More Bike Share Resources
Source: REV Birmingham
Launched in October 2015 with a five-year commitment from sponsors, Zyp BikeShare, an initiative of REV Birmingham, ushered in a new era of public transportation options to the city of Birmingham.
Read More >National Association of City Transportation Officials Bike Share Initiative
Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Provides best practice guidance on a variety of bike share topics and reports on the state of bike sharing in the United States.
Read More >Strategies for Engaging Community: Developing Better Relationships Through Bike Share
Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and Better Bike Share Partnership
Provides guidance for building meaningful and effective relationships with constituents and historically underserved communities.
Read More >Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Provides annual updates on bikeshare and e-scooter system data from 2015 to 2024.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research and Education Center, Portland State University
Examines bike share systems from three different perspectives: system owners, residents, and users.
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA)
Demonstrates shared micromobility’s continued growth and viability as an important mode for public transportation.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes
Offers a 15-point, research-based fact sheet with links to help counteract misconceptions that often arise when advocating for change.
Read More >Source: NACTO
Provides All Ages and Abilities criteria for selecting and implementing bike facilities.
Read More >Leveraging Bikes to Lower Emissions, Enhance Mobility and Fight the Climate Crisis
Source: PeopleForBikes
Provides an overview of climate messaging, legislative agenda and actions with the administration to position bicycles as a key part of the solution for climate change.
Read More >Source: Equitable Cities, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, StreetPlans
Acknowledges the barriers to bicycling that marginalized groups face and provides national and international case studies of cities, organizations, and community groups leading initiatives to increase bicycle ridership among underserved groups and achieve bike equity.
Read More >Other Countries Pay People to Ride Bikes and E-Bikes to Work
Source: electrek
Reports on the over 300 bike-to-work programs outside of the US that usually involve a per mile or kilometer employee tax incentive or bike purchase assistance. Briefly describes programs in Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Luxembourg.
Read More >Walmart, Major Bike Manufacturers Asked to Stop Making and Selling ‘Built-to-Fail’ Bikes
Source: Vice
Explains the increasing problem with budget bikes, assembled by people with little training that break easily and cannot be repaired. Reports on a petition started by the program director for Bikes Together in Denver, CO, a nonprofit that provides bicycles, repairs, and education courses to community members, that calls on bike manufacturers and major bike retailers to “stop producing and selling bikes that fall apart after a few months of use."
Read More >Source: MN DOT
Demystifies common questions about appropriate facility selection and design to help practitioners confidently implement low-stress bicycle transportation networks.
Read More >Availability and Use of Pedestrian Infrastructure Data to Support Active Transportation Planning
Source: NCHRP
In March 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a policy statement supporting the development of fully integrated transportation networks. The policy is to “incorporate safe and convenient walking and bicycle facilities into transportation projects.”
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare Association
Explains GBFS and defines a common data format to share the real-time status of a shared mobility system.
Read More >Source: World Economic Forum
Describes how dockless bike share can bring a myriad of health, climate, and economic benefits, and reshape urban mobility and give people a more resilient, effective way to travel.
Read More >Women’s Needs and Expectations as Users of Bike Sharing Services
Source: Journal Sustainability
The paper investigates women's needs and expectations as users of Paris' VELIB bike-sharing service.
Read More >E-Scooter Management in Midsized Cities in the United States
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Info brief documents practices, challenges, and opportunities related to micromobility, specifically e-scooters, in nine midsized US cities.
Read More >The Basics of Micromobility and Related Motorized Devices for Personal Transport
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Typology and framework that classifies and defines vehicles and emerging “micromobility” devices for integrating into transportation systems.
Read More >Dockless Electric Kick Scooter Systems: What we know and don’t know
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Presentation of overview of E-scooters in shared mobility systems across the United States.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Provide guidance to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) division offices and a consistent framework for determining when to permit an exception for motorized use on nonmotorized trails and pedestrian walkways under 23 U.S.C. § 217(h)(5).
Read More >Strategies for Engaging Community: Developing Better Relationships Through Bike Share
Source: NACTO and Better Bike Share Partnership
Offers engagement tools to help bike share operators develop programming for communities.
Read More >Source: National Institute for Transportation
This National Institute for Transportation and Communities report assesses equity efforts of more than 50 bike share systems in the United States.
Read More >Birmingham Will Get North America's First Electric-Assist Bike Share
Source: PeopleForBikes
There are already too many barriers to riding. The bicycle itself should be easy. That's part of the thought behind Birmingham's decision to become the first city in North and South America to launch a bike share system that includes electric pedal-assist, or pedelec, bicycles.
Read More >Source: Citylab
What kept Seattle's Pronto! bike share program from thriving? Turns out it was several things.
Read More >Source: Better Bike Share Partnership
Perhaps the grandest vision of bike share is one in which the system acts not only as a transportation service, but also as an essential community resource.
Read More >Memphis Bike Share Will be Private, NonProfit, and Community-Led
Source: Better Bike Share Partnership
The bike share model in Memphis is a new one for the United States: It's driven by an advertising firm and a cadre of multi-sector stakeholders, rather than the government itself.
Read More >Source: American Planning Association
Bike share with transit
Read More >Source: The New York Times
It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City -- GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.
Read More >Source: The Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Based on the findings of a 2009 bike share feasibility study, the City of Philadelphia has worked to build support and funding for a bike sharing system. The Bike Share Working Group was formed to evaluate business models and develop a feasible business plan.
Read More >Source: New Orleans Regional Planning Commission
Drawing from recent successes in cities across North America, bike share has been identified as a tool to meet resident, worker, and visitor mobility needs. It supports multiple ongoing programs in the City of New Orleans, including active transportation, economic development, public health, andequity initiatives.
Read More >Regional Bike Share Implementation Plan for Los Angeles County
Source: Fehr & Peers
Outlines a bikeshare system that integrates with existing Metro services in Los Angeles County, CA.
Read More >Source: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Bike share is a network of bicycles and stations that allows users to make short trips (1-3 miles) quickly,conveniently and affordably. The simple act of getting more people on bikes benefits public health,reduces motor vehicle traffic congestion, and improves access to economic opportunity.
Read More >Source: Lawrence- Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan PlanningOrganization (MPO) engaged Toole Design Group (TDG) toexplore the feasibility of a bike share program in Lawrence,Kansas.
Read More >Bike Sharing in the United States: State of the Practice and Guide to Implementation
Source: Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
This PBIC report provides recommendations for communities interested in bike share based on lessons learned from existing bike share systems.
Read More >Source: Transportation Research Record
This study from the Transportation Research Record concludes that Capital Bikeshare users differ from local bicyclists in terms of demographics and socioeconomic status.
Read More >Source: Mineta Transportation Institute
The Mineta Transportation Institute considers bike share from the perspective of operators and users in this report.
Read More >Bicycle Infrastructure and Traffic Congestion: Evidence from DC's Capital Bikeshare
Source: Resources for the Future
This Resources for the Future report documents a direct link between bike share and reduced traffic congestion in Washington D.C.
Read More >Source: Transportation Sustainability Research Cente
Research by the Transportation Sustainability Research Center explains how bike share affects walking, driving, and public transportation trips.
Read More >Source: Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article from the Fordham Urban Law Journal takes an in-depth look at the legal framework for bike share.
Read More >Source: Mineta Transportation Institute
Potential factors contributing to the relative safety of bike share over personal bicycle use are considered in this report from the Mineta Transportation Institute.
Read More >Source: Transport Reviews
This paper from Transport Reviews calls attention to the major findings and limitations of recent bike share research.
Read More >Sharing riders: How bikesharing impacts bus ridership in New York City
Source: Transportation Research
This study published in Transportation Research reveals an association between bike share stations located along bus routes and a decrease in certain bus trips.
Read More >Source: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
This National Institute for Transportation and Communities report assesses equity efforts of more than 50 bike share systems in the United States.
Read More >Source: Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC)
SUMC's Shared Mobility Mapping Tool shows bike share and other types of shared-mobility initiatives across the country.
Read More >Source: North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA)
As a membership organization for bike share businesses and professionals, NABSA catalogs information about bike share equipment vendors and provides educational resources, some of which are available to the public.
Read More >Source: Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP)
Offers resources, webinars, and tools to help increase use of shared micromobility systems.
Read More >National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Source: National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
NACTO provides research and guidance on bike share topics like station siting, user surveys, and equity.
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