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Pursuing Equity in Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning webinar

Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
In this webinar, we explored the ways in which transportation professionals can pursue and achieve more equitable processes and outcomes when planning and developing multimodal transportation systems.
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Birmingham Will Get North America's First Electric-Assist Bike Share

Source: PeopleForBikes
There are already too many barriers to riding. The bicycle itself should be easy. That's part of the thought behind Birmingham's decision to become the first city in North and South America to launch a bike share system that includes electric pedal-
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The Four Horsemen of the Bike Share Apocalypse: What kept Seattle's Pronto! bike share program from thriving?

Source: Citylab
What kept Seattle's Pronto! bike share program from thriving? Turns out it was several things.
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Building Jobs While Building Bike Share

Source: Better Bike Share Partnership
Perhaps the grandest vision of bike share is one in which the system acts not only as a transportation service, but also as an essential community resource.
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Memphis Bike Share Will be Private, NonProfit, and Community-Led

Source: Better Bike Share Partnership
The bike share model in Memphis is a new one for the United States: It's driven by an advertising firm and a cadre of multi-sector stakeholders, rather than the government itself.
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Connecting the Dots: Linking Bike Share with Transit-While Considering Equity Issues-Requires a Big-Picture Approach

Source: American Planning Association
Bike share with transit
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No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

Source: The New York Times
It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City -- GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.
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Philadelphia Bike Share Strategic Business Plan

Source: The Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Based on the findings of a 2009 bike share feasibility study, the City of Philadelphia has worked to build support and funding for a bike sharing system. The Bike Share Working Group was formed to evaluate business models and develop a feasible business plan.
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New Orleans Bike Share Feasibility Study & Business Plan

Source: New Orleans Regional Planning Commission
Drawing from recent successes in cities across North America, bike share has been identified as a tool to meet resident, worker, and visitor mobility needs. It supports multiple ongoing programs in the City of New Orleans,
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Regional Bike Share Implementation Plan for Los Angeles County

Source: Fehr & Peers
This Regional Bikeshare Implementation Plan envisions a bikeshare system that is accessible to Los Angeles County residents, students, workers and visitors, and that integrates with existing Metro services to provide a seamless passenger experience and improve the reliability,
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