developing a regional bike sharing program
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Harvard Transportation Case Study:
“Developing a Regional Bike Sharing Program”
Presented by:
John W. Nolan MS, CAPP
Directors of Transportation Services
Harvard University
Meeting of the Minds VIIIThe University of Rochester
July 15th, 2011
Today’s Outline
Bike program
Bike program goals
Bike system Infrastructure
How to use the bike system
Importance of roadway infrastructure
Relationship to sustainability
Regional operational and financial models
So What is Bike sharing?
It’s part of a greater policy effort to expand efficient transportation choices.
The program aims to reduce intra campus and city car travel, carbon emissions and greenhouse gases while promoting active transportation, and providing an additional link to the public and private transit systems.
“Hubway” hopes to bring cycling into the mainstream by making bike use highly visible in the urban core, affordable, and conveniently accessible.
The Bike Sharing Program Also…
Brings cycling into the transit mainstream by making bike use a highly visible transportation mode in the urban core
Introduces a low priced mode of Public Transportation
After the cost of an initial permit allows people to move around the City FREE of charge (30 min)
Bike System Goals
Grow to 400 stations and 5000 bicycles in Boston and neighboring municipalities.
The second phase of system expansion will occur throughout 2011 and spring 2012 when Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline expand their bike share network.
Additional communities including Winthrop, Newton, and Arlington to date, have shown serious interest in participating in the program.
Bike Station Features
Platform “Drop and Go” platform for portability.
No construction or excavation needed.
Aluminum. Corrosion and rust resistant.
Real-time reporting of breakdowns.
Terminal 12 gauge satin coat rolled steel for rust protection.
Interior is 14 & 15 gauge satin coat rolled steel.
Station Components
Solar Power
Panel – Map/Ads
Standard Bike Rack - 15 slots
-10 bikes
Platform-Mobile & Modular
Transaction Station
Program Overview
Convenient Stations every quarter mile Access bikes with swipe of card Return bike at any kiosk
Inexpensive Thirty minutes free
Mainstream Users are residents, workers, tourists, and studentsDesigned for everyday trips in any clothing, even skirts and suits
About the Stations
The Stations:
Are fully mobile, modular, and solar powered.
Easy to install by mobile transit teams
Can increase or decrease in size based on demand and removal takes less than one hour.
The system will be operated throughout 9 months of the year (March-November).
Alternative Layouts
Standard Two Sided “L – Shaped
On Street Installation
More About The Bikes
The bikes use non-standard parts and tools to deter theft.
Incorporate pedal powered lighting systems for safety.
Have reinforced frames to hold up to vandals.
Are fully rust-resistant.
In addition, the design of the bikes favors every day trips in any clothing including suits and skirts.
•Reinforced aluminum
•Theft-proof seat
•Puncture-proof tires
•Heavy-duty rims
•Chain protector
Bike Durability
Anti-Theft Components
Anti-tamper components / Durable aluminum alloy
Anti-theft locking mechanism / Non-standard tools required
“Off Street” Application
Paris France-Velib
How To Use The System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCtbU7Svs0
First Year Implementation Goal
85 stations
1,000 bikes
2,319 daily bike trips
11,225 annual subscribers
31,800 annual occasional users
635,095 annual bike trips
1,905,300 million miles ridden annually
Building the Roadway Infrastructure
Built 38 miles of new bike lanes over the last 4 years
Added cycle tracks in a number of neighborhood street sections allowed
Harvard’s Participation
Sponsoring nine (9) bike stations
Initial focus in Boston on the Allston and Longwood Campuses
Part of our commitment to Sustainability
Adds another alternative commuting choice
Provides an additional link to other modalities including Public Transportation
A Sustainable Practice
Cycling is a wonderful way to combine three things:
Fitness--Recreation--Transportation
The mission of a bike share program is to encourage a cultural shift for people toward increased participation in non-carbon modes of transportation.
Hubway will provide those who do not own bicycles with the opportunity to explore the region, connect with the outdoors, and see how beneficial a bike can be while rediscovering the fun of bike-riding.
Carbon Footprint Calculation
Line Title Notes System Wide
1 Annual Trips Taken from Alta's proposal 330,500
2 Average Miles per Trip Source: Paris Velia system research 2
3 Total Annual Miles Biked Line 1*Line 2 661,000
4 % Bike Trips that replace
Car Trips
Source: DC Hubway (pilot system) survey 25%
5 Annual Vehicle Miles
Eliminated (VME)
Line 3* Line 4 165,250
6 VME per 3 year sponsor
term
Line 5 * 3 495,750
7 Average VME per station
per 3 year sponsor term
Line 6/61 stations 8,127
8 Estimated VME per station
at Harvard, for 3 year term
Line 7*2 students / 1 average user; Source:
Alta's proposal estimates 2% of student
population will become Hubway members,
compared with 1% of regular population.
16,254
9 Total TONS GHG
eliminated per station,
per sponsor term.
Line 8 * 1 ton/1,120 VME (average US car
efficiency) * 2/1 GHG conversion factor
for short trips less than 2 miles due to
vehicle inefficiency on short trips
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Road Infrastructure
North Harvard Street-Boston
Protected Bike and Pedestrian Lane NYC
Cycle Tracks
Cycle Track System Concerns:
There are safety issues at road crossings with vehicles turning right and with driveways and cars backing out but these issues have solutions, as tested in Europe.
Below are two examples of intersection treatments in Europe And we are only asking that some models be tried in the U.S.
Cycling Infrastructure
Metropolitan Area Planning Council Outline
To participate in the bike share program each municipality must:
Provide funds to both purchase the system as well as provide funds for operations.
Encouraged to provide the user with advertising revenue to help cover the cost of operations.
The municipality must be able to financially guarantee the operations through the third year from the system launch.
The equipment will be owned (per FTA requirements) by the City of Boston and the other respective municipalities that participate.
Metropolitan Area Planning Council Outline
A contract may be set up with the vendor such that the system may be owned by the municipality up front or at the conclusion of the contract.
Each Municipality is highly encouraged to seek corporate, institutional, grant, or other private or public funding sources to sponsor stations and grow the system.
The City of Boston has fundraised to date $1.2 million in corporate sponsorships, plus almost $1million in federal and state funds.
The bike share program has secured an additional $3 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration that is available to the municipalities to access.
License Agreement
Terms and fees
Insurance and indemnification
Site preparation
Installation and removal
Maintenance and site modification
Surrender assignment and disputes
Use of Name
Signage
Financial Cost Model Per Station Expenses and Revenue (10 bikes, 15-19 docks)
Expenses
Equipment Costs (Stations & Bikes) $43,650
Launch fee $14,869
Subtotal Launch Cost (Equipment plus Launch fee) $58,519
3 year Operations costs to municipality $38,517
Per year Operations costs to municipality $12,839
Subtotal 3 Year Cost (Equipment, Launch & 3 yrs ops) $97,036
FTA funding available - applies to launch & equip only ($29,538)
TOTAL Cost to City (3 years, non-federal source) $67,498
Revenue
3 Year Revenue from Ridership $41,885
Per Year Revenue from Ridership $13,962
Per Year Revenue to City (50% of net revenue) $1,527
3 Year Revenue to City (50% of net revenue) $4,582
Cost to HarvardBoston Model
The cost of sponsorship is $50,000 per station for 3 years and includes equipment, start-up & operating expenses. The City of Boston has offered the following financing plan:
$15,000 FY11
$15,000 FY12
$20,000 FY13
Cost to HarvardCambridge Model
The cost of sponsorship is $50,000 per station for 3 years paid up front
Harvard’s Office for Sustainability have agreed to allow the utilization of its Green Campus Loan Fund to finance the sponsorship fee of $50,000 for the 4 stations in Cambridge, or a total funding of $200,000.
$17, 667 per year, including an annual 3% administrative fee.
Potential sponsors will complete the loan fund application
The total amount of $200,000 for the 4 stations will be guaranteed by Transportation Services which will take the lead in identifying and marketing the Program to potential University sponsors with the assistance of OFS and other Campus Services units as needed.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
“Over the past four years we have taken great strides toward making Boston a city that welcomes and encourages bicycling, but this innovative bike share system may be the most significant step yet, …we have worked tirelessly to build the infrastructure necessary to support such a system and we are confident that there is no better time to make “Hubway” a reality. I want to thank Harvard University for its tremendous support of this endeavor.”
The New “Hubway”
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