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RMIT researchers looking at ways to improve conditions for bike riders across greater Melbourne have launched a survey to better understand routes that are safe, and those that need improvement. The Bikeability Survey for Greater Melbourne aims to uncover how the built environment affects bike rider experiences. Are there particular features that make a bike route challenging or unsafe? Are there features that make it stress-free and convenient? Read more and take the survey: https://ow.ly/ncJN50Q1WuF

How do #ebike advocates influence change? Storytelling through data can be a powerful tool, but quantitative evidence can be hard to come by. Even if you can find data to back up your talking points, it’s rarely tailored to your specific location and situation, making it tough to convince decision-makers to act. That's why RMI created the E-Bike Environment and Economics Impact Assessment Calculator: to help you assess and demonstrate the potential environmental and economic benefits of getting more people to ride e-bikes in your city. Join the League of American Bicyclists and RMI on Wednesday, January 24th from 3-4pm EST to learn how you can use this tool to boost your local advocacy efforts. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNSU84F2 Learn more about the calculator, the challenges it addresses, and its capabilities here: https://lnkd.in/ed5DcgrR #climate #transportation #cityplanning #micromobility

🚴♂️ Unlocking Growth: A Cyclistic Case Study Journey! 🚀 Exciting news, LinkedIn community! 🌐🚲 I recently wrapped up a comprehensive case study using the APPASA method, delving into the success story of Cyclistic's bike-share program. 📊 🚀 Key Takeaway: This case study isn't just about numbers; it's a roadmap for strategic growth, blending data-driven insights with actionable marketing tactics. 📈 Let's dive into the case study and discover the untapped potential within the data — because every trend, every insight, is a stepping stone towards a more successful tomorrow. 🌟💼 #BusinessGrowth #DataAnalysis #CyclisticJourney 🔗 Check out the full case study for an immersive journey into the world of data-driven decision-making: https://lnkd.in/gyeQadKY Your thoughts and insights are always appreciated! Let's continue the conversation on how data can fuel growth and innovation. 🌐📈 #DataDrivenDecisions #CyclisticSuccess #BikeShareInsights

#CTS has deployed 8,000 BCycle docks (a Trek Bicycle-owned bike share system) since this article ran in BizTimes. The article reads… “Mighty Touch, a division of Menomonee Falls-based Connected Technology Solutions, teamed up with BCycle, a Waterloo, Wisconsin-based bicycle sharing company owned by Trek Bicycle, to develop an all-in-one bike dock that allows users to check out a bike using an app or membership card.   Previous systems, including the 1.0 and 2.0 Docks, required the user to walk to a kiosk to pay for and unlock the bike. *****The new product, called the 3.0 Dock, is designed to eliminate the need for the higher-cost, kiosk-based system and allow for easier installation or relocation of the dock.***** ‘It’s easier to deploy more of (the 3.0 Docks) at a lower cost, which is really important because there is not a lot of heavy funding behind these bike share systems,’ said Caleb Sandvold, enterprise account manager for Mighty Touch. ‘The more cost effective they can be, the larger the footprint of the bike share programs.” If you are searching for the best possible kiosk solution for your unique needs, start here: https://lnkd.in/diSJpN5V #MightyTouch #customkiosks #selfservekiosks https://lnkd.in/e7DdWQh

Bike Demand Visualization Project 🚴♀️ Excited to share my latest capstone project from Kaggle! In this project, I explored historical data on bike shares from January 2015 to January 2017 to understand the factors influencing bicycle rental patterns. By analyzing temporal, meteorological, and social variables, I aimed to uncover insights into when and why residents opt for bicycle rentals. Key Findings: Weekday Preference: Higher demand on weekdays and non-holidays. Weather Influence: Clear weather boosts rentals, while demand on rainy days is higher than on cloudy ones. Seasonal Trends: Rentals peak in spring and summer, with July being the highest. Temperature Impact: Optimal rental activity at 25-30°C. Wind Speed: Rentals drop significantly when wind speeds exceed 26 km/h. Recommendations for Rental Companies: Weather Forecast Integration: Use forecasts to adjust bike availability. Targeted Marketing: Offer discounts or promotions based on weather. Service Planning: Ensure infrastructure is suited for different weather conditions. Customer Feedback: Leverage surveys for improved service. Flexible Pricing: Adjust fees based on weather conditions. This analysis provides a comprehensive view of bicycle rental trends and offers actionable insights to optimize services and enhance user satisfaction. Feel free to check out my full analysis and findings in the linked document. Your feedback and thoughts are most welcome! #DataVisualization #BikeSharing #UrbanMobility #DataAnalysis #MachineLearning #EDA #WeatherImpact #CapstoneProject

Since 2008, over 32,000 bikes have been ridden in over 105 cities across the country by more than 71 million riders through a bike share program. 🚴♀️ Which means there have been quite a lot of wheels hitting the pavement over the last 15+ years! 📈 And in California, probably unsurprisingly, some of the most popular months for pulling a bike from a dock are June, July, August and September, according to data from the Bureau of Transportation. Meaning, we're about to hit peak bike share season. So if you're looking to reach more riders this summer, consider partnering with Pedal Movement: https://lnkd.in/egZrKaat.

US e-scooter research findings https://lnkd.in/gf-cf-wf "At locations without bike lanes, riders in Washington were 51% more likely to ride on sidewalks than in Austin when accounting for environmental and rider characteristics." "Increased sidewalk riding associated with setting shared e-scooter speed limiters to 10 mph could potentially lead to more interactions with pedestrians, but lower e-scooter speeds at the high end of the distribution may mitigate injury risk to them. Bike lanes could provide space for e-scooters to ride where their speeds would more closely match other users. Future refinements to technology to identify sidewalk riding more accurately could potentially allow maximum e-scooter speeds to be adjusted to mix with pedestrians on sidewalks and cyclists in bike lanes." Drover AI

Q: How pollinator-friendly is your car park? A: Not sure? Check out the new car park Assessment Table on Page 31 of the new 'Businesses: actions to help pollinators' guidelines. https://lnkd.in/e3YhjVvT #planforpollintaors #thebusinessofbees #inpollinatorswetrust

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✨🚲✨It's #worldbicycleday! I recently wrote about what it would take to shift 1 Billion daily trips to bicycling. 🙌🏼There are over 1 Billion bicycles in the world. 🌆More than ½ the world lives in cities 📐More than ½ of all city trips are less than 5km/3 miles easily bicycling distance. 🙏🏼Millions of adults and their kids would love to ride for daily errands but don't because it's not safe. What will get a shift mode to get 1 Billion bike trips? Protected cycle lanes, parking, and other infrastructure. It's not hard, it's a political choice. As someone who led teams and worked on these programs and projects, it requires a trifecta to get a window of opportunity: 1. Great political leadership to push the vision and stand up to the headlines 2. Internal staff champions who are versed in best practices, can operate the bureaucratic machine and are thick-skinned against the internal/external naysayers 3. Sophisticated advocates who can wrangle all the various community groups and minimize/take some of the heat for the inevitable backlash. When all three align, you have about an 18-24 month window of opportunity to get these projects out the gate. As your trifecta is forming get out there and get design thinking sprints on what your network looks like. Don't sweat the small stuff, even if you can't get certain gaps closed move on and keep building out the core network ( pro-tip- the policy woodwork Cedavers 💀and Gadflies 🪰do move on- you can then close the gaps when they hassle the next political hot button). Here are some lessons learned: 1. Collect good before during and after data- and remember no matter how good your data is the people who are paid (in any form) to be opposed will never "understand" or "believe" your data. 2. Good storytelling about what you are "adding and giving to the community" way of life ( access, new options, better safety, etc)rather than what you're "taking" (on-street free parking usually) is key. 3. Pilots are a good way to start (some new ideas emerging about doing a lot better upfront community building is way better than a pilot) but they need to be flexible enough to be adjusted in real-time (sometimes they look great on plan but don't work on the street, you have the shift and tweak them) and they need to be given an accelerated permanence process. 4. You're not Amsterdam! Don't worry neither were they. Amsterdam was a traffic-choked mess in the 70s until the parents and residents rose up and questioned the transport planning status quo. You likely won't ever be Amsterdam but you can certainly shift 10% of your car trips to bicycling. Some cities are leading the way and there are others with excuses. Happy World Bicycle Day! 🚲 🤗 What’s your city doing to make bicycling safe and easy for everyday errands? Follow me Timothy Papandreou for the latest emerging technology updates! #worldbicycleday European Cyclists' Federation Global Designing Cities Initiative Dutch Cycling Embassy