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Boston Bikes Annual Summary 2009 Nicole Freedman City of Boston Director, Boston Bikes 617-918-4456 Nicole.freedman.bra@cityofboston.gov Boston Bikes, 1 City Hall Plz, Suite 932, Boston, MA 02108, www.Cityofboston.gov/bikes World-Class

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Boston Bikes Annual Summary 2009

Nicole Freedman City of Boston Director, Boston Bikes 617-918-4456

Nicole.freedman.bra@cityofboston.gov

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World-Class Bicycling City

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Ground Zero

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“The City of Boston … not only won the worst city title, its disappointing record prompted the international organization to announce the award early.”

International Award-Winning Bike City

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No Bike Lanes

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Future Best City

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Peak Hour Bike Counts, 2007 & 2009

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Bikes 2007 2009

43% Rider Increase

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63% Rider Increase

% Increase Mode Share Commuting BFC Status City 2007 to 2008 2008 2007 Bronze New York City, NY

  • 10.4%

0.6% 0.7% Silver Chicago, IL

  • 6.6%

1.0% 1.1% Bronze Denver, CO

  • 0.4%

1.6% 1.6% Gold San Francisco, CA 7.7% 2.7% 2.5% Silver Minneapolis, MN 12.5% 4.3% 3.8% Gold Seattle, WA 29.3% 2.9% 2.3% Bronze Washington, DC 38.9% 2.3% 1.7% Platinum Portland, OR 52.3% 6.0% 3.9% Bronze Philadelphia, PA 61.7% 1.6% 1.0%

Boston, MA 63.1% 1.6% 1.0%

70 city average 17.5% 0.9% 0.8% Bike Friendly City Average 24.1% 1.6% 1.3%

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World Class Mode Splits

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Change Culture

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“We Can’t Let Reality Get in the Way” - Me

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Boston Bikes, 1 City Hall Plz, Suite 932, Boston, MA 02108, www.Cityofboston.gov/bikes Principal changes that would increase your frequency of riding 16.7% 12.1% 9.2% 5.4% 72.9%

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Road Upgrades (Paths, Lanes, Potholes) Bike parking Education Enforcement Show er facilities

Bike Facility Demand

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15 Miles of Bike Lane

Road Miles Type Bennington St 0.83 Shared Commonwealth Ave 0.7 Lane Perkins St 0.6 Lane Enneking Parkway 1.5 Lane Washington St 1.3 Bus/Bike American Legion Hwy 2.7 Lane/Shared Beacon Street 1.1 Lane Belgrade Ave 0.93 Lane Circuit Drive 1.5 Lane Columbus Ave 0.9 Lane Corinth Street 0.13 Lane Kenmore Square 0.1 Lane North Harvard Street 0.5 Lane Old Road 0.1 Lane South Street 0.13 Lane Washington St 1.29 Lane

2008 Install 2009 Install

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Miles of Bike Facilities Other Cities Would Have Installed if They were the Size of Boston City Average Install Year High Install Year Current Total Master Plan Target

Seattle

8.7 11.0 15 132

DC

3.6 6.1 27 107

Chicago

1.9 3.3 23 104

NYC

9.1 12.2 57 244

Portland

2.7 7.0 65 137

Phili

3.2 9.1 62 91

Boston

7.0 10.0 25 tbd AVERAGE

4.9 8.1 41.6 135.8

E xceed Average Installation

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Beacon Street

Photo: Toole Design Group

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American Legion Highway

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Columbus Avenue

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Roslindale

(Washington, Belgrade, South, Corinth)

Photo: Doug Mink

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Circuit Drive

Photo: Doug Mink

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Bennington Street

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Washington Street

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E xisting Conditions

LEGEND

Existing Off-Street Existing On-Street In Design (2010)

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Bike Facilities

How do you feel about riding in each of the conditions pictured?

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Protection from Cars

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Protected Bike Lanes

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Protected Bike Lanes

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Bike Boxes

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500 Racks. 75% by Request

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Bike Parking Geographic Distribution

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On-Street Parking

Photo: bostonbiker.org

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Parking Policy Artistic Racks

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TD Bank Cycling Celebration

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TD Bank Cycling Celebration

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Bay State Bike Week

Bike Fridays

Photo: Galen Mook

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Bike Friendly Businesses

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BLDC Loans

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Bike Pool

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Youth Cycling Program

Photo: Galen Mook

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R.O.C.K Roll & Ride

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Cooler in a Helmet

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Bike Map

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Stolen Bikes Boston

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Bike Lane Policy

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Bike Lane Policy

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Bike Share

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One size fits all bikes

Manute Manute Bol Bol Me Me

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Paris

(2 yeara)

54 million bike trips 50-150,000 daily bike trips 240,000 subscribers 4.3 million less car trips 5% reduction, car traffic

Montreal

(Month 5)

1 million bike trips 3 million miles travelled 10,000 subscribers 86,000 occasional users 1.3 million kg greenhouse gases eliminated

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Boston First Major US City

50 Cities Worldwide

Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Spain, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Sweden..

Coming to America

Denver, 2010, Minneapolis, 2010, Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, Philadelphia,

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Boston (3 year forecast) Boston (1 year forecast)

85 stations 1,000 bikes 2,319 daily bike trips 11,225 annual subscribers 635,095 annual bike trips 1,905,300 million annual miles 290 stations 3,000 bikes 9,124 daily bike trips 22,500 annual subscribers 2,500,000 annual bike trips 7,500,000 million annual miles

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Community

www.bubikes.org

  • Boston University Bikes
  • AB Bikes
  • Bicycle Benefits
  • Bikes Not Bombs MBTA
  • Department of Transportation
  • JP Bikes
  • Livable Streets Alliance
  • MAPC
  • Mass Bike
  • MBTA
  • Rozzie Bikes
  • Trips for Kids
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BU Bikes BU Bikes

Rolling through 2009! What we've done:

www.bubikes.org

Community building through group rides, getting undergrads out where they've never biked before

Increased sustainability and safety

awareness on campus – Bike Safety Day and Park(ing) Day 2009

Education through repair and

maintenance workshops at our student-run BU Bikes tool shop