Sentences with phrase «of bike share programs»

Ben Fried of Streetsblog points to an article in real estate magazine Crains, where developers and real estate brokers are excited about the impact of bike share programs:

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

I would also advocate for an expansion of the bike share program and the implementation of car - free parks.»

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...

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.

The popularity of this bike sharing program has led to its extension into 30 of the city's suburbs and has inspired cities such as London to also introduce bike sharing.

After hopeful reports of bike sharing programs on the rise, it appears that the concept may come crashing down under the hashtag #incivility.

The addition of the bike share program called Divvy has only served to make bicycling more accessible to residents and visitors alike, enabling these individuals to take to the streets of Chicago and travel on two wheels.

According to The Washington Post, bike collisions in DC have doubled to almost 600 per year over the last six years as the popularity of bike sharing programs has exploded (see the District Department of Transportation report).

Not exact matches

If New York City — whose Citi Bike program is the largest bike share in the United States — were to match that ratio, it would need to multiply the number of blue for - hire bicycles by 50.

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.

The company, which has annual revenue of $ 6 million, is also bidding on upcoming bike - sharing programs in San Francisco; Portland, Oregon; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Copenhagen.

Motivate, which runs some of the biggest U.S. bike - share programs, is searching for a buyer or new capital to fend off smaller rivals, according to several people familiar with the matter.

The historic building (built in 1888) is in the heart of downtown, nearby developments include a renovated park with improved walkability (including a bike share program and dedicated pedestrian - only park), new retail establishments and residential properties.

Divvy Bike Program Divvy is Chicago's bike sharing system with thousands of bikes and hundreds of stations across the city.

Leaders of Citi Bike are moving quickly to raise tens of millions of dollars to rescue the popular bike - share program as it loses money.

«Though the bike sharing program has been a runaway success in some parts of the city, it has also left the outer boroughs and many low - income neighborhoods significantly underrepresented,» said Council Member Mark Levine, in a press release.

A bike share program in Chattanooga, Tenn., operated by the same company charged with getting the city's rolled out, Alta Bicycle Share, also was delayed because of software share program in Chattanooga, Tenn., operated by the same company charged with getting the city's rolled out, Alta Bicycle Share, also was delayed because of software Share, also was delayed because of software bugs.

Borough President Scott Stringer conducted several surveys following the installation of bike lanes throughout the city; I would propose a similar study about the bike share program to identify responses of users and potential improvements to the program.

GB: As Manhattan Borough President, I would advocate for the bike share program, acting as a representative of the constituency of Manhattan, especially in order to get the program expanded to new neighborhoods in the borough.

In a third term on the Council, he will support an extension of the bike - share program to his own district and especially to areas with limited public transit access.

I would work with the Mayor's office and the Department of Transportation to identify problems with the program and potential solutions, including problems with stations being empty or completely full during certain hours of the day and any technological problems with the bike share machinery.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in his «state of the city» address that he hoped to get a bike - sharing program operational in the city.

Panelists include: George Bliss, biker and owner of Hudson Urban Bicycles (HUB0 and an advocate for safer bikes; Steve Vaccaro, biker and lawyer dealing with the legal aspects of bike - riding in the city; Caroline Samponaro of Transportation Alternatives and the Bike Share Program; Council Speaker Christine Quinn's office with pending legislation dealing with electric bikes and other relevant issues.

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.

«My borough deserves better, as do the parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island that are not currently served by our city's official bike share program.»

This is one of numerous bike - sharing programs that are quickly growing in an attempt to unsnarl China's traffic problems.

For instance, Hangzhou was recently selected by the British Broadcasting Corp. to stand with Paris as one of the world's top eight cities in bike - sharing programs.

A study of the D.C. bike - sharing program found that borrowers wear helmets far less often than do riders on their own bicycles.

«As of now, for a number of reasons, we have not made estimations on specifically how much CO2 bike sharing keeps out of the atmosphere for any given program,» she said.

n Denver, 41 percent of Denver B - Cycle bike trips replaced car trips, and the entire program is estimated to have avoided more than 1 million pounds of CO2 emissions, said Nick Bohnenkamp, executive director of Denver Bike Sharing, which owns and operates Denver B - Cycle.

Estimating how bike sharing keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere is complicated because every bike - sharing program works differently and collects data differently, Shaheen said.

We spent all day Sunday, with a big group of friends, riding from neighborhood to neighborhood, along the Navy Pier with their bike share program, it was such a fun way to sightsee.

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.

Lyon and La Rochelle, France: It's first bike - sharing program was introduced in the Rhone - Alpes city of Lyon, and more recently a bike - taxi system was launched.

Outside of the apartments, a variety of useful services are available - including a bike share program, a lobby lounge, weekly housekeeping, dog walking, and a 24 - hour front desk and concierge.

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Perhaps inspired by the bike sharing program in Washington DC that was implemented last year, or the general success of the temporary program that helped convention goers get around carbon - free at the DNC.

Out of all the cities here, they are the only one to have successfully implemented a bike - share program.

Lots of bike parking as well as stations for Vélo'V, Lyon's bike share program.

Although the city already had a private bike - sharing program, the government of the Mexican capital has recently launched the official Ecobici.

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.

Electric bike sharing is one of the next generations for bike sharing, with Copenhagen pilot testing an e-bike sharing program.

BikePortland reports that the city of Portland has released Request for Proposals (RFP) to try to find an operator for its bike share program.

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.

Image via: LA Citystreets Clark U, Rice University, U Minnesota are all launching bike - sharing programs, along with the City of Minneapolis.

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.»

Motivate will also be expanding bike share in the Bay Area to a 7,000 bike program called Ford GoBike this year. www.motivateco.com Motivate technology powers over 56,000 bikes on 4 continents in bike share programs including Santander Cycle Hire (London, UK), Bixi (Montreal, Canada), ADCB Bikeshare (Abu Dubai, UAE) and Melbourne Bike Share (Melbourne, Australia), and already provides the hardware and software for many of the bike share networks that Motivate opershare in the Bay Area to a 7,000 bike program called Ford GoBike this year. www.motivateco.com Motivate technology powers over 56,000 bikes on 4 continents in bike share programs including Santander Cycle Hire (London, UK), Bixi (Montreal, Canada), ADCB Bikeshare (Abu Dubai, UAE) and Melbourne Bike Share (Melbourne, Australia), and already provides the hardware and software for many of the bike share networks that Motivate opershare programs including Santander Cycle Hire (London, UK), Bixi (Montreal, Canada), ADCB Bikeshare (Abu Dubai, UAE) and Melbourne Bike Share (Melbourne, Australia), and already provides the hardware and software for many of the bike share networks that Motivate operShare (Melbourne, Australia), and already provides the hardware and software for many of the bike share networks that Motivate opershare networks that Motivate operates.

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.