Well done to #Parksville in joining the ranks of #Nanaimo and #Langford here on #VancouverIsland on bringing #bikeshare to their communities.

"Evolve E-Bike and E-Scooter Share Launch - April 22, from 10 am to 1 pm, residents will have a chance to test e-bikes and e-scooters. It’s Earth Day so rides are free, just pay the $1.25 unlock fee per ride. Learn about program benefits and speak with Evolve staff. "

https://letstalkparksville.ca/evolve

#activetransportation #sustainability

City releases report on bike share in Ottawa. Links here (EN & FR)

#ottawa #BikeTooter #bikeshare

https://www.shawnmenard.ca/city_releases_report_on_bike_share_in_ottawa

Dritter Werktag seit dem 1.04. Es gibt weiterhin (nahezu) keine Leihräder im #Ruhrgebiet.

Seit April sollte das #Leihrad Angebot von #metropolradruhr von #donkeyRepublic fortgesetzt werden.

Bin ich der Einzige der sowas absolut peinlich findet und sich wundert, dass es keinen nahtlosen Übergang des Angebots gibt? Scheint nicht so, als ob DonkeyRepublic heiß wie Frittenfett ist, das Potential von vielen Millionen Menschen heben zu wollen.

#Fahrrad #bikeshare #verkehrswende #nextbike #Bochum

It’s time for bike share in Ottawa!

Our transit system is in crisis and our roads are congested. Bike share can help! A quarter of trips in Ottawa are under 2 km—well within bikeable range. Bike share is affordable, accessible, and efficient.

Learn more and sign our petition with Ecology Ottawa:

#Ottawa #OttCity #OttBike #BikeShare #Accessibility #Mobility #Sustainability #BikeTooter

https://ottawabikeshare.ca

I like that they repurposed this to be a regular bicycle parking rack, but really wish it was still a bike share dock. Bike share is transformative for people's perceptions about how useful bicycles can be.

#BikeShare #BicycleParkingAudit #BicycleParkingRack #BicycleParking #Bicycling #Rochester #Minnesota

📢 Empres #BiciPalma? És el teu moment per dir a l'Ajuntament com va el servei!

➡️ https://forms.gle/zL5zF2ooBQmK5keGA

#Mobilitat #Sostenible #Bici #Bicicleta #Palma #CarrilBici #Bicicletes #BiciPública #BikeShare

Lime carried record 57,000 trips the day of the Seahawks parade, on par with daily traffic over the Aurora Bridge

Lime riders took more than 57,000 trips February 11, the day of the Seahawks parade downtown. After adding Bird’s 2,100 rides, the 59,300 total of shared bike and scooter rides was on par with the average daily traffic across the Aurora Bridge.

The only pieces of roadway infrastructure in Seattle that carry more than 60,000 trips per day are I-5 (250,000), I-90 (137,000), the West Seattle Bridge (73,000), the Aurora Bridge (61,000), and Mercer Street (61,000). Link Light Rail carried more than 200,000 trips, and Washington State Ferries carried 46,000. It’s amazing that shared bikes and scooters are carrying trip counts comparable to such massive pieces of transportation infrastructure, especially when you consider that these companies actually pay the city for the privilege. The shared bikes and scooters are also complimentary to our transit services, often helping people access transit stops that would require too long of a walk otherwise. They help further actualize the public transit investments we are already making, expanding their reach to more homes and destinations.

There’s no comprehensive way to measure how many people rode their personal bikes and scooters to the parade, but the number was far above normal. Fremont Bridge bike and scooter trips were up about 40% over other days the same week. We have even less data about the number of people who simply walked to the parade.

The parade gave Seattle a rare opportunity to stress test our transportation network, and it’s clear that walking, biking and transit are the resilient options to keep our city moving under unusual circumstances. The parade was a celebration, but you could also imagine it as a disaster simulation in which we need to move a lot of people amid a significant disruption to our city’s infrastructure (in this case, 4th Avenue through downtown became impassible). Whether we are planning for major events, future increases in daily commuting or responding to a disaster, it’s important to prioritize our resilient modes of transportation.

Lime is the big winner from the parade, aside from the Seahawks of course. The company showed that its service thrives in the most difficult transportation conditions. The numbers, which are also impressive on non-parade days, further support expanding the availability of designated bike and scooter parking areas such as SDOT’s bike corral plan for Pioneer Square. On-street corrals fit perfectly near street corners where car parking is already illegal, improving crosswalk safety by keeping sight lines clear while also providing space for parking bikes and scooters away from crowded sidewalks. SDOT plans to use the special Pioneer Square Preservation Board-approved bike rack design in the corrals, but the board is still pushing back on the plan.

Bike and scooter share is a serious part of Seattle’s transportation system, and it will play a significant role in getting people to and from World Cup events.

Despite all the attention and investments, Uber, Lyft and robo taxis collapse under the same conditions that snarl roadways for personal cars. Robo taxis, which get so much attention and investment, actually block roadways during disaster scenarios. If a Lime fails to unlock, then the user needs to walk or take transit instead. If a robo taxi stops working, it becomes a giant roadblock. If the robo taxi network stops working, they become a fleet of roadblocks across the city. Imagine that happening after a major earthquake, blocking buses, emergency vehicles and people driving private cars. Even outside a disaster scenario, robo taxis also snarl roadways near venues following major events as many people all call them to the same area at the same time. It’s not a solution that scales well in a dense city.

It’s so odd to watch so much attention and money pour into concepts that keep failing to address our transportation issues while we have this other solution that is succeeding beyond anyone’s imagination but keeps getting ignored. Pronto bike share carried 278,000 rides during its two and a half years of operation a decade ago, and Lime just carried 20% of that total in a single day. This is worth celebrating.

#SEAbikes #Seattle