A new video series by Multicultural Communities for Mobility asks whether
bike share professionals are doing enough for equity.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
But if
bike share doesn't feel like an accessible resource because of personal safety concerns as well as expected traffic safety fears, then it will be important for transportation
professionals to step up and really investigate how to address those challenges.