rv 2014: activating communities with active transportation
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Activating Communities with Active Transportation Linking transit, pedestrian and bike infrastructure: Can it really create economic vitality and help build communities? Research is just beginning to answer those questions. Active transportation requires partnerships across government (for example, transportation, housing, community development, health, planning), nonprofit organizations and the private sector. Explore how active transportation is extending existing transportation systems, expanding transportation options and connecting communities. Discuss the prerequisites needed for success. Hear how pedestrian and bike-sharing programs are being used for commuting, last-mile solutions to support community development. Moderator: Leah Treat, Director, City of Portland, Bureau of Transportation, Portland, Oregon Lily Gordon-Koven, Graduate Student, New York University, New York, New York Wendy Landman, Executive Director, WalkBoston, Boston, Massachusetts Nolan Levenson, Reseach Assistant, Rudin Center for Transportation, New York, New YorkTRANSCRIPT
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Lily Gordon-KovenNolan Levenson
Rudin Center for Transportation - NYU Wagner School of Public Service
Prepared for Railvolution Minneapolis St. Paul - September 23, 2014
Citi Bike Takes New York
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Vital element of the city’s transportation network
New, flexible mode
20 minute walks = 5 minute bike trips
Inaccessible places now linked
Citi Bike Takes New York
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Public SectorMayor Michael R. Bloomberg
New York City Department of TransportationNew York City Department of City Planning
Private SectorCiti Bank
MastercardGoldman Sachs Urban Investment Group
Alta Bicycle Share / NYC Bike Share
Participants
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3 / 22Planning and Process
Public Engagement
159 Bike Share multilingual meetings
230 additional stakeholder meetings
Online outreach - “Shareabouts”10,000 station suggestions + 60,000 additional comments
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Bike Facilities Expand to 570 miles between 2008 - 2011
Bike Commuting Doubled between 2007 - 2011
Annual Bicycle 12-hour Screenline Counts2000 : 12,7562013 : 36,434
186% Increase
Biking in New York City
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2,881 “technically viable” options for 600 station locations.
Planning and Process
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Community concerns over parking and historic preservation.
Local Attention
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May 2013 Launch: - 5,000 Bikes - 330 Stations - 16,000 Members
Citi Bike Launch
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As of September 9, 2014
12,528,034 Total Trips 31,841 Average Daily Trips*
Local Attention
*Average Daily Trips between April 1 and September 9, 2014
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Brooke Shields
Local Attention
Citi Bikes powerthe ball drop on New Year’s Eve
QuvenzhaneWallis
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10 / 22Economics
Portland, OR - “Even though bicyclists and pedestrians spend less money per trip, they make more frequent to a business throughout a month and end up spending more on average than their car-driving counterparts.” (Clifton, 2013)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN - Customers of the Nice Ride bike share system spent an estimated additional $150,000 in one season at restaurants and other businesses near Nice Ride stations (Wang et al., 2012).
Bicycle Infrastructure = Better Business
74% of CitiBike trips are for work purposes, errands, personal business, and shopping. (NYCDOT, August 2013)
Pedestrian and bicyclists reported spending more money of the course of a week than users of any other transportation mode. (Transp. Alternatives, 2012)
Installation of 9th Avenue Protected Bike Lane correlated with a 49% increase in retail sales between 23rd and 31st streets. (NYCDOT, 2012)
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Expansion and Reorganizing
- Financial struggles
- Mayoral transition
- Bixi bankruptcy
- REQX and investment opportunities
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“Queens deserves its fair share of blue bikes and we are here to let it be known, ‘We want bike share!’”
- City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer
“We view bike sharing as an another important mode of public transit...We fully intend to...[ensure the systems] are designed in a way to support existing transportation networks.”
- John Samuelson, TWU Local 100
Local Attention
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13 / 22Expanding the Transportation Network
Citi Bike Stations and MTA Subway Lines - 2013
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14 / 22Connection to Subways
74%
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Citi Bike and Subway Station Entrances
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15 / 22System Comparison
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New York CityCiti Bike
330 Stations
5,000 Bikes
16.75 Miles Station Coverage
19.7 Stations/Mile
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ChicagoDivvy Bikes
300 Stations
3,000 Bikes
44.12 Miles Station Coverage
6.8 Stations/Mile
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Three maps above produced at equal scales with bike share systems and rail transit lines (Minneapolis / St. Paul also includes high-frequency bus routes)to illustrate system coverage and density.Station coverage equals the total ground area of a 1/2 mile bu�er around all bikeshare stations in each system.
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BostonHubway131 Stations
1,100 Bikes
47.76 Miles Station Coverage
2.74 Stations/Mile
US Bike Share Systems: A Scaled Comparison
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Washington, DCCapital Bikeshare
308 Stations
2,500 Bikes
70.45 Miles Station Coverage
4.37 Stations/Mile2
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Minneapolis-St. PaulNiceRide170 Stations
1,550 Bikes
28 Miles Station Coverage
6.03 Stations/Mile 2
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Adelphi Street & Myrtle Avenue to Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center
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17 minutes walking 7 minutes biking
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Active Start Stations:Stations with over 5,000 monthly trip starts
July 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014
MIDTOWN EAST
MIDTOWN WEST
CHELSEA
FLATIRON
UNIONSQUARE
WEST VILLAGE
LOWEREAST SIDE
Penn StationGrand Central Station
World FinancialFerry Terminal
E 17th St. & Broadway6,809 monthly average
74,897 total starts
Pershing Square 10,946 monthly average
120,409 total starts
West St. & Chambers St.5,308 monthly average
58,398 total starts
Huds
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Active End Stations:
Stations with over 5,000 monthly trip endsJuly 1, 2013 - May 1, 2014
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Grand Central Station
World FinancialFerry Terminal
Penn Station
8th Ave. & W 31st St.6,811 monthly average
74,918 total starts
W 21st St. & 6th Ave.5,616 monthly average
61,772 total starts
Lafayette & E 8th St.6,733 monthly average
74,060 total startsSOHO
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Destination StationW 33 St & 7 AveW 41 St & 8 AveE 24 St & Park Ave SE 30 St & Park Ave SW 31 St & 7 AveBroadway & W 24 StBroadway & W 32 StE 17 St & Broadway8 Ave & W 33 StE 33 St & 1 AveLexington Ave & E 24 StE 32 St & Park AveW 42 St & 8 Ave2 Ave & E 31 StGrand Army Plaza & Central Park SLexington Ave & E 26 StBroadway & W 37 StW 43 St & 10 AveW 39 St & 9 AveBroadway & W 60 St
Total Trips347309230161160159156143138137136123118105101101101100100100
Top Citi Bike Destinations from E 42nd & Vanderbilt (Grand Central)
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Citi Bike Key Characteristics :
System density
Expands transportation options
Links inaccessible places
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Stations are close to subway stations.
Station locations shorten neighborhood trips.
Busiest stations match centers of employment, tourism, and transit centers.
Rush hour usage reflects commuting patterns.
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More Citi Bike: “Citi Bike Takes New York”
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