Sentences with phrase «bike share planning»

It seems like it's been a long time coming: in North America, where no bike sharing plan has gotten near the grandeur and style of Paris» Vélib (except perhaps the forthcoming Bcycle), we've been waiting to see exactly how cool Montreal's much - anticipated Bixi will be.

It seems like it's been a long time coming: in North America, where no bike sharing plan has gotten near the grandeur and style of Paris» Vélib (except perhaps the forthcoming Bcycle), we've been waiting to see exactly how cool Montreal's

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Zipcar recently announced its plans to team up with Zagster, a campus bike sharing company, to bring bike - sharing services to 15 college campuses next year.

Even though RIM switched advertising agencies last January — its former agency, Leo Burnett, was replaced by 72andSunny and BBDO Worldwide — the «night bikes» commercial treads on familiar territory: hip twenty - somethings make plans via instant messaging, then meet up for shared experiences like concerts, parties and bike rides.

His second - term priorities include the development of a citywide master plan for Select Bus Service, and the rapid expansion of the bike - share system, which he views as an important new piece of transportation infrastructure deserving of public investment.

Citi Bike just opened in Long Island City and has plans to expand to several new neighborhoods within the five boroughs by the end of 2017, including Harlem, Gowanus, Red Hook and Carroll Gardens, but The Bronx has been without the bike - sharing program since its 2013 launch.

The DOT handles the planning for the bike - share system which is run by a privately - funded company called Motivate.

He pointed to Ford Go Bikes, its urban bike - sharing program, and plans to field fully autonomous ride - hail cars on city streets by 2021 as examples of how the company is moving past its traditional role as an automaker.

Paris, France: This city didn't used to be bike - friendly but the introduction of Velib, the city's bike - sharing plan in 2007, has changed all that.

Bike sharing has definitely arrived on US shores - Denver has a great service, Washington DC's bike share has become extremely popular, and new programs are planned for cities across the nation, from New York to Portland and points in between.

New York City has been working hard to promote cycling, for instance by unveiling a new plan to become more bicycle friendly, looking into creating a bike - share program, hosting a bike movie festival, and sponsoring competitions for the design of a better bike rack.

As the above video highlights, Washington, D.C. recently implemented a bike - share program known as Smart Bike D.C. And much as cities like New York and Mexico City have been doing, D.C. has been busy adding miles of new bike lanes and cycling infrastructure to accommodate the rise in cycling caused in part by high gas prices.Bike - sharing programs, which have truly gone global the last few years, appear to be putting cycling on the radar of politicians, planning professionals, and commuters.

It's kind of a garden - sharing plan, in which homeowners allow the use of their land which is tended to and harvested by (bike - riding!)

Not surprisingly, people who perceived they were gaining more financial value from bike share were more likely to plan to renew.»

enrolled in Citi Bike's affordability program by increasing marketing and offering an installment payment plan; providing funding for Bay Area nonprofits to spread the word about its own affordability program and to empower communities in station - siting plans as we prepare to expand the region's bike share tenfold; launching campaigns like #WomenWhoBike to help close the gender gap in cycling; or working with community organizations to recruit staff from historically underrepresented groups, we are working tirelessly to foster a more equitable future.

Whether we are doubling the number of people enrolled in Citi Bike's affordability program by increasing marketing and offering an installment payment plan; providing funding for Bay Area nonprofits to spread the word about its own affordability program and to empower communities in station - siting plans as we prepare to expand the region's bike share tenfold; launching campaigns like #WomenWhoBike to help close the gender gap in cycling; or working with community organizations to recruit staff from historically underrepresented groups, we are working tirelessly to foster a more equitable future.

The region of cars now seeks to develop an equitable bike share system, and there's a plan for how to do it.

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 help plan and design streets for bicycling, manage the City's public bike share program, host fun rides and events, add bike parking, and teach Bostonians of all ages how to ride safely and responsibly in the City.

As a part of my graduate work at Virginia Tech's Alexandria urban planning program, I asked managers of current and planned North American bike sharing systems what they have done to increase access to bike sharing for low - income communities, and minority groups disproportionately underrepresented in bicycling.

I encourage everyone in the Mission District — and throughout San Francisco — to learn more about bike share and to engage in the planning process for the upcoming expansion.»

The project is now in phase two, a three - year plan to ensure full integration of the bike share system with the city's existing public transport networks.

Some key highlights from this comprehensive plan include the ongoing expansion of Argentina «s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system, adoption of articulated buses, and the launch of the nation's first bike sharing program, EcoBici.

Tips, facts, links, and further reading about biking, buses, car - sharing, the car - free movement, commuting, electric bicycles, public transportation, trains, urban planning, and more

A plan to help get to three tons is not simply to buy electric cars, but also to improve public transportation, bike sharing, installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure and car to home interconnection for millions of EVs to also help provide power into the electric grid, mandate phasing in of electric vehicles whose operating «fuel» cost is equivalent to less than $ 1.00 per gallon.

This key reference tool can be used to enhance the community engagement and outreach efforts that are essential to the planning of any bike share system.

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.

«Bike share's strong ridership is a reflection of careful planning and coordination between cities and bike share program operators,» said Kate Fillin - Yeh, NACTO Director of Strategy.

Well - planned bike share stations can improve the pedestrian experience, help reduce traffic fatalities, and reduce inequity in cities» transportation networks.

Motivate's bike share program in the Bay Area is making progress in a massive system planning effort in advance of expanding the program there tenfold beginning in 2017.

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.

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.

Los Angeles, which plans to launch bike share sometime next year, has said integration with its Transit Access Pass (TAP) is a priority.

By Derek WangThe plan to create a bike sharing program in Seattle is clicking into a higher gear.

NEW YORK (September 16, 2015)-- Adding monthly membership options to bike share pricing plans may increase bike share enrollment, especially among low - income potential riders, new research from NACTO finds.

Haggerty and staff had originally planned for a traditional bike share system with some e-bikes included.

The bike share program is one piece of Providence's larger transportation and infrastructure improvement plan, under a TIGER grant and in partnership with the statewide Rhode Island Public Transit Authority.

After many delayed attempts at bringing bike share to Vancouver, British Columbia, Mobi Bikes finally launched in July of 2016, with 1,500 bikes and 150 planned statBikes finally launched in July of 2016, with 1,500 bikes and 150 planned statbikes and 150 planned stations.

In recent weeks, «rogue» bike share companies have launched, uninvited, in U.S. cities with flimsy equipment and limited or no public notification, posing significant safety risks to the public, and fully divorced from larger transportation planning and municipal needs.

They posted images of defaced bike share bikes, excoriated current planning efforts, and emphasized that displacement is the critical issue to be talking about.

Motivate also continues to develop new products, with the recent news that Motivate has been selected to transition the Minneapolis bike share system to a dockless network, and its plans to add pedal - assist ebikes to the Ford GoBike system in San Francisco.

Motivate works with you from day one, helping plan, launch operate and grow world - class bike share systems.

It's a good plan to start a bike - sharing system with 6,000 bikes at 400 locations (though this isn't strictly for the games), but that's only a first step.

Others are planning to get bike sharing.

The Metrobus in Buenos Aires is framed under the city's Sustainable Mobility Plan, which is pushing bike usage with new bike paths and a bike sharing system, among other measures.

After some planning and experimentation, they conclude: «Turned out B - cycle [bike sharing], RTD [bus and rail], Bustang, Lyft, Uber, Car2Go, and ZipCar would suffice.»

Chicago is also getting close to launching its Divvy bike - share, with memberships already on sale and the official public opening currently planned for mid to late June.

We've seen tremendous interest in cycling recently, with London announcing a major plan to promote pedal and pedestrian power, Mexico building hundreds of miles of bike paths, and bike - share programs springing up faster than parking lots and strip malls (see University of Washington, Barcelona, New York, Paris, Seville and Tuscon, for example).

The sad recent news story about a 5 - year - old girl killed by a street - cleaning vehicle while riding bikes with her father in the Turkish province of Konya — a city that had previously announced plans for the country's first bike - sharing program — got me thinking about what it would really take to create a cycling culture in Turkey.

Twenty years later, Portland plans to open a modern bike share with 750 bikes at 75 automatic docking stations.