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One of the main goals of Indego, the City of Philadelphia’s bikeshare is to equitably serve residents from different income strata in the city. Previous experience from other cities in the US and elsewhere in the developed world suggest that bikeshare systems are used mostly by more affluent populations. In order to encourage more bikeshare usage among low-income populations, the City of Philadelphia sited docking stations in low-income neighborhoods, allowed cash payments, and provided discounts to those receiving food-stamps. How effective were these policies in achieving higher usage of bikeshare in low income areas? The authors analyzed one-year of data for Indego between July 2015 and June 2016. Travel patterns were examined and suggested that bikeshare trips taken from docking stations in lower income areas are for work commute trips. Multivariate regression models confirmed that lower income areas generate fewer trips, while controlling for other factors such as transit access and whether the station is proximate to a bicycle lane. The results suggest that despite Indego’s efforts, more work is needed to generate bikehshare trips in lower income neighborhoods.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation.

18-00158

English

18p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Bicycle travel; Low income groups; Neighborhoods; Travel patterns; Vehicle sharing

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-00158

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:04AM