sharing the road, sharing the bike by jennifer mcgrath
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Bike Share Along the Wasatch Front Railvolution– October 28, 2015 Jennifer McGrath, Utah Transit Authority
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UTA : Region, Agency and Service
o Serves 2 MPOs • Wasatch Front Regional Council
(WFRC) & Mountainland Associa>on of Governments (MAG)
• More than 85% of the total popula>on of Utah live along the Wasatch Front
o More than 1 million people will be added to our region by 2040 o (current popula>on 2.2 million)
o Vehicle miles traveled are an>cipated to increase by 70% and average weekly delays will increase by 120%
o Geographically constrained landscape limits construc>on of more roadways
o Fixed Fleet Service • 105 Bus Routes; 16 Flex-‐Bus
Routes; 6,250 Ac>ve Bus Stops • 478 Buses
o Light Rail/ Street Car • 4 Lines; 46.8 Miles of Track; 58
Sta>ons; 114 TRAX Vehicles o Commuter Rail
• 89 Miles of Track; 15 Sta>ons; 18 Locomo>ves; 53 Passenger Cars
o Paratransit and Vanpool o 11 Office/Opera>ons Facili>es and
more than 2,400 acres of property o Wasatch Front Service Area o 7 Coun>es; 85 Ci>es; 1,400 Sq.
Miles; 100 Miles in length
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Why?
A Blueprint for UTA’s Future Bike Share Regionaliza0on Supports UTA Board Goals • Develop recommenda>ons for a comprehensive First/Last Mile Strategy by 2014
• Increased Ridership Goals • Support 2015 Customer and Stakeholder Sa>sfac>on Goal
• Customer and Stakeholder Satisfaction Goal
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Why?
First/Last Mile Strategy Recommendations • Way-finding and Information • Bicycle Network Improvements • Pedestrian Network Improvement • Bike Share Stations • Car Share Stations • Access Connections • Crossing Treatments • Rail and Bus Stop Enhancements • Shuttles (including current UTA shuttle programs
- Van pool, Vanpool Shuttles, Ridevan Plus)
• Bike Share Stations
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GREENbike Annual Survey
Results • 62% are more likely to use other
public transit because of GREENbike
• 79% said that the GREENbike inspired them to take FEWER trips in their personal vehicle
• 96% said GREENbike is an enhancement to public transit.
Connection to Transit
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GREENbike Ridership Growth 2013 to 2014 Growth • 87% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of 184% 2014 to 2015 Growth • 220% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of almost
300%
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GREENbike Regionalization Study
• Driven by other stakeholders including the mayors of Provo and Ogden
• Determine goals and desired outcomes for a regional bike sharing system
• Assess pros and cons of potential governance structures and their policy implications
• Provide a governance structure recommendation for our region
GREENbike: Access Across the Region
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GREENbike & Transit Passes
Additional UTA/GREENbike Efforts
• UTA is partnering with the VOLPE Ins>tute and GREENbike to produce a proof-‐of-‐concept pilot to test a joint EFC/GREENbike card (payment integra>on)
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THANK YOU!!!
Jennifer K. McGrath, Strategic Planner III Utah Transit Authority, 801.237.1998