HAMILTON – 2012 BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS CHANGING THE WORLD ONE CITY AT A TIME

PRESENTATION What is a bike share program The family tree of bike share The Montreal experience

Reaching people every day Where they live, work, shop, play! From station to station Take Ride Return

The family tree of the bike share 1 st generation (60’s) Amsterdam, The Netherlands Goal: To provide free bicycles intended for single journeys and then left for others to use. Result: Within weeks, most of the bikes had been stolen and the remaining others were found in nearby canals. 2 nd generation (90’s) Copenhagen, Denmark Goal : bicycles could be picked up and returned at specific locations throughout the city. Bicycles were specifically designed for intense use. Result : High theft rates due to user anonymity.

Lyon: Velo’v 4,000 bikes / 300 stations Paris: Vélib’ 20,000 bikes / 1,200 stations Barcelona: Bicing 6,000 bikes / 400 stations Advertising Companies running bike- sharing systems as street furniture 3 rd Generation: A Turning Point

The family tree of the bike share PBSC’s concept of the 4 th Generation Modular system Solar powered Wireless communication

Bike Sharing: Reaching people every day MODULARITY Sizable Adjust to surroundings Location Road work Special event

4 th Advantage 4 th Generation Advantage Environmentally friendly: No excavation or prep work Plug and play: Bikes, docking points and pay stations mounted on modular platforms Once in place, they’re ready to go Create Partnerships Make system accessible to a large segment of the population, promote inter-modality through partnerships across the transportation sector. Station-based advertising Sustainable model with : Subscriptions and User Fees Sponsorships Grants and Subsidies

TIME MAGAZINE

BIKES / STATIONS

THE BIGGEST BIKE SHARE SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA THE MONTREAL EXPERIENCE

THE BIGGEST BIKE SHARE SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA Bikes 411 Stations 10 Boroughs 2 cities 2011 : 4.2 M Trips / year 2011 : Members Since trips

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BIXI trips per day Use time: 13 minutes Distance: 2,6 Km trips per bikes : 6 per day Each day BIXI users... travel more than Km/ 24h Montrealers ride more than the circumference of the entire planet 80% or more of the trips made by members

7 : 00 AM 8 : 00 AM9 : 00 AM10 : 00 AM 50 % + 50 % - Downtown o Financial district o Cultural district o Multimedia city o Biggest employment area of the CMA

What other means of transportation did you use to complete your trip? (Multiple answers (%)) Why did you use Bixi ? (Weekday) THE MONTREAL EXPERIENCE

Intermodal Connectivity To make the system accessible to a large segment of the population, agreements offering discounts signed with partners in the transportation sector.

PLANNING & INTEGRATION MORE THAN 500 REQUESTS FOR STATIONS Citizens Private companies City councillors / adminstrators MORE THAN 30 NEW CONSTRUCTIONS ARE ALREADY PLANNING SPACES Transit authorities Condominiums Enterprises

A REAL ALTERNATIVE Commuting in the inner city is similar across traditional modes of transportation

A REAL ALTERNATIVES This public bike system has boosted physical activity among Montrealers. Without it : Users would have opted to bicycle in only 3% of cases 14% of them would have taken a car By promoting active transportation, BIXI has positive consequences for its users’ health as well as the quality of the environment. In Montréal, from 2000 to 2010, the popularity of utilitarian cycling has been increasing. The percentage of adult Montréal cyclists using their bicycles as a mean of transportation rose from 25% to 53%.

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