Participants were honest in expressing that real
bike share equity requires a lot more than good intentions.
On Wednesday, the program concluded with logistics, preparation for our fall conference, as well as thoughts on how to measure the success of
bike share equity work.
BBSP has awarded $ 410,000 to community - based efforts and research projects that promote and examine pathways forward for
bike share equity.
Motivate, working closely with the MTC has also developed the nation's leading
bike share equity program — Bike Share for All.
The final components of the Boston area's revamped
bike share equity efforts are increasing the number of bikes available and adding in new community outreach elements.
Waffiyyah Murray isn't new to
bike share equity, but she's been making big strides lately within the field.
Multicultural Communities for Mobility recently released a series of 8 videos that each take on a challenging issue in
bike share equity — ranging from policing and displacement to access and funding.
It's not everyday that we see cities collaborating on
bike share equity, which makes the Boston area's recent moves in that direction a notable achievement.
In taking a step back, one can see the enormity of what the Boston region is up to with
its bike share equity expansions.
PSU's TREC center released the final installment in its first round of
bike share equity research a few weeks ago, and we're sharing it again here to make sure no one missed the conclusion to this thorough investigation of the topic.
PSU, along with Drexel University was awarded another research grant in BBSP's 2018 - 9 cycle, where they will develop a comprehensive catalogue of
bike share equity methods across the U.S., and work to determine whether individual systems are meeting their equity metrics.
One of the other advances we've seen this year is greater attention to
bike share equity.
The size and scope of measures to promote
bike sharing equity vary, but all types of bike sharing systems are working to lower access barriers.Whether a large established system with significant government investment like Capital Bikeshare, a new small nonprofit system searching for funding like Kansas City B - cycle, or a for - profit system like Decobike Miami Beach, operators are expending the effort to lower access barriers.
Not exact matches
«We have to ask ourselves if geographic equality is the same as
equity, or if there are levels of service, quality, and reliability that need to be considered in order for
bike share to truly meet
equity goals,» said Fillin - Yeh, referring to the fact that dockless
bikes can be placed in any neighborhood within a city.
There were four panels at NABSA this year that primary focused on issues of
equity within bike sharing: «Bringing Equitable Bike Share to Bed Stuy,» «Bike Share Lessons From Around the World,» «Two Ears, One Mouth: A Listening Approach to Implementing Bike Share with Equity,» and «Bike Share on the Block: Ambassador Programs.&
equity within
bike sharing: «Bringing Equitable
Bike Share to Bed Stuy,» «
Bike Share Lessons From Around the World,» «Two Ears, One Mouth: A Listening Approach to Implementing
Bike Share with
Equity,» and «Bike Share on the Block: Ambassador Programs.&
Equity,» and «
Bike Share on the Block: Ambassador Programs.»
With programs like Divvy for Everyone, Indego's
equity program, BIKETOWN for All, Citi
Bike for Youth, and many more, the people in this room are making sure that
bike share is reaching lower income residents, people of color, women and others who have been historically underserved by transportation options.
One of the unique aspects of the LA Metro
bike share system is that
equity will hopefully end up being baked into the transit fare card itself, known as the Tap card.
The Los Angeles
bike share system is still fairly new, but what helps it stand out are its steps to make
equity a part of the equation from the beginning.
«Riding a bicycle can be one of the most cost effective ways to get around an urban environment like Somerville, and expanded Hubway membership opportunities will bring needed
equity to
bike sharing at an important time,» said Mayor Joe Curtatone.
Our goal is to help establish best practices that current (and future)
bike share systems can use to build successful programs that fully integrate
equity and social justice.
Since 2014, six Motivate programs have been selected for Better
Bike Share grants, which fund programs to increase equity and diversity in bike s
Share grants, which fund programs to increase
equity and diversity in
bike shareshare.
She loves getting to talk
bike share and
equity with stakeholders from across the country to hear about the evolving landscape of
bike share.
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.
«With a concentrated focus on
equity, long - time residents see what having
bike share in their neighborhoods can mean for them, with positive outcomes on life's big challenges.»
While this type of ride might look quite different from the average
bike share trip,
bike share professionals can still learn from the
equity - oriented conversations and planning that went into LACBC's successful program.
«We went straight to work with «How do we define
equity in
bike share?
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.
As a part of the Better
Bike Share Partnership, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) works to further the understanding of equity in bike s
Share Partnership, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) works to further the understanding of
equity in
bike shareshare.
Cities can improve ridership,
equity by increasing station density to 28 stations per square mile NACTO introduces «Practitioners» Paper» series to highlight best practices for cities aiming to address
equity issues while introducing or expanding their
bike share systems...
We conduct research to understand the links between
bike share and
equity, particularly use of
bike share by people with low incomes.
Network and learn from your colleagues and peers from across the country who are working to make
equity a core component of their
bike share systems.
A new video series by Multicultural Communities for Mobility asks whether
bike share professionals are doing enough for
equity.
A: A big thank to everyone at the BBSP for all their support and their continued efforts to center
equity in
bike share across so many different communities.
As cities work to address decades - long issues of
equity in street design (low - income people in particular have a disproportionate risk of death or injury caused by traffic crashes), effective
bike share station placement and planning can help close the gap by increasing pedestrian visibility at intersections, providing pedestrian refuge areas, protecting
bike lanes and pedestrian plazas, and extending the reach of transit.
Working with partners Multicultural Communities for Mobility, the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation and LA Metro, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition will conduct surveys, interviews, community outreach and engagement in order to further define and refine
equity goals and strategies to guide the
bike share system as it expands beyond the downtown pilot.
Boston
Bikes has been a leader in placing gender, income and race
equity at the forefront of its
bike share priorities.
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 very proud that our approach to Indego has yielded a national model for
equity in
bike share.
Portland State's research team will document the programs and strategies developed to address
equity in
bike share across the U.S., and identify the definitions and measures of success for each of these efforts.
The Program Manager will work directly with city staff around the country on
bike share,
equity, cycling, and other issues in sustainable transportation, urban planning, design, and policy.
When completed in 2018, the 7,000 -
bike, 546 - station Ford GoBike network will be the second - largest
bike share system in North America, while setting new national standards in density, convenience and socio - economic
equity.
When completed in 2018, the Bay Area's 7,000 -
bike, 546 - station Ford GoBike network will be the second - largest
bike share system in North America, while setting new national standards in density, convenience and socio - economic
equity.
As part of their
equity efforts, Austin B - Cycle plans to release a report detailing the best practices on how to implement a fully bilingual
bike share system.
It used to be that whenever someone mentioned
bike share and
equity, the conversation would immediately turn to credit cards.
We've known for years that
bike share isn't living up to its potential to serve all residents, but now the most rigorous study of
equity and
bike sharing shows why that might be happening.
This is the last post in our series analyzing
bike share research results from the Portland State University study «Evaluating Efforts to Improve the Equity of Bike Share Systems.&r
share research results from the Portland State University study «Evaluating Efforts to Improve the
Equity of
Bike Share Systems.&r
Share Systems.»
With 2015 coming to a close, let's take a look back at the past year in
bike share and
equity.
This post is part of a series analyzing
bike share research results from the Portland State University study «Evaluating Efforts to Improve the Equity of Bike Share Systems.&r
share research results from the Portland State University study «Evaluating Efforts to Improve the
Equity of
Bike Share Systems.&r
Share Systems.»
NACTO releases second paper in «Practitioners» Paper» series to highlight best practices for cities aiming to address
equity issues while introducing or expanding their
bike share systems
Equitable
Bike Share Means Building Better Places for People to Ride (pdf) is the third in NACTO's Equity Practitioners» Paper series, which highlights best practices for cities aiming to address equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share sys
Share Means Building Better Places for People to Ride (pdf) is the third in NACTO's
Equity Practitioners» Paper series, which highlights best practices for cities aiming to address equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share sy
Equity Practitioners» Paper series, which highlights best practices for cities aiming to address
equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share sy
equity issues while introducing or expanding their
bike share sys
share systems.