Sentences with phrase «planning of any bike share»

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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.

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.

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.

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!)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

People planning to use bike share, carrying along a personal bike helmet for that use, could be a bit of a hassle, but I can visualize the resourceful among them adjusting to this basic preparation just fine.

The city is planning a bike - sharing project that could make stations available by fall of 2008, and could

After eight months of reviewing potential contracts «aimed at finding a company to provide the service and maintain a fleet of rental bicycles,» Portland, Oregon has put its bike - share plans on hold due to nagging logistical and

There are also plans for a bike share program, the installation of more bike racks, the creation of several bike boulevards and significantly improved signage.

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

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

Raytheon plans on purchasing 20 bikes for its employees, and the hope is that employee bike - sharing will spread to a majority of Tucson's biggest businesses.