Greater Cleveland
Regional Transit Authority
City of Cleveland’s Bike Share Feasibility
Study and Implementation Plan
Planning & Development Committee
March 4, 2014
City of Cleveland’s
Bike Share Feasibility Study
and Implementation Plan
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Bike Share Study
ƒ City contracted for the feasibility study
and implementation plan
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Jan 2013 - Toole Design Group hired
Sept 2013 - Feasibility Study complete
Nov 2013 - Implementation Plan complete
ƒ City requested RTA support
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Financial support of study
Participation on Task Force
Bike Share Task Force
What is Bike Sharing?
ƒ Short term point-to-point bike rentals
from a network of unattended stations
located throughout the city
ƒ Users pay:
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Membership fee – daily, weekly, yearly
Usage fee – typically first 30 minutes
free, charge for additional time
ƒ Implemented in DC, Boston,
Columbus, Minneapolis…
Bike Sharing and Transit
ƒ Promotes a multi-modal transportation
network and builds coalition of support
for alternate forms of transportation
ƒ Extends range of existing transit
service by providing additional option
for the “first/last mile” of transit trips
Bike Sharing and Transit
Monthly Bikes on Transit
6,000
Number of Bikes
5,000
4,000
2009
2010
3,000
2011
2012
2,000
1,000
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Jan Feb
Mar
Apr May Jun
Jul
Month
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Bike Sharing and Transit
Total Number of Bikes on Transit
48,000
44,000
40,000
36,000
Total Bikes
32,000
2009
28,000
2010
24,000
2011
20,000
2012
16,000
12,000
8,000
4,000
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Month
Aug Sep
Oct
Nov Dec
Demand Analysis Heat Map
Demand Factors:
• High Employment
• Transit Stations
• Bicycle Mode Share
• Population Density
• Planning/existing
bicycle facilities
• Income
• Proximity to
Destinations
Network Recommendations
ƒ Phased Implementation
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Downtown and/or University Circle first
Expand to neighborhoods in later phases
ƒ System Build-Out
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Phase 1: 700 bikes / 70 stations
Phase 2: 400 bikes / 40 stations
Avg Station Size = 19 docks / 10 bikes
ƒ Annual and Daily memberships with
first 30 minutes free on each ride
Network Recommendations
Zone 1 (Downtown + University Circle):
ƒ 700 Bikes/70 Stations
Zone 2 (Detroit Shoreway, Tremont, Old
Brooklyn and Midtown):
ƒ 400 Bikes/40 Stations
System Build-Out:
ƒ 1,100 Bikes/110 Stations
Estimated Cost Ranges
Phase
Capital Costs
1a
1b
2
$1.9M to $3.5M
$1.9M to $3.5M
$2.0M to $4.0M
Annual Operating
and Maintenance
Costs
$0.3M to $1.1M
$0.3M to $1.1M
$0.35M to $1.2M
Estimated Revenue Ranges
Annual
Daily
1
$0.36M to
$0.52M
$0.25M to
$0.41M
Annual
Sponsorship
and
Advertising
$0.2M to
$1.0M
2
$1.1M to
$1.6M
$0.44M to
$0.70M
$0.2M to
$1.0M
Membership/Usage Fees
Phase
Next Steps
ƒ Identify non-profit organization to
house a staff member dedicated to
bike share fundraising
ƒ Engage potential funders
ƒ Plan specific station locations
ƒ NPO undertakes contract
management and/or operations
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Ex: Downtown Cleveland Alliance and
The Bike Rack
City of Cleveland Bike Share Study
ƒ Recommendation:
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Staff requests that the Planning and
Development Committee recommend that
a resolution demonstrating RTA’s support
of the studies’ results be moved to the full
Board for action