How bike sharing works

98% of trips by annual subscribers are under ½ hour.70% of trips by 24-hour subscribers are under ½ hour.

84%

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A car, van, SUV, truck or other person vehicle

A motorscooter or motorbike

A motorcycle A personal bike (other than Nice Ride

Minnesota)

A carsharing membership

None of these

Please indicate the types of vehicles that you have available to you on a regular basis? (check all that apply)

N = 1237

Real time information

• Bicycles: Separating Fad From Real SolutionsBicycles play an increasing role in serving mobility needs for communities, and bike share programs are all the rage. But there’s no one fit for every city and every commuter. Also bicycle use can cut against other goals, such as increasing transit ridership or preserving capacity for cars. This session explores bike sharing successes, a few lessons learned, and shows how even in bike-friendly cities, implementing effective bicycle programs remains a challenge.

Who we are

• Non-profit owner-operator• ~20 employees • Portable, wireless, solar-

powered stations; open 24/7 April – Nov.

• Same equipment used in London, Washington DC, Montreal, Boston, Toronto, Melbourne and soon New York and Chicago.

Objectives

• Make it easy for everyone to use a bike for short, urban trips.

• Decrease dependence on cars and gas. Reduce downtown congestion.

• Open door to active transportation.• Make the connection between

active transportation and health.• Enhance urban vitality.

Where

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The numbers

First Year (June 10 – Nov. 7, 2010) 100,817 rides 29,077 24-hour subscriptions sold 1,302 1-year subscribers 1 bike lost 1 reported crash 0 accidents with injuries

Second Year (April 8th - Nov 6, 2011) 217,000 rides 35,975 24-hour subscriptions sold 3,521 1-year subscribers 0 bikes lost (one recovered form 2010) 2 reported crashes 0 accidents with injuries

What have we accomplished?

• Safety• Feasibility/Theft & Vandalism• Public Acceptance• Part of Growing Reinvestment in

Inner City

Momentum

Momentum

Bike-sharing World Map - MetroBike, LLC

Choosing to live downtown and drive less“In downtown Minneapolis, the average vacancy rate fell from 6 percent a year ago to just 1.2 percent during the second quarter. In downtown St. Paul, vacancies plummeted from 7.1 percent a year ago to .08 percent in June.”

“Renters squeezed in race for apartments,” Jim Buchta, Star Tribune, August 23, 2011.

2000 – 2010 Census

Downtown Minneapolis + 32%Downtown St. Paul + 18%

Overall city population was flat

What do people use the bikes to do?

User Survey: What is your primary use of Nice Ride?

Active commutes

Physical inactivity is one of theleading causes of death in developed countries.

Active commuters cut their odds of obesity by 50 percent. They have lower blood pressure, body mass and triglyceride levels.1

(1.) Penny Gordon-Larsen, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

Obesity in Minnesota1994 < 10%

2010 24.8%

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Less than once a month

Once a month Every other week

1 to 3 days per week

4 to 6 days per week

Everyday

How often did you ride a bike?

Before you joined Nice Ride, N = 1226

As a Nice Ride member, N = 1208

2%

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Less than 1 mile

1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 7 7 to 8 8 to 9 9 to 10 10 or more miles

What is the one way distance of your most common trip in miles?

N = 1033

29%

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35%What is your most common trip purpose?

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Before Nice Ride Minnesota was available, how would you have made this trip most often? (check all modes that you would use

during a single trip before bikesharing)

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40%

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Before Nice Ride Minnesota was available, how would you have made this trip most often? (check all modes that you would use

during a single trip before bikesharing)

N = 1238What about transit?

31%

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Based on your experience with bikesharing, which mode of transportation do you think is most complemented (or supported)

by Nice Ride Minnesota? (Please select one response)

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Strongly agree Agree Neutral (no opinion)

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Nice Ride Minnesota provides me with an important link to and from the Twin Cities public transit system.

N = 1233

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I think of Nice Ride Minnesota as an enhancement to the Twin Cities public transportation system.

N = 1233

Preserving capacity for cars?

Preserving capacity for cars?

People, not parking

• Typical street parking space: 20 feet

• Typical bike share station: 50 feet

Trips ending at this location in August 2012: 832 average: 26 per day

People, not parking

People, not parking

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16 – 17 years old

18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 years or older

Prefer not to answer

What is your age?

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18%Approximately what is your expected household income this year?

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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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Where do 24-hour (Casual) users live?

Regional Equity

Challenge: How to serve a neighborhood that wants your service but lacks the multi-family density, retail destinations, and bicycle usage correlated with bike share demand?

Possible Solutions:• Community partners (non-profits,

churches)• Experiences—bikes tours• Discounted subscriptions & payment

plans• Access—computers and credit/debit cards

Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICPCommunity Design Group, LLC

Email: arosell@c-d-g.orgOffice: 612-354-2901Mobile: 612-234-7078

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