Thriving bike share systems in DC and NYC are models for success. But other cities have struggled to create sustainable systems (DC's first effort failed, in fact). A new report offers a comprehensive guide to establishing bike share in your town.
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) has recently published The Bike-Share Planning Guide, a comprehensive and well researched report that examines many of the 600 bike-share systems from around the world to establish best practices for everything from how to conduct a feasibility study to how to develop a sustainable financial model.
In an infographic summarizing their work, ITDP details the top five components of a successful system:
- Station Density
- Bikes per Resident
- Coverage Area
- Quality Bikes
- Easy-to-Use Stations
FULL STORY: Why do some bike-share systems succeed and others fail? The Bike-Sharing Planning Guide explains
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