Bike Share Philadelphia
Bicycle people ideas in motion Philadelphia
Moore College of Art And
Design
June 19- October 13, 2009
Bike Share Philadelphia will be there. Please come to the exhibit.
January 2009 Bike Share Demonstration & Special Movie Night
For the one year anniversary of our Bike Share Movement
in Philadelphia, an operational solar powered, wifi enabled 3rd Generation Public
Use Bicycle (bike share) station and bicycles from
Public Bike Systems
was installed and available for the public to
try in front the University of Pennsylvania Bookstore on January 15,
2009 then placed in front of the Academy of Natural Sciences on
January 16, 2009.
Despite single digit freezing temperatures,
hundreds of Philadelphians wanting Public Use Bicycling came to see
and use this system. On the evening of the 16th, almost two hundred
souls braved the cold to enjoy
Streetfilms
at the Academy. We all viewed films
of 'livable streets' from all over the world to inspire change on
our streets in our neighborhoods, and Bike Share Videos on the "Big
Screen."
Read the media reports on the demonstration in the 2009 section on
the news page
Bike Sharing Demonstration September 19, 2008
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The first multi-station Bike Sharing program in the City is a huge success!
Each bike was shared on average 3 times during the day. Current statistics for SmartBikesDC in Washington, DC indicates a shared usage of 1.25 times a day.
Even though it
was one day only, Bike Share Philadelphia with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater
Philadelphia, Fuji Bicycles and FRES of the University of Pennsylvania operated two bike
sharing stations for National Park(ing) Day in Philadelphia.
Riders enjoyed picking up bicycles for an one hour free use at
either 16th and Locust or 34th and Walnut Streets. They enjoyed the
link with PATCO,
a ride around the corner, a ride to Penn or a ride to Center City
from Penn.
Park(ing) Day in Philadelphia
16th and Locust
34th and
Walnut
Slide Show
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Brittany Bonnette of Philly Bike Share at Ignite Philly
Bike Share Philadelphia Public Forum
Thursday, January 17, 2008
- Academy of Natural Sciences
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Watch the entire the Forum:
If video does not play, use link: Bike Share Philadelphia Forum
About
Public Use Bicycle Programs (bike sharing) are changing urban
transportation in cities all over the world. The Forum explains the benefits of successful bike sharing systems
now operating in Europe and the USA.
Overview:
Alex Doty is the Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia. Copy of Presentation
Speakers:
Gilles Vesco is the Vice-président Communauté urbaine de Lyon, France. He oversees the municipal government’s wildly successful Vélo’V system implemented in Lyon and duplicated in Paris. Copy of Presentation
Mitch Franzos works with the Dasani Blue Bikes program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a recreational community bike sharing program for river front trails. Copy of Presentation
Nate Kvamme is the Director of Humana’s Innovation Center. He helped to develop bike sharing program Freewheelin for Humana Hospitals in Louisville, Kentucky. Copy of Presentation
The Bike Share Philadelphia Public Forum helping to bring public use bicycles to the streets of Philadelphia.
Sponsors:
Urban
Sustainability Forums
Academy of Natural Sciences
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
Event poster
Free Bicycle Valet Parking was courtesy of Neighborhood Bike Works