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Sharing
Photo Album
of bike share programs from around the world
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Sharing on
See Philadelphia Vélib' a film by Andrew
David Watson 2010
See
Brittany Bonnette Ignite
Philadelphia about Bike Sharing 2008
See The December 2009 Copenhagen Bike Share
Competitions Results on the
Innovations
page
Where would place a bike sharing station in
Philadelphia? Suggest a station
location map.
4 years
ago, on January 17, 2008 the Bike Share Conversation Starts in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Lags Behind Northeast Corridor Cities to Institute Bike Sharing
Although Philadelphia was in the vanguard with the concept of bringing better transportation choices for its citizens through bike sharing, the city woefully lags behind the other major Northeast Corridor US cities in implementing a system. By Summer 2012, Boston, New York City, Baltimore and Washington will have bike sharing systems available for residents and tourist.
•US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood
Talks about
Bike sharing June 2, 2011
•AP
Video Report on Bike Sharing in USA
•April
25, 2011
Bike Share Philadelphia Hosts:
'Capital
Bikeshare, the Good, the Great and the
Challenges'
Gabe Klein,
DDOT and Alison Cohen, Alta Bicycle Share
Come hear how Washington, DC became the first city in North America to have advanced bike sharing. Hear how it was able to grow a small pilot program into Capital Bikeshare, the nations largest system with over 1000 bikes, on which 300,000 rides have been taken.
The presentation begins at 6:30 PM, at the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch -Room 108, 1901 Vine Street on Logan Square. RSVP
Bike Share Philadelphia and Alta Bicycle Share will sponsor a talk by Gabe Klein, the ex-Director of the District of Columbia DOT and Alison Cohen, President of Alta Bicycle Share, which operates Capital Bikeshare.
Mr. Klein, under former Mayor Fenty, was responsible for pushing many of the bicycle infrastructure improvements in Washington, DC such as the iconic Pennsylvania cycletrack and 15th Street contra-flow lane.
•A
SEPTA Nod To Bike
Sharing
At the end of January 2011, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority Board, SEPTA, approved the Transit Authorities first Sustainability Plan, “SEPTAinable The Route to Regional Sustainability” As part of the Social Element of this plan, page 10, a goal is to make more livable communities. A SEPTA initiative to achieve a community building target is: Integrate with bike-sharing programs. Bike Share Philadelphia congratulates SEPTA for its understanding that bicycles are an integral part of our region’s transportation system. Bike-sharing is a solution for fixed route transit systems to complete the “first and last mile” of a user’s trip. We look forward to SEPTAinable implementation.
•Bike Sharing Explodes Across the US in 2011
These US cities' governments have embraced Bike Sharing and expect to start
operation or start construction of bike sharing systems this year:
Boston, Baltimore, Boulder, Chattanooga, Chicago, Des Moines, Ft. Lauderdale, Honolulu, Madison, Manhattan Beach, Nashville, New York City, Seattle, San Antonio and San Francisco with the cities of the San Mateo Peninsula. These join the operating systems of Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Miami Beach, and Denver.
•Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Calls on Nutter to "Make Bike Share Happen."
"Pedal
power possible"
Editorial Philadelphia Inquirer March 6, 2010
•Bike Share Feasibility Study Is Complete
Read the
Philadelphia Bike share Study Concept
YES to bike share !
The study verifies the viability of a Public Use Bicycle Program for the City of Philadelphia.
February 25, 2010, the feasibility study for the Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities managed by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and funded by the William Penn Foundation was released a year after the deadline requested by a Philadelphia City Council Resolution of June 2008.
The study states there is a market for Public Use Bicycles in Philadelphia. It suggests starting a program with 1,750 bikes in an area to cover Center City, University City and north on Broad Street to included Temple University. Then expand the system to include all of South Philadelphia, more of West Philadelphia, and more area north of Center City to a total of 4,500 bikes.
Now after two years of Bike Share Philadelphia's
advocacy to bring a Public Use Bike Program to our City and a
feasibility study that says, YES, we need to once again ask Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
and his Office of Transportation and Utilities to make
Bike Sharing one of their priorities in the second half of his first
term. It is his stated goal to make Philadelphia the most
"Sustainable City in America." Bike Sharing is a highly visible
public element that can be used to achieve his goal. Please, write
Mayor Nutter and let him know we need bike sharing. Write him at
takeaction
•Philadelphia Vélib - short documentary film
Shown Originally on MiND TV - WYBE 35.1 DTV, Thursday, January 28, 2010
• Mayor Nutter Announces Feasibility Study
September 14, 2008
The City is partnering with the William Penn Foundation to start a
group to study a possible bike share program in Philadelphia. This
group is working with key stakeholders to develop a business plan
and policy recommendations that will ensure a bike sharing program
that is not only successful and sustainable, but also a national
model of excellence.
• Over 1400 Letters Sent To Mayor Nutter Support Bike Sharing. Keep the Study on time!
Take Action - Send Your Letter To The Mayor.
Let Philadelphia's Mayor know that Bike Sharing has to be part of the near Future of Philadelphia!
Email the Mayor on the take action page.
• Philadelphia Inquirer Endorses
Bike Sharing!
June 9, 2008 Editorial
"Pedal Power"
• Philadelphia Daily News Endorses
Bike Sharing!
May 2, 2008 Editorial
"Wheel Good Idea"
• Mayor Nutter Rides a
Bike Share bike on
Bike To Work Day
May 16, 2008
Click on images for slide show
Reinforce the Inquirer and Daily News Editorials and the outcome of City Council's Hearing
Email the Mayor on the take action page.
• City Council Investigates
the Creation of Bike Sharing and
Request Study to Determine Station Locations in Philadelphia
On June 12, 2008, Philadelphia City Council passes a resolution requesting the Administration and the Deputy Mayor of Transportation and Utilities to commission a study to provide recommendations on location, demand, and usage for Public Use Bicycle stations for the entire area encompassed by the city limits of Philadelphia and to explore the various business models used for such systems. Download PDF here: resolution june.pdf
•
On April 30, 2008 a Special Joint
hearing of the Transportation and Environment Committees was held to
investigate the creation of a Philadelphia Bike Sharing Program.
Thanks to everyone who came to the Hearing
Philadelphia City Council in its first 2008 Session passes
Resolution to hold hearing to investigate the creation of a Public
Use Bicycle Program on April 30, 2008.
Download PDF here:
resolution april.pdf
• Spread the word.
We need your help spreading the word about bike sharing. You can download and print our BSP Posters, Join our Facebook Group, and of course have family and friends send a letter to Mayor Nutter on the Take Action page.
- Bike Share Poster PDF:
8.5 X 11 or
11 X 17
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Take Action
Facebook Page
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• Bike Share Forum a Success!
The Bike Share Philadelphia (BSP) Forum was an outstanding success! Archival photos and videos of the event can be found on the events page
• Who we are
Bike Share Philadelphia is a network of organizations and individuals working to bring community use bicycles to Philadelphia. Bike share programs provide bicycles to the public for free or little cost in order to encourage bicycling as a viable alternative form of transportation, to reduce traffic congestion and to enhance the livability of cities. Contact us.