment.
In Montréal, from 2000 to 2010, the popularity ofutilitarian cycling has been increasing. The percentageof adult Montréal cyclists using their bicycles as amean of transportation rose from 25% to 53%.
THANK YOU