Pricing Alison Cohen, Bicycle Transit Mitch Vars, Nice Ride Minnesota Nick Bohnenkamp, Denver Bike Sharing Steve Hoyt-McBeth, Portland Bureau of Transportation
Goals/Objectives Increase ridership Increase net revenue Expand access to people living on low incomes Reduce fare-related customer service and marketing resources Higher recapture of operations costs through membership revenue
Strategies Lower cost of entry - (Monthly) installment payment - Removing annual pass - Swap day pass for single ride Increase total membership cost Simpler, more intuitive membership/fare - Single ride, pay by the hour Reduce the number of fare instruments
Panel questions How is it working? Are you planning on: - keeping? - tweaking? - ditching?
System Summary 1,000 Bikes, 100 Stations 8.8 square mile service area Opened July 19, 2016
Overage: 10 cents/minute all plans 30 minutes 3 hours ride time 90 minutes daily Overage: 10 cents/minute all plans
Trips Total Trips: 137,000
Trips by Member Type Annual Members: 56,833 Single Ride: 48,124 Day Pass: 35,987
Memberships Annual Memberships: 2,844 Single Ride Users: 22,584 Day Passes: 11,513
Average Trip Length ALL: 2.2 miles, 28 minutes Annual Member: Single Ride: 2.2 miles, 33 minutes Day Pass: 2.7 miles, 43 minutes
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