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Citi Bike Expansion: Draft Plan New York City Department of Transportation Presented to Manhattan Community Board 11 Transportation Committee, December 1, 2015 What is Citi Bike? Citi Bike is New Yorks bike share system Citi Bike is


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Citi Bike Expansion: Draft Plan

New York City Department of Transportation Presented to Manhattan Community Board 11 Transportation Committee, December 1, 2015

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  • Citi Bike is New York’s bike share system
  • What is Citi Bike?
  • Citi Bike is New York City’s bike

share system

  • A network of bicycle rental

stations intended for point-to- point transportation

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  • Citi Bike is New York’s bike share

system

  • A network of bicycle rental stations

located an easy walking distance apart

What is Citi Bike?

  • Intended for short, one-way trips under

30-45 minutes

  • Convenient for trips that are too far to

walk but too short for a taxi or the subway

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How Does Citi Bike Work?

  • Users purchase annual or short-

term memberships

  • Members can take unlimited rides

for no additional cost: − Up to 45 minutes for annual − Up to 30 minutes for short- term

  • Additional fees for rides longer

than 45/30 minutes

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How Does Citi Bike Work?

  • Bikes can be returned to any

station in NYC

  • System operates 24/7
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Useful for all types of trips: commuting, running errands, recreation Cross-town travel Cycling consistent with a healthy lifestyle No need to store bike when not in use No need to own a lock No need to perform bike maintenance

Benefits and Uses

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  • Launched in May 2013

with 6,000 bikes at 332 stations

  • Extensive public outreach
  • Public-private partnership
  • No city funds used

Citi Bike To Date

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Citi Bike To Date

  • Original owner, Alta Bicycle Share, acquired by

Motivate in late 2014

  • Under new management, Citi Bike has grown to

approximately 7,500 bikes available at 475 stations

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Data: NYCDOT (as of September 2015)

22,000,000 +

Total trips

1,100,000 +

Memberships sold

85,000 +

Active annual members

50,000 +

Trips on busiest days

8.0 +

Trips per bike on busiest days

89% of trips are taken by annual members 97% of trips incur no

  • verage fees

Average trip duration is under 15 minutes 0.5 1 1.5 Jun-13 Dec-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Jun-15

Trips Per Month

(Millions)

High Ridership

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More cyclists, more bike lanes, fewer injuries

20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000

  • Ave. Daily Cyclists (DOT Sample Counts)

Bike lane miles & Bike KSI (Injuries + fatalities)

Source: NYCDOT

500 1000 1500 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Strong Safety Record

  • Only one reported crash for every 160k trips
  • A 2014 CUNY Hunter study identified Citi Bike riders as some of the

safest cyclists on the road

  • Source: NYCBS, as of October 2015
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The Bike

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Safe Cycling Promotion

DOT promotes cycling safety with:

  • Helmet fittings
  • Light and bell giveaways
  • Safety awareness classes
  • Commercial cyclist workshops

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Citi Bike/Motivate promotes cycling safety with:

  • Safety ambassadors
  • Free Street Skills classes

Safe Cycling Promotion

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Affordability Memberships

$149 annual membership at regular price $60 Affordability Memberships Available to all NYCHA residents Available to members of some community development credit unions LES People’s Federal Credit Union in Harlem More than 2,000 Affordability Memberships purchased

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Info

  • at www.CitiB

itiBik ikeNY NYC. C.com com

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Affordability Memberships

To sign up as a NYCHA resident, provide:

  • Tenant Account Number
  • Birthday
  • Credit card info

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Info

  • at

www.CitiBi itiBikeNY eNYC.com C.com

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Phase 2 Expansion

As of fall 2015, system has:

  • 7,500 bicycles
  • 475 stations

By end of 2017, Citi Bike will add another:

  • 4,500 bicycles
  • 225 stations

Total size of Citi Bike system will be:

  • 12,000 bikes
  • 700 s

station ions Phase 2 sets stage for future expansion in any direction

Current Service Area Phase 2 Expansion Phase 2 Expansion

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  • Extensive participatory planning

and outreach campaign conducted to select station locations in CB11

  • In this area, outreach campaign

has included: ‒ More than a dozen meetings and events with CB11, elected officials, area institutions, BIDs, and other community organizations ‒ Public community planning workshop in June 2015

Planning and Outreach

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Site Selection Process

  • DOT and Motivate are working with

communities to find best locations for stations in their neighborhoods

  • Planning process includes:

‒ Meetings with elected officials, community boards, local institutions, and stakeholders ‒ Community planning workshops ‒ Public web portal ‒ Draft station

  • n siting plan presented

ed to community y board ‒ Final plan reflective of draft plan feedback

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Creating a Plan

Map presented at community planning workshops in June 2015 456 potential sites shown Participants asked to use red and green stickers and comment forms to indicate

  • pinions on specific sites
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Creating a Plan

Potential sites are shown here by intensity of stakeholder preference Darker shade indicates greater preference Inputs include:

  • Community feedback
  • Concentration of support clicks

from public web portal

  • Motivate operational

considerations

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Creating a Plan

Where possible, less preferred sites were removed from consideration

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Creating a Plan

Community preference and network considerations were combined to create a draft plan 30 sites needed for CB 11 Draft Plan

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Typical Station Locations

Stations are typically located in the parking lane of the street, or

  • n sidewalks that are wide

enough to allow pedestrian flow STATIONS IN ROADBED

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Typical Station Locations

ALONG CURB LINE

STATIONS ON SIDEWALK

ALONG PARK VERGE

Stations are typically located in the parking lane of the street, or

  • n sidewalks that are wide

enough to allow pedestrian flow

ALONG BUILDING LINE / FENCE

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Thank k You

nyc.gov/bikeshare www.citibikenyc.com

Questions?