Among cities with station -
based bike share systems, 32 % have an income - based discount program, using income thresholds or living in affordable housing as criteria.
In 2017, 48 % of all station -
based bike share trips took place during rush hours (7 - 9AM or 4 - 6PM), and 76 % of all trips took place on weekdays.1
Contreras and Butlers» organizations led a community -
based bike share ride several weeks ago.
This rendering of a balloon -
based bike sharing station makes it easy to drop stations and move them around for friendly mobility.
Not exact matches
Harley, which commands about half of the U.S. big -
bike market, has seen its U.S. market
share erode in recent years as it grapples with an ageing customer
base, weak demand from younger buyers and discounts offered by rivals.
• Ofo, a Beijing -
based bike -
sharing company, raised an undisclosed amount in funding, from Alibaba's financial arm, Ant Financial, according to TechCrunch.
• Zagster, a Cambridge, Mass. -
based bike -
sharing platform provider, raised $ 15 million in funding.
• Bluegogo, a China -
based bike -
sharing company, is closing down, according to TechCrunch.
First formed in 2011 as Spinlister, the San Francisco -
based bike «
sharing» service now called Liquid aims to make renting out your
bike as easy as renting out your extra room.
Several panels discussed work by cities, community -
based groups, and researchers to identify and address barriers to using
bike share, especially among low - income communities and communities of color.
More than 100 city officials,
bike share operators, community -
based organizers and non-profit professionals convened to discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie at the intersection of transportation and equity.
Partners learned, for instance how critical word - of - mouth is to growing a diverse
bike share member
base:
8D's unique management and payment platforms include widely praised
bike share systems across four continents, and is
based on its award - winning city parking system, 8D APMS ™.
NACTO's contributions include a series of research -
based Equity / Practitioner's Papers that present best practices for making
bike share work for and better engage low - income people, as well as other research materials.
This helps build broad -
based public support for
bike share from the very start.
In addition to initiating partnerships and developing best practices
based on previous community partner experiences, the DOT will also create resources including a training curriculum and manual, multi-lingual demonstration video on how to use
bike share, new member kits, and an ambassador network that links and supports community partners.
As in Bike
Share in the US: 2010 — 2016, NACTO collected trip data from all publicly available station -
based systems with more than 100
bikes or ten stations.
But at the same time, looking at LA
bike share five to 10 years from now, there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to replicate the same programs from NYC and Philly that would create community ambassadors from local communities, offer extended discounts to those living in housing projects, and provide a cash -
based system that eliminate additional barriers to individuals.
In less than a year of existence, one U.S. - focused company, BlueGoGo, and a number of China -
based companies have filed for bankruptcy, merged with other companies, or ceased operations.4 The extreme degree of venture capital funding, coupled with generally low ridership, brings questions as to the overall sustainability and volatility of the dockless
bike share market.
In the course of our work so far with the Better
Bike Share Partnership, we have tapped into the existing equity efforts and seen more and more sparks of new interest in the eyes of bike share operators, community - based organizations, cities and advocates across the cou
Share Partnership, we have tapped into the existing equity efforts and seen more and more sparks of new interest in the eyes of
bike share operators, community - based organizations, cities and advocates across the cou
share operators, community -
based organizations, cities and advocates across the country.
We are looking at this work and at the experiences of other community -
based initiatives to discuss reducing
bike share barriers for low - income people, people of color, and other marginalized groups.
Ten community ambassadors, who are all local residents recruited and trained by the local community -
based organizations, have been deployed around the region to raise awareness of
bike share and
biking in general with residents in communities of color where there are known barriers to entry for
bike share.
In order to build a strong
base of
bike share users that reflects the diversity of the region, the Bike Share for All outreach has focused on serving the most disadvantaged communities in the Bay
share users that reflects the diversity of the region, the
Bike Share for All outreach has focused on serving the most disadvantaged communities in the Bay
Share for All outreach has focused on serving the most disadvantaged communities in the Bay Area.
BBSP has awarded $ 410,000 to community -
based efforts and research projects that promote and examine pathways forward for
bike share equity.
The PeopleForBikes Foundation, as part of the Better
Bike Share Partnership, will make grants of $ 25,000 — $ 75,000 available to collaborations of non-profit community - based organizations, cities, and bike share operators to support the development and implementation of strategies to increase bike share use in underserved communi
Share Partnership, will make grants of $ 25,000 — $ 75,000 available to collaborations of non-profit community -
based organizations, cities, and
bike share operators to support the development and implementation of strategies to increase bike share use in underserved communi
share operators to support the development and implementation of strategies to increase
bike share use in underserved communi
share use in underserved communities.
The PeopleForBikes Foundation, as part of the Better
Bike Share Partnership, will make grants of $ 25,000 — $ 65,000 available to collaborations of non-profit community - based organizations, cities, and bike share operators to support the development, implementation, evaluation and institutionalization of strategies related to bike share and eq
Share Partnership, will make grants of $ 25,000 — $ 65,000 available to collaborations of non-profit community -
based organizations, cities, and
bike share operators to support the development, implementation, evaluation and institutionalization of strategies related to bike share and eq
share operators to support the development, implementation, evaluation and institutionalization of strategies related to
bike share and eq
share and equity.
The conference is designed for city officials,
bike share operators, community -
based organizations and nonprofits working at the intersection of transportation and equity.
Based in Montreal, 8D Technologies is a division of Motivate and has been at the forefront of the
bike share industry since the launch of our first system: BIXI Montreal.
Now Montreal -
based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate
bike sharing: «The Bixi
In the most recent reports,
bike sharing company Gobee.
bike has pulled out of Paris after 60 % of the fleet has been stolen, vandalized, or «privatized» (apparently the practice of renting the
bike on a permanent
basis, thereby removing it from the cosharing space) and 6400 repair calls were required in the first months of the service.
Now Montreal -
based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate
bike sharing: «The Bixi Anthem.»
The fourth generation of
bike share is embodied in systems like Brad Biddle's Portland -
based Open
Bike Initiative And SoBi's Social Bicycles.
Divvy is North America's largest
bike share system
based on service area, thanks in part to the support and sponsorship of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
Divvy is also proud to offer the Divvy for Everyone (D4E) program, which makes
bike share accessible to Chicagoans of all income levels through a discounted first year memberships for those who qualify
based on their income.
Yellow, a Brazil -
based mobility startup, just raised a $ 9 million seed round for its dockless
bike -
share service.
The company partnered with Beijing -
based bike -
sharing startup Ofo to launch the M7 Power, with its first promotional poster for the device hinting at a dual camera setup by having two
bike wheels placed immediately below the placeholder render of the handset.
The company partnered with Beijing -
based bike -
sharing startup Ofo to launch the M7 Power, with its first promotional -LSB-...]
Alibaba is also rumored to be on the verge of striking a deal with the TRON platform, which last year struck a deal with Singapore -
based bike -
sharing network oBike.