Bike Sharing

PBIC releases comprehensive report on Bike Share Programs

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and Toole Design Group have completed an independent, national study of current bike sharing programs in the United States. The study, Bike Sharing in The United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation, explores the evolution of bike sharing in the US, defines success factors, examines funding models, explains demographic and geographic trends affecting the implementation of programs, recommends a step-by-step approach for implementation in cities in the start-up phase, and discusses measures to increase demand and expansion of existing programs.

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What is Bike Sharing?

Bike sharing is an innovative transportation program, ideal for short distance point-to-point trips providing users the ability to pick up a bicycle at any self-serve bike-station and return it to any other bike station located within the system's service area. This study focuses on municipal bike-share systems, where local jurisdictions (including cities, counties, etc.) are engaged in the funding, managing, administering and/or permitting the bike-share program. In the context of this study, bike-sharing differs from traditional bicycle rental services in that it is typically used for short, spontaneous trips that are often combined with other transportation modes (e.g. transit).

Where do Bike Share Programs Exist?

City	State	Open Date	Bikes	Stations
Washington DC/Arlington County	DC/VA	9/20/2010	1,525	179
Minneapolis/St. Paul	MN	6/10/2021	1,200	145
Miami Beach	FL	3/15/2011	1,000	105
Boston	MA	7/28/2011	725	83
Denver	CO	4/22/2010	510	53
Madison	WI	5/22/2011	350	35
Broward County	FL	12/14/2011	275	26
Boulder	CO	5/20/2011	150	18
San Antonio	TX	3/26/2011	230	23
Chicago	IL	10/1/2021	100	10
Omaha	NE	6/15/2011	35	5
Des Moines	IA	9/8/2021	25	5
Spartanburg	SC	7/7/2021	14	2
UC Irvine	CA	9/1/2021	28	4
Washington State University - Pullman	WA	9/1/10	80	9
Georgia Tech (Atlanta)	GA	11/15/2011	35	5
Montevallo	AL	Fall 2012
New York/Brooklyn	NY	Spring 2013	10,000	600
Chicago	IL	Spring 2013	5,000	500
Portland	OR	Spring 2013	750	74
San Francisco	CA	Fall 2012	500	50
Chatanooga	TN	7/23/2012	300	30
Baltimore	MD	Fall 2012	300	30
Kansas City	MO	7/6/12	200	20
San Jose	CA	Fall 2012	200	20
Fullerton	CA		150	15
Palo Alto	CA	Fall 2012	100	10
Mountain View	CA	Fall 2012	100	10
Redwood city	CA	Fall 2012	100	10
Aspen	CO	Spring 2013	100	8
Oklahoma City	OK	5/18/12	95	8
Houston	TX	5/2/12	18	3
Charlotte	NC	7/12/12	200	20
Long Beach	NY	6/27/12	125	15
Anaheim	CA	9/8/12	100	8
Los Angeles	CA	Fall 2012/Spring 2013	4,000	400
Long Beach	CA		2,500	250
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	TN	9/7/11	20	2
Louisville	KY	2011	15	3
Tulsa	OK	August 2007	50	3
Wellesley College	MA	9/12/2020	15	1

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Bike Sharing

PBIC releases comprehensive report on Bike Share Programs

What is Bike Sharing?

Where do Bike Share Programs Exist?

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