1. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Cycling Infrastructure & Programs Unit Toronto Public Bicycle Sharing Lessons Learned Sean Wheldrake, Cycling Infrastructure and Programs Unit.

2. Public Bike Share Services TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

3. Why a Public Bicycle System?

4. BIXI Toronto. 24-7. 365 days a year. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

5. Successful in Montreal More than 49,227 members More than 100,000 day users More than 2.7 million rides 5,000 bikes/ 400 stations Millions of kg of green house gases less

6. Sponsors like Telus pay for public bike systems? TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

7. Funding: Federal, regional transit or highway Here are some examples: Washington DC London San Francisco Boston New York TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

8. European solutions Street Furniture Contracts Congestion Charging TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

9. In Cities around the world the transit funding is part of the transportation budget for the region. Here are examples: Boston, London and San Francisco. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

10. Boston, an example of federal funds “Metropolitan Area Planning Council“ Massachusetts Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

11. The Operator Alta Bicycle Share Partnership with Public Bike Share Company Revenue guarantee Share profits TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

12. Theft and vandalism guarantee TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

13. Revenue

14. Arlington. 41 stations and 286 bikes $411,000 in revenues from memberships, user fees, and sponsorships $473,000 in operations expenses, $170,000 in management and marketing expenses, $643,000 in total expenses. Arlington/DC: 140 stations and 1,200 bikes 19,200 annual and 105,644 casual TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

15. Location, Location, Location TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

16. If it’s not working move it.

17. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES A Network of Stations

18. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Lessons Learned Have a champion (e.g. Mayor) Buy the system and own it from the start. Do not give away sponsorships Stations are important not the number of bikes Go to the users

19. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Questions? Sean Wheldrake Project Lead Cycling Infrastructure and Programs Unit Transportation Infrastructure Management Section Transportation Services City of Toronto 850 Coxwell Ave. 2 Flr. Toronto, Ontario. M4C 5R1 Ph: 416 392-1143 swheldra@toronto.ca