USC BIKE SHARECE 585 - DESIGN PROJECTGROUP #6• Amr Zaher• Nieyangzi Liu• Mingjie Jin

OUTLINE• Introduction • Purpose of the project• Methodology• Data collection & Survey • On – campus stations• Off – campus stations• Power Supply• Financial Plan• Conclusion

Introduction Bike sharing is a smart transportation program through which members get access to bicycles through self-service stations within the community being served.

Barclay’s bike share

Bay Bike share Stations Map

Purpose of the Study The main purpose is to design a bike share program in order to attract new user through its practicality and effectiveness, and to solve the current bike – related problems such as:• Improve USC community safety• Reduce the number of the bicycles on

campus• Propose an organized parking system

for the bicycles.

RTC OLIN HALL

MethodologyThe program is designed based

on the actual bicycle demand on campus that has been determined through data collected from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, for one week.

An online survey was developed to determine utilization factor, student housing distribution and student budget.

ASSUMPTIONSData collected is consistent during

the whole academic yearSurvey results represent the entire

USC Community including students, professors and Labors

Special events such as football games, festivals and ceremonies aren’t taken into consideration

Bicycles can only be used for 30 minutes for all types of subscription

Data Collection Summary

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300

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BICYCLE COUNTS

Average per hour

Data Collection Summary

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 200500

1000150020002500300035004000

AVERAGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES IN THE SYSTEM

TIME

BICY

CLE

Survey Results

59%

4%

29%

8%

North of campusSouth of campusWest of campusEast Of Campus

OUTLINE• Introduction • Purpose of the project• Methodology• Data collection & Survey • On – campus stations• Off – campus stations• Financial Plan• Conclusion

On campus stations

Station # Service Buildings Station 1 Taper Hall and VKCStation 2 Doheny and Leavey LibrariesStation 3 RTCStation 4 Law School and Marshall SchoolStation 5 GFS and PEDStation 6 KAPStation 7 Lyon CenterStation 8 Viterbi and Ronald

• Based on data collected and site observation, eight station are proposed on campus to facilitate students movements

On campus stations• Each station can serve a circle with a diameter of

about 400 ft. • All 8 stations cover the all hot sots on campus.• Overlapping stations will be able to serve each other

during peak hours

On campus stations The number of docks and bicycles:

◦ 1shared bicycle= 6 privately owned bicycles (3hr / 30mins)

◦ Number of docks is 2 times the number of bicycles to avoid dock blocking

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Number of docks and bicyclesNumber of bicycle Number of Dock

On campus stations dimensionsSome existing docks shall be replaced to

accommodate the new system. See the report for more details about exact location.

On-campus station

RTC VKC& Taper

Law& Marshall

Lyon

Viterbi&

Ronald

GFS&PED

KAP

LEAVEY&DONHENY

AREA(S.F) 575 1649 1380 823 709 1265 537 978

LENGTH(FT) 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.7

5 5.75

WIDTH(FT) 100 286.7 240 143 123.3 220 93.

3 170

OUTLINE• Introduction • Purpose of the project• Methodology• Data collection & Survey • On – campus stations• Off – campus stations• Financial Plan• Conclusion

Off campus stations Six stations are proposed outside the

campusThe location of each station is controlled

by three rules◦ Reasonable biking distance for an average healthy

student◦ Student housing concentrations◦ Safety and proximity to busy areas◦ Avoidances of physical barrier, and accessibility

Station Number Service area

Station 1 Ellendale PL

Station 2 City Park Apartments

Station 3 The Row

Station 4 Gateway

Station 5 West of Campus

Station 6 Tuscany, Icon Plaza, Metro Station

Off campus stations Off campus station

network is a complimentary element in the system to connect the campus with student housing, parking structures and Expo-line stations.

Final location and size of each station shall be coordinated with the city of Los Angeles

Number of docks – off campus The stations are designed

to accommodate the difference between the morning and the evening periods (320 bikes).

Distributed proportionally based on survey results 9 1011121314151617181920

AVERAGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES IN THE SYSTEM

TIME

BICY

CLE

59%

4%

29%

8%

station 1 station 2 station 3 station 4 station 5 station 6020406080

100120140160

46 46 46 46

70

44

92 92 92 92

140

88

bicycles docks

Power supply optionsA combination of solar panels

system and grid electricity is proposed depending on the station location.

OUTLINE• Introduction • Purpose of the project• Methodology• Data collection & Survey • On – campus stations• Off – campus stations• Financial Plan• Conclusion

Financial plan Operating costs such as

rebalancing, control center, power supply and bicycle tune-up are planned to be recovered by the system annual users as per the following pricing mechanism:Category Fees

Annual Membership (30 minutes free pass) $ 85

Monthly Membership (30 minutes free pass) $ 30

Weekly Membership ( 30 Minutes free Pass) $ 20

Daily Pass (60 Minutes free pass) $ 6

Financial PlanThe average annual operating

costs per bike is assumed to be $ 500.

The required number of annual users to reach the breakeven point is 2470.

Initial capital shall come either from the school or through commercial sponsorship with investment banks such as Citibank or Barclay's

CONCLUSION8 stations are proposed on campus,

while 6 stations are proposed off campus.

The entire system has the capacity to serve 3500 users with annual subscription.

The total number of annual users required to breakeven the operating costs is 2470.

Usage of both solar power and grid electricity is needed.

Thank you