Sentences with phrase «of bike share»

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.

We are looking forward to forging more of these partnerships as the health benefits of bike share become more widespread and more widely known.

Many little stops for coffee, errands, or a short stop anywhere that catches the eye is a huge plus over previous generations of bike share.

The growth of bike share shows no signs of stopping.

We conduct research to understand the links between bike share and equity, particularly use of bike share by people with low incomes.

Getting station placement right is integral to the success of a bike share system.

Our success stems from our unique ability to address and master all complex aspects of a bike share system.

Most trips are short: 12 minutes on average for members of a bike share system.

People want integration of bike share into other forms of public transit.

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.

The deal illustrates the swirl of investor activity in the increasingly competitive business of bike sharing.

She loves getting to talk bike share and equity with stakeholders from across the country to hear about the evolving landscape of bike share.

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.

She really took the idea of bike share and took it to another level.

At the gathering, stakeholders will discuss the current state of bike share, tackle equity issues, and experience a variety of networking opportunities.

I think the other big benefit of the bike share is getting your bike to where you want to use it even if you own one.

Our community - based planning process for expansion of bike share in the Bay Area has included over 5000 comments on our web portal, 200 stakeholder meetings, and 27 public workshops.

As such, Census data could provide evidence in support of bike share programs for increasing a city's number of cyclists.

This year a majority of Motivate's clients are pursuing expansions of their bike share programs.

In 2017, the number of bike share bikes in the U.S. more than doubled — from 42,500 bikes at the end of 2016 to about 100,000 bikes by the end of 2017.

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.

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.

It has long been known that the users of bike share systems skew richer and whiter.

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 country.

The Better Bike Share Partnership has awarded $ 74,986 in grant funding to researchers at Portland State University to collect and examine data such as perceptions of bike share, barriers to use, success of specific interventions to increase use, and the impact of station siting decisions in Philadelphia's Indego Bike Share System.

Over 80 percent of the bike share trips taken in 2016 across the country were on Motivate bikes.

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an association of 51 cities in North America, today released the first - ever nationwide count of bike share rides in the United States.

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...

Over 35 million bike share trips were taken in 2017, 25 % more than in 2016 The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), an association of 60 cities in North America, today released the second - ever nationwide count of bike share rides in the United States.

Smart - bikes are the next generation of bike share technology.

NACTO's second Equity Practitioners» Paper, Can Monthly Passes Improve Bike Share Equity, uses research from comparable industries, findings from focus groups, and reports from outreach ambassadors to explore the impact of bike share pricing structures on sign - up rates.

«We're proud and thankful that this partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will allow us to more than double the number of bike share stations here over the next two years and give more residents a better opportunity to travel throughout Somerville — and beyond — by bike.»

The 2018 North American Bikeshare Association and Better Bike Share Partnership conference will take a deep dive into the equity - focused work of bike share systems across North America, and share challenges, successes and innovations that make bike share easy, accessible and affordable for all people.

Investors listed on its website include some big names in Chinese business today, such as Wei Dai, founder of bike sharing company ofo.

«Just as we provide public support for ferries and student Metrocards, we should support the expansion of bike share throughout Manhattan and the city.»

And some cities, most notably Portland with BIKETOWN, have incorporated equitable hiring practices into their contracts and are bringing a whole new dimension to the issue of bike share equity.

8D Technologies powers nearly 40,000 bikes in bike share programs globally including Santander Cycle Hire (London, UK), Bixi (Montreal, Canada), ADCB Bikeshare (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Melbourne Bike Share (Melbourne, Australia), and already provides the hardware and software for many of the bike share networks that Motivate operates.

Today, Motivate, the operators of Bike Share Toronto and the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA), the Bike Share Toronto managers announced a transition in the operations of the bike share program effective April 1, 2017.

«NACTO's unique compilation of bike share's «vital stats» gives cities and advocates alike a clearer understanding of the strengths and opportunities in this growing industry,» said

Motivate systems, including Citi Bike in New York, Divvy in Chicago, Capital Bikeshare in the D.C. area, Hubway in the Boston area, BIKETOWN in Portland and Ford GoBike in the San Francisco Bay Area, are responsible for over 80 percent of bike share trips taken annually.

As a free application, Spotcycle helps bike share users take advantage of a sustainable and ecologically sound solution for urban transportation in its scalability, adaptability and comprehensive support of bike share schemes worldwide.

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.

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.

«The key and most wonderful part of bike sharing is that it starts people thinking about bicycles as a regular part of transportation,» says Russell Meddin, founder of Bikeshare Philadelphia, an organization working to build support for a 5,000 - bike citywide program.

While Motivate dominates the large bike share system market, being responsible for the majority of all bike share bikes in the U.S., smaller systems are much more likely to be independently run by small local organizations such as non-profits.