Sentences with phrase «bike share use»

Cities can increase bike share use by ensuring that all neighborhoods in their program areas, regardless of income, are served by a large number of bike share stations, evenly spaced a short walking distance (no more than 5 minutes) apart.

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 communities.

The request for proposals calls for a particular focus on bike share use among low - income individuals, and funding will be awarded for the 2018 - 19 period.

It's perhaps the most comprehensive, quantitative study of bike share that's ever been conducted, providing us with clear information on barriers and incentives to bike share use.

We've covered a lot of ground in our series on Portland State University's study of barriers to bike share use: from the untapped potential for bike share, to the need for strong infrastructure and ridership incentives.

Additionally, the data was fairly consistent across the three cities in what it showed about barriers and opportunities for increased bike share use.

This targeted program will use experienced riders, incentives, and origination points in communities with less bike share use to boost ridership.

New stations serving these locations will make bike share use easier and more accessible, and will help build on the ConnectCard transit integration launched in Fall 2017.

You'll have a special focus on efforts to increase bike share use in low - income and underserved populations, published here on BetterBikeShare.org.

PeopleForBikes» role in the partnership includes administering grant funding through partnerships with bike share operators, cities and local nonprofits to help U.S. cities develop and implement strategies to increase bike share use in their own underserved communities.

Not exact matches

Boston and Washington, D.C., for example, use a mix of federal, state, and city money to fund their programs, while New York City's bike - sharing initiative is financed entirely by private means.

China alone accounts for an estimated 400,000 bike - share bikes in use.

LimeBike and Ofo will begin operating dockless bike sharing networks in San Diego on Thursday.The moves come after City Attorney Mara Elliott gave the legal OK.Environmentalists say dockless bike sharing could sharply increase use of bikes for commuting.

«In order to encourage more people to get on their bikes, it is crucial that politicians and decision makers take on board safety concerns, and ensure that our roads are appealing, safe shared spaces which can be used conveniently by all road users, regardless of their chosen method of transport.»

And before you hop in your car, consider using public transportation, ride - sharing, walking or biking instead.

The E.P.A. rejected seven of the 12 projects the state wanted to fund with clean water loan funds, including $ 65 million for removal of the existing bridge, $ 110 million for dredging for construction vehicles and $ 67 million for the shared use bike path.

U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D - Jackson Heights) rode a Citi Bike onto Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, where he announced new legislation that would allow workers to use their pre-tax commuter benefits for bike share programs.

«If we had bikes that people could share placed along the trail and at some area hotels as well as train stations, it would encourage more people from out of the area to use the trail and enjoy their vacations in Westchester County,» Feiner said.

B - Cycle, the company that designs the bike - sharing systems used in Denver and more than 20 other cities across the country, says that on all of its systems combined, 2.1 million bike trips covering 4.5 million miles have been made on its bicycles since 2010, all of which have offset more than 2,948 metric tons of CO2 emissions and saved more than 330,000 gallons of gasoline, B - Cycle spokeswoman Marina Marich said.

Conversely, in less dense cities, bike sharing is used as a way to connect people to public transit, which would enhance the climate benefit, Shaheen said.

For example, bike sharing could lead to more people using public transit, and then possibly renting a bike to get to work, instead of driving a car for the entire trip, she said.

«The cool thing about bike - share in the past is that people who didn't consider themselves bikers could use it; now, even more so, this product is going to attract an even wider market, because now they have this electric assist,» said Colin Hughes, director of strategic development at JUMP Mobility.

I regularly wonder whether the un-helmeted people who use Citi Bikesâ $» the New York bike sharing programâ $» have a death wish.

Furthermore, DOT is helping Americans use less gas by promoting transportation options, such as bus rapid transit, light rail, streetcars and bike shares, as well as raised fuel economy standards for their cars.

In addition to the road improvements, the Project also includes: two tolled direct connect flyovers that will link eastbound SH 71 to northbound US 183 and southbound US 183 to westbound SH 71; a new 5 - foot bike lane on each side of the project, a 10 - foot shared use path, and a 6 - foot to 10 - foot sidewalk.

Additionally, DOT has helped Americans use less gas by giving them transportation options, such as bus rapid transit, light rail, streetcars and bike shares.

FordPass does much more than just control the vehicle — it's Ford's all - in - one app that can be used for things as diverse as scheduling a service visit, finding a gas station, locating and reserving parking spots (and paying for them), and even locating a bike - sharing station.

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.

Includes three consectutive midweek nights accommodation for two adults sharing; full breakfast, lunch or picnic baskets and romantic 3 - course dinners, one 30 - minute in - room massage per person; romantic surprise turndowns; coffee and tea with meals (drinks excluded); free self help muffins throughout the day; complimentary use of our Jacuzzi, mountain bikes, and DVD's; as many of your own game drives, game walks and bicycle safaris as you like.

Whether you've used Citi Bike before or not, today's your chance to use the bike share program for free.

Guests are invited to use the shared pool, bikes, tennis courts, fitness center and cigar lounge, which features hand - rolled samples using Dominican tobacco.

Lake Taupo, New Zealand — May 23, 2016 — The Waihaha Hut Track in the Pureora Forest Park has been upgraded to become a shared use mountain biking and walking track.

Includes: Free bike use, wifi, free parking, shared kitchen, free water, roof terraces, air conditioning, tv, king size beds, breakfast at an extra charge.

: Free bike use, wifi, free parking, shared kitchen, free water, roof terraces, air conditioning, tv, king size beds, breakfast at an extra charge.

A shared - use walking / mountain bike trail, stretching 76 km from Palm Cove to Port Douglas.

The default control scheme consists of holding R2 to accelerate; pressing L2 to use the front brake or reverse; pressing L1 to use the clutch; pressing R1 to rewind the action following a collision or a general loss of track time; pressing X to use the rear brake; pressing triangle to look back behind your bike; pressing O to manually shift up a gear; pressing square to manually shift down a gear; moving the direction of the left analogue stick to the left or right to steer your bike accordingly; moving the direction of the right analogue stick forwards, backwards, left or right to appropriately distribute your rider's weight; pressing left or right on the d - pad to look to the left or right respectively; pressing down on the d - pad to respawn on track following a crash or loss of direction; holding R1 to chat in online multiplayer; pressing the share button takes you to the share feature menu; and pressing the options button to display the pause menu.

In a recent post, Christine addressed the problems of vandalism of dockless bike share schemes; it reminds us of the Tragedy of the Commons, described in the Guardian as «the economic theory that individuals using a shared resource often act according to their own interests and to the detriment of the shared resource... With bikes literally littering the street, riders become less mindful of how they treat the bikes and where they leave them when there is always another to pick up.»

Plus, these lanes will be public, both for those who are using the bike sharing program and for those who are riding their own bicycles,» said Eduardo Moreno, Buenos Aires Transportation sub-secretary.

You can even set up an informal bike share system using the app to send permission to another smart phone.

For me, as a user, I have my transit pass, I have my Mobi bikeshare membership to use if I want but of course have my own bike, if we need a car, we have literally the most successful car share system anywhere in North America, so I've got choices, and the best thing is, not just available choices but delightful choices every day.

The video, which has inspired comparisons to the movie Tron, shows five million trips made using the program's share bikes, mapped across time.

Many if not most people using bike - sharing programs are not that familiar with the routes they are biking, at least not on a bike.

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!)

The popularity of bike sharing programs is consistently increasing; as it promotes green transportation by reducing the use of motor vehicles in the city, benefits human wellness, and it's a convenient alternative to...

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.

And bike share was sometimes used in place of walking or transit trips.

Before you can change who uses bike share, you need to know who uses bike share and how they use it.

On the other side, higher - income white riders were more likely to talk about the convenience of using bike share as their main motivation to join.

And a recent study using data from Washington, D.C.'s Capital Bikeshare shows that bike share has the potential to reduce even more pollutants harmful to human health by alleviating traffic congestion.

We want places where children can play safely on streets and where we can go grocery shopping by bike and where we can commute to work using sustainable public transportation and shared electric cars.