Nick, this is good information and the statistics are useful. The Bikestation Organization (http://ww.bikestation.org) presently has stations in large metropolitan areas in California, interestingly, the City of Pittsburgh is one of their project partners.
Bikestation is the parent organization that serves as an information-clearinghouse and support system to the individual operators that are responsible for the day-to-day operations of each facility. Local operators vary per location and consist of non-profit, for-profit and advocacy organizations.
The Bicycle Board should contact them to find out whether the City of Morgantown could benefit from their program.
-Jonathan
director wrote:
Good morning, I came across this message from a staff member at BikeStation listing the quantifiable measures of safe, sheltered, secure bike parking. Thought they might be of interest. I assume the numbers are for facilities in all 6 cities. (VMT = Vehicle Miles Travelled) Nick
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Andrea White" awhite@bikestation.org Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:25:04 -0600
We conduct ongoing research, including surveys and data gathering at our Bikestations. Investments in bike-commuter centers like Bikestations are very effective in achieving many of the goals you have asked about. Research at our 6 facilities (San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Seattle) consistently shows the following (average):
30% of Bikestation users previously drove their car alone to their destination and would still be doing so if the Bikestation werenâEUR^(TM)t availableAn additional 60% who were already biking, cycle more often because of the convenience2007 results:
Bicycles Parked: 86,720Cars taken off the road: 26,010Reduction in VMT: 520,320Reduction in CO2 and other auto-based pollutants: 555,620 lbs.Over 1,300 barrels of oil savedIf you need methodologies, call me.
Good luck!
Andrea
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Executive Director
Bikestation Coalition
110 W Ocean Blvd., Suite 810
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: 562.733.0106
Fax: 562.733.0107
awhite@bikestation.org
www.bikestation.org
From: thunderhead-bounces@thunderheadalliance.org [mailto:thunderhead-bounces@thunderheadalliance.org] On Behalf Of Sabrina Merlo Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:07 PM To: Thunderhead Alliance Subject: [Thunderhead] quantifiable benefits of investment in walking andbiking?
Hello Thunderhead.
The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is looking for any studies that show a correlation between investment in walking and biking infrastructure/programs and quantifiable results in the following categories:
reduction of VMT
increase in physical activity
mode shift overall to bike/ped
mode shift to bike/ped + transit use
collision rate reduction
reduction in trip rates per household
proof that if you have good infrastructure, you have lower vehicle ownership
The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is working with our regional transportation planning agency (MTC) right now to help them write one or two new Performance Targets that address their expressed goals of Safety, Mobility, and Access. We are also pushing them to look at physical activity levels, but public health is not yet a specific goal, so we'll see how far we get with that. For the first time, MTC is looking for ways to quantify bike/ped programs and set targets, and we are trying to gather relevant studies that they could utilize regarding (increased!) investment in bike/ped.
If you know of any that address these results above, please let us know. We have a meeting on Friday with them, and thus are on a bit of a rush.
Best,
Sabrina
P.S. For those of you interested, BABC has written a well-researched argument towards investment in Active Transportation in our advocacy platform paper for the Bay Area's 2009 Regional Transportation Plan revision. The articles in this document attempt to justify our ask for $2 billion in walking and biking investment (as well as better policy, data, and education) over the next 25 years. This is a 10 fold increase of current 9-county Bay Area bike/ped funding levels. The T2035 Platform for Active Transportation is available as a PDF here: http://www.bayareabikes.org
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Sabrina Merlo
Regional Advocacy Director
Bay Area Bicycle Coalition
sabrina@bayareabikes.org
510.325.5178
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