Bike Share Equity Strategies: Successes and Failures

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2016

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Setterfield, Brett R.

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Department of Planning, Public Policy & Management, University of Oregon

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Across the country, many different cities and jurisdictions are implementing bike-­‐share systems to provide active transportation options for community members and tourists alike. One of the primary struggles many systems in the U.S. are facing is the lack of equitable strategies promoting bike share to low-­‐income and minority populations within each community. This study aims to identify the strategies existing bike-­‐share systems have put in place to address the equity issues and distinguish which strategies have been successful, as well as those that have fallen short of their goal. Through interviews with nearly a dozen bike-­‐share operators across the country, this research provides distinct characteristics for successful bike-­‐share equity strategies for the City of Eugene to consider when implementing its bike-­‐share system.

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30 pages

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