Toronto Public Bicycle Sharing Lessons Learned Sean Wheldrake, Cycling Infrastructure and Programs Unit. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Cycling Infrastructure & Programs Unit
Public Bike Share Services TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Why a Public Bicycle System? TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
BIXI Toronto. 24 -7. 365 days a year. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Successful in Montreal • • • More than 49, 227 members More than 100, 000 day users More than 2. 7 million rides 5, 000 bikes/ 400 stations Millions of kg of green house gases less TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Sponsors like Telus pay for public bike systems? TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Funding: Federal, regional transit or highway Here are some examples: • Washington DC • London • San Francisco • Boston • New York TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
European solutions • Street Furniture Contracts • Congestion Charging TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
In Cities around the world the transit funding is part of the transportation budget for the region. Here are examples: • Boston, • London and • San Francisco. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Boston, an example of federal funds • “Metropolitan Area Planning Council“ • Massachusetts Department of Transportation • Federal Transit Administration. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The Operator • Alta Bicycle Share • Partnership with Public Bike Share Company • Revenue guarantee • Share profits TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Theft and vandalism guarantee TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Revenue TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Arlington. 41 stations and 286 bikes $411, 000 in revenues from • memberships, user fees, and sponsorships • $473, 000 in operations expenses, • $170, 000 in management and marketing expenses, • $643, 000 in total expenses. • Arlington/DC: TRANSPORTATION • 140 stations and 1, 200 bikes SERVICES
Location, Location TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
If it’s not working move it. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
A Network of Stations TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Lessons Learned • Have a champion (e. g. Mayor) • Buy the system and own it from the start. • Do not give away sponsorships • Stations are important not the number of bikes • Go to the users TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Questions? TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Sean Wheldrake Project Lead Cycling Infrastructure and Programs Unit Transportation Infrastructure Management Section Transportation Services City of Toronto 850 Coxwell Ave. 2 Flr. Toronto, Ontario. M 4 C 5 R 1 Ph: 416 392 -1143 [email protected]. ca