Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 21
BIKESHARE FOR ALL
GINA KENNY
B
known, bikeshare program with adaptive
bikes is at Ohio State University, which
started their bikeshare last fall. "Adaptive bikes have been part of the bicycle
fleet since the bikeshare program began,"
said Nicole Holman, Assistant Director
of Marketing and Communications at
OSU. "We felt that everyone should have
the opportunity to use the bikeshare program on campus."
OSU's program has 115 bikes, with a
total of 15 alternative bikes, including
BRUCE KIMBALL
ikeshare programs are intended to encourage more people to ride, a goal all
of us would likely agree with. As bikeshare programs gain more traction, there
is increasing talk on how to make them
more inclusive. Discussions of increasing diversity in bikeshare have focused
on race, gender and socioeconomic background. But, so far, there has been very
little discussion on making bikeshare
programs more accessible to those with
physical disabilities.
Carmel Bike Share, Carmel Indiana
The vast majority of bicycles used in
bikeshare programs are two-wheeled
cruiser bikes, such as those used by Citi
Bike, Divvy and others. Recently, bikeshare programs are originating with alternative and adaptive bikes as part of their
fleets.
The largest, and perhaps most well-
trikes, handcycles and side-by-side bikes.
The most popular of the alternative bikes
are the side-by-side bikes, which could be
"used by a blind or visually impaired rider who wants to go for a bike ride with a
friend or by riders who wish to cycle next
to each other on the same bike," Holman
says. "There have been over 600 rides on
these five side-by-side bicycles, or about
125 rides per bike, since the program began."
OSU was not the first to decide to have
bikes besides the typical two-wheeled
cruisers in a bikeshare program. Carmel, IN, launched a bikeshare program in
April 2015, with regular cruiser bikes but
also trikes. "When we started our discussions of bikeshare, we wanted to include
tricycles with those first two stations so
people of all abilities could enjoy our
program," said David Littlejohn, Alternative Transportation Coordinator for
Carmel.
Carmel now has a total of eight tricycles as part of the bike fleet. The community has found that the trikes are popular
with "a wide array of people;" in particular, the community's senior population as
well as "people who may not necessarily
be in great shape but want to get out,"
Littlejohn said.
One reason so few large bikeshare programs are offering adaptive bikes is that
the majority of the programs have stations where the bikes are docked. A trike
or adaptive bike would need a differentsized station.
The majority of the bikeshare programs with trikes or adaptive bikes are
using Zagster, a Cambridge, MA, Company that provides bikes, technology and
other services for bikeshare programs.
One thing that makes adding alternative
bikes to Zagster's bikeshare fleets easier
is that docking stations are not used,
Communications Manager Jon Terbush
said.
Scarcity of bikeshare providers that
have trikes and adaptive bikes in their
fleets is a larger issue. B-Cycle, in Boulder, did an internal pilot of a trike in late
2014. Staff, however, felt the trike they
used was somewhat unstable and gave
them a feeling that it would be "prone to
BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA 21
https://ttm.osu.edu/bikeshare
https://ttm.osu.edu/bikeshare
http://carmel.in.gov/index.aspx?page=514
http://carmel.in.gov/index.aspx?page=514
http://www.zagster.com/
https://www.citibikenyc.com/
https://www.citibikenyc.com/
https://www.divvybikes.com/
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016
Viewpoint
Spotlight: Bike Shops that are Bicycle Friendly
Sweet Rollin': New Bicycle Friendly Bakeries!
Moscow International Cycling Conference
QBP Grows with its Employees
How To Do A Successful Bike Light Giveaway
A Visit to Davis, California
Bikeshare for All
Double Platinum: How the Boise Bicycle Project Made It To the Top
In Memoriam
Chicago Ride of Silence
Transportation Secretaries Support Bicycling
Dero: Strong Bike Culture is a Core Value of a Bicycle Friendly Business
Inspirations from the National Bike Summit
Summit Recap/Media Mentions
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Intro
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Cover1
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Cover2
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 1
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Viewpoint
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 3
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 4
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Spotlight: Bike Shops that are Bicycle Friendly
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 6
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 7
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Sweet Rollin': New Bicycle Friendly Bakeries!
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 9
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 10
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Moscow International Cycling Conference
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 12
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 13
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - QBP Grows with its Employees
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 15
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 16
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - How To Do A Successful Bike Light Giveaway
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 18
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - A Visit to Davis, California
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 20
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Bikeshare for All
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 22
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Double Platinum: How the Boise Bicycle Project Made It To the Top
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 24
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 25
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - In Memoriam
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Chicago Ride of Silence
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Transportation Secretaries Support Bicycling
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 29
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Dero: Strong Bike Culture is a Core Value of a Bicycle Friendly Business
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 31
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Inspirations from the National Bike Summit
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 33
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 34
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - 35
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Summit Recap/Media Mentions
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Cover3
Bicycle Friendly America Fall 2016 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Summer2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Winter2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Fall2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Summer2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Winter2017
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Fall2016_GatewayDemo
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Fall2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/mercury/bikeleague/BFA_Spring2016
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com