Stories

Finding a Connection: Exploring bike share as a tool for shortening the digital divide

November 24, 2015

Philadelphians are curious and excited about trying the city’s new bike share system, and next spring a pilot program will explore whether that excitement is enough to motivate people into learning digital literacy skills.

This nonprofit got low-income Buffalonians sharing cars — can they do it for bikes too?

November 19, 2015

More than 50 percent of Buffalo CarShare members are people of color, and 50 percent make a household income of less than $25,000 per year. Those are the demographics that equity-focused bike share systems—and other car share services—have only dreamt

A missing piece of the puzzle: Why bike share systems should focus more on casual users

November 9, 2015

Before you can change who uses bike share, you need to know who uses bike share and how they use it. What do systems really know?

Help us continue the conversation on bike share and equity

October 19, 2015

We want to know what training, workshops, activities or speakers would be most valuable to you and your organizations.

Can youth rides get more adults to ride bike share?

October 8, 2015

Organizers say what youth programming fails to do in terms of direct membership signups, it makes up for tenfold by building indirect awareness and—perhaps most importantly—by establishing goodwill among the community.

Request for Proposals: Creating equitable and replicable strategies for bike share

October 5, 2015

The PeopleForBikes Foundation, as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership, will make grants of $25,000 - $75,000 available to collaborations of non-profit community-based organizations, cities, and bike share operators.

4 reasons Austin is a city to watch for bike share equity

September 22, 2015

Residents at the oldest public housing development in the United States now have access to bike share.

Can Monthly Passes Improve Bike Share Equity?

September 17, 2015

Cities can increase users, equity by offering monthly membership and payment options NACTO releases second paper in “Practitioners’ Paper” series to highlight best practices for cities aiming to address equity issues while introducing or expanding their bike share systems

Charlotte B-Cycle puts emphasis on group rides, diverse staff to achieve equity

September 11, 2015

When the goal is getting people onto bicycles, the best strategy is… getting people onto bicycles. That’s the simple but effective thought process in North Carolina where Charlotte B-Cycle emphasizes group rides as one of its primary forms

Prescription for Equity: Boston’s subsidized memberships lead the way for inclusive bike share

August 26, 2015

In 2011, Boston Bikes, the city agency that owns and oversees Hubway, began offering $5 subsidized Hubway memberships in hopes of making bike share an affordable transportation option for all Bostonians.