Dockless Bikeshare Demonstration
Ward 2 Town Hall
December 5, 2017
District Department of Transportation
Overview1. What is Bikeshare?
2. DDOT’s Approach
3. Results to Date
4. Going Forward
5. Your Feedback
1. What is Bikeshare?
1. What is Bikeshare?
How Dockless Bikeshare Works
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Capital Bikeshare
▪ Regional partnership:▪ District of Columbia
▪ Arlington County
▪ City of Alexandria
▪ Montgomery County
▪ Fairfax County
▪ Prince George’s County ( Spring 2018)
▪ Each jurisdiction buys stations and bikes with cooperative contracting for O&M services.
▪ Seven (7) years old; national leader
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Capital Bikeshare
▪ Owned by District Government
▪ All revenues generated to the District belong to the District and are reinvested into the program.
▪ Significant outreach and community engagement prior to system expansion.
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Dockless Bikeshare
▪ Systems have emerged quickly around the world.
▪ Marketplace is shifting rapidly; advances in technology & infrastructure (bicycles).
▪ Cities are taking multiple approaches:
▪ Permit: Seattle/San Francisco
▪ Procurement: Minneapolis
▪ Prohibition: San Francisco/New York7
Dockless Bikeshare
▪ Privately owned and operated
▪ No cost to operate in the District (yet)
▪ Expanding inside and outside of the region
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2. DDOT’s Approach▪ Current regulations did not provide guidance:
– Title 24 Section 24-111.1 No person shall leave any goods, wares, or merchandise either in or upon any street, avenue, alley, highway, footway, sidewalk, parking, or other public space in the District for a period longer than two (2) hours, except as provided in this chapter or in chapter 2 of this title.
– Title 18 Section 1209.1 A person may secure a bicycle to a stanchion for a period of not more than twelve (12) consecutive hours, by means of a lock or similar device, in accordance with the requirements of § 1209.2.
– Title 18 Section 1209.2 A person may secure a bicycle to a stanchion by means of a lock or similar device as long as securing the bicycle does not obstruct or unduly impede traffic or pedestrian movement and as long as securing bicycles has not been forbidden by any notice posted by the Director.
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2. DDOT’s Approach
▪ 7-month demonstration period to understand:
▪ Operators
▪ Market demand
▪ Approach to regulations and relationship with operator(s) going forward
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2. DDOT’s Approach
▪ Use of Public Right-of-Way Operations Permit (PROW-OP) as mechanism to control
▪ Terms & Conditions to define operations
▪ Ability to terminate at any point
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Permit Terms & Conditions
▪ Bikes
▪ Parking
▪ Data & Reporting
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Permit Terms & Conditions
▪ Bikes▪ 50 to 400 bikes
▪ Contact information on bikes
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Permit Terms & Conditions
▪ Parking▪ Maintain a pedestrian travel space to a width of at
least five (5) feet.▪ Maintain unimpeded access to entrances to private
property or driveways.▪ Maintain unimpeded access to Capital Bikeshare
stations.▪ Maintain vehicular travel area for any vehicle.▪ Outside of any protected tree planting or landscaped
area.▪ Otherwise in accordance with DCMR Title 18, Section
1209.3.
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Permit Terms & Conditions
▪ Data & Reporting▪ Publicly accessible API showing where
available bikes are located
▪ Monthly reporting requirements on basic usage statistics
▪ Membership survey during demonstration period
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3. Results to Date
▪ Five (5) companies currently operating with multiple operating models
▪ ofo, Limebike, Mobike, Spin: ~ 400 bikes each, rear wheel locks, opens by smartphone app
▪ Jump: ~ 150 bikes, pedal-electric assist, locks to fixed objects, opens through ID/pin or RFID card
Vandalism and Theft; Wear & Tear
Example photos
Example photos
Improperly Parked Bikes (all thanks to Popville.com)
Properly Parked Bikes
3. Results to Date
Notes: [1] Dockless operators aggregated based on initial data reporting. Some reporting methodologies may differ.
[2] Some operators are not at maximum fleet and continue to expand.
Total Trips Total Bikes Trips/Bike Trips/Bike/Day
Capital BikeshareOctober 2016
302,898(in DC)
1,857 bikes/4,518 docks
163 5.26
DocklessOctober 2017 [1] 56,477 1,403 [2] 40 1.32
Capital BikeshareOctober 2017
338,152(in DC)
1,944 bikes/5,089 docks
174 5.61
4. Going Forward
▪ Key Questions
▪ Usage:
▪ Are there impacts on CaBi usage and/or revenue?
▪ Is there increasing bicycle mode share and new riders?
▪ How does coverage and usage compare with CaBi?
▪ Impacts:
▪ Can bad behavior be minimized/addressed?
▪ Are there enforcement approaches/tools/resources needed?
4. Going Forward
▪ Key Questions
▪ Approach:
▪ Does there need to be legislation or regulation to define program?
▪ What should the cost be to operate?
▪ What should be the cap on the number of bicycles? By operator or total?
▪ Should there be parking “zones” defined?
▪ What should be the ”infrastructure” (bike) requirements?
4. Going Forward
▪ Working Timeline
▪ September: Demonstration Period Launch
▪ October-December: Initial Data Gathering/Input
▪ January/February: Initial Analysis/Drafting Approach(es)
▪ March/April: Finalizing Approach(es)
▪ May: Implementation of Long-Term Approach
5. Your Feedback
▪ Acute problems: contact operator. Also let DDOT know.
▪ Policy suggestions: recording tonight, send ideas to [email protected]
Company Bike 24-Hour Customer Service
Jump
(neon red)[email protected]
Limebike
(green/yellow)[email protected]
Mobike
(silver/orange) [email protected]
Ofo
(yellow)[email protected]
Spin
(orange) 888-262-5189
Public Feedback:[email protected]
311.dc.govCall 311 or (202) 737 4404
DDOT Contact: Sam Zimbabwe
Chief Project Delivery [email protected]
202.671.2542
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