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Bikesharing Plans for the Rest of Us! Planning a system for a midsized Canadian City

Bikesharing Plans for the Rest of Us! Planning a system for a midsized Canadian City Presented to: Sustainable Mobility Conference November 5, 2011 Presented By: Peter Topalovic City of Hamilton 905-546-2424 x.5129 peter.topalovic@hamilton.ca. Preface: the elephant in the room.

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Bikesharing Plans for the Rest of Us! Planning a system for a midsized Canadian City

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  1. Bikesharing Plans for the Rest of Us! Planning a system for a midsized Canadian City Presented to: Sustainable Mobility ConferenceNovember 5, 2011 Presented By: Peter TopalovicCity of Hamilton 905-546-2424 x.5129peter.topalovic@hamilton.ca

  2. Preface: the elephant in the room

  3. Preface: does size matter? 0.5 million 1 million 3.4 million 5.5 million

  4. Preface: is Hamilton ready? But mom, Sean has one so I want one too! City of Hamilton Bike Share Demonstration, August 2010

  5. Outline • Evolution and Context • Why Bike Share? • How Did We Get Here? • Where are we Going? • Business Plan • Location, Location! • Market Analysis • Next Steps

  6. Evolution of Bike Share Programs 1 1st generation • 1960s – Free Love, Free Bikes • e.g. white bicycle program (Amsterdam) 2nd generation • Membership/Co-op based model • Manual or Web-based administration • e.g. Toronto “Yellow Bike” program 3rd generation/4th generation • Fee-per-use model, full public access • Focus on short trips (first 30-min free) • Smart-card or phone, pay by credit • Consists of bikes, racks, stations • High start-up/capital costs • e.g. Bixi 3 2

  7. Context 2009 2011 0004 0020 • Next Generation Bike share programs growing in popularity in North America and Canada • GTHA Wide Interest, especially at Universities and Colleges • All major Canadian cities are using a Bixi-based technology

  8. Why Bike Share? TDM: Strategies and policies to reduce travel demand WHETHER? SUBSTITUTES Telework Teleconferencing Online shopping Trip chaining HOW? MODE Walking Cycling Public transit Car driver/passenger WHY? PURPOSE Work School Shopping Recreation WHEN? TIME Weekday peak hour Weekday off-peak Evening Weekend WHERE? DESTINATION Street Neighbourhood Community City Bikeshare is more than just a supply issue

  9. Why Bike Share? • Promotes cycling by increasing access to bicycles, raising the profile of cycling and acceptance of cycling as a normal travel behaviour • Can be implemented relatively quickly and at little cost compared to other transportation systems • Reduces Congestion, air pollution and GHG emissions • Improves health through the promotion of active transportation • Contributes to a City’s menu of transportation modal options for citizens, reducing SOV dependence • Helps achieve Hamilton’s goals through Vision2020, Transportation Master Plan and TDM initiatives

  10. Why Bike Share? Bicycle sharing is the perfect mode of transit to fill the gap between trips that are too far to walk &too short to drive

  11. Transit Supportive Design Minneapolis Nice Ride: users reported a 10% increase in their transit use Bicycle sharing is the perfect mode of transit to fill the gap between trips that are too far to walk &too short to drive B-Line A-Line

  12. Hamilton’s Potential System - Cost Stations, bikes, cost, key players Financing – quick wins (metrolinx) x 35 x 300

  13. Hamilton’s Potential System - Analysis • Where, How many, and Who? • Population density • Household income level • Household age • Household education level • Short distance trip-making • Already using active modes of transportation • Proximity to key trip generators / attractors • Origin-Destination data • Existing Transit Routes, Stations and Stops • Market Survey x 35 x 300

  14. Hamilton’s Potential System - Analysis • Is there potential? • 80,000 residents in service area • 8% uptake to be profitable • 50% of all trips made are 1-2 km in length in Hamilton • Greater than 80% of trips originate and end in the City • Proposed service area is the largest employment area • Initial survey shows support • Stakeholder interest is high • Highest level of alternative modes in the service area x 35 x 300

  15. How did we get here? Bike Share Business Plan is developed Analysis and roadmap to develop a system Business-case identifies the need for a market survey and analysis conducted by McMaster MBA students McMaster Student’s Union and Sustainability Office looks at a campus-based bikeshare system Workshop #1 Stakeholder group tests B-Cycle and Bixi A 3rd/ 4th generation bike share is recommended 2009 Aug. 2010 Oct. 2011 Jan. 2010 Apr. 2011 Dec. 2011 Green Venture conducts a business case to determine how a 3rd generation system would be implemented by a not-for-profit Mohawk Transportation student conducts a station location analysis based on population and transportation data Workshop #2Feedback on the business plan, station locations and market analysis McMaster Arts & Science students complete a feasibility analysis & survey for Hamilton

  16. What did we learn so far Sean? • Feasibility • A city with dense urban areas with mixed uses should consider a next gen system – is this a general rule? We’re not sure! • Demographics and Density • Population density in the service area • Station density should be considered – 400m? 500m? 800m? • Origin – Destination: the more trips that originate and terminate in the service area, the more potential uptake • Level of existing cycling/walking/transit culture • Bike Lanes vs. Bike Share • Treat them separately • Bikes on the ground create a push for more infrastructure

  17. What did we learn so far • Paying for the System • Most successful systems cover their capital costs through grants • Advertising and sponsorship cover operating deficits • Public Bikes vs. Public Transit • Transit: 50% cost recovery is acceptable • Bike Share: must be revenue neutral, which is a bigger challenge • Multi-modal and TDM • Bike share systems can improve ridership or smooth out demand • Help eliminate first/last mile commute issues • Tie in to public health, air quality and GHG emissions issues

  18. Where do we go next? We Are Here • Promoting the Business Plan • Finalizing the Market Research • HSR and Metrolinx support • Grants and funding secured • System and stations planned • Get Council Approval (Dec. 5th) • Secure land for stations • Tender a system contract • Tender an operating contract • Install the system • Promote and maintain the system

  19. Thank-you Peter Topalovic, M.Eng Project Manager – Transportation Demand Management Program Manager – Smart Commute Hamilton Mobility Programs and Special Projects Public Works Department (HSR) City of Hamilton Address: 77 James Street North, Suite 400, Hamilton ON, L8R-2K3 Tel: 905-546-2424 x. 5129 Twitter: @smartcommuteham Web: smartcommutehamilton.ca

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