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Warm Planet Bicycles
Presentation for the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee
January 19, 2012
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The Facility
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What We Do
Staffed Bike Parking Full-service Bike Shop
Warm Planet Bicycles Presentation for the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory - - PDF document
Warm Planet Bicycles Presentation for the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory - - PDF document
Warm Planet Bicycles Presentation for the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee January 19, 2012 Our Location 19 Jan 2012 2 The Facility 19 Jan 2012 3 What We Do Staffed Bike Parking Full-service Bike Shop 19 Jan 2012 4 Our Customers
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Our Customers
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Bike Parking Area
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Overflow Parked Bikes
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Facility Layout
Bike Shop Bike Parking Winter 2012 Bike Parking Expected Summer 2012
Bike Shop Overflow Parking
Bike Parking
Overflow Parking
Bike Shop
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Increasing Demand
Bikes Parked in 2010 and 2011
1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month Number of Bikes 2011 2010
16% increase from 2010 to 2011
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2011 Financial Information
- Caltrain received $260,000 ticket revenue
from Warm Planet customers
- Bike parking operating cost equated to
less than $2.50 per trip
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Counterproductive Options
- Charge for bike parking
- Turn away customers
- Reduce open hours
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Solutions
- Short term:
– More bikes on trains – Interim funding to convert retail to bike parking
- Long term: