For Economic Development Committee [October 23, 2019]
TO: Honorable Economic Development Committee Members
APPROVAL: Daniel Casey, Economic Development Associate Planner
FROM: Azzam Jabsheh, Associate Civil Engineer, P.E
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Consideration of Acceptance of the Turnkey Bike Share System and Proceeding with the Feasibility Study and Implementation.
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Background
On August 14, 2018, Alta Planning + Design was awarded a Professional Service Agreement to develop the City of Rialto Bike Share Feasibility Study and provide recommendations to the City Council on the best bike share technology option to be implemented throughout the City.
The bike sharing program opportunity provided in the MSRC grant will be the first one implemented in San Bernardino County. Using bicycles as a means of transportation has grown in popularity as many communities work to create more balanced transportation systems by implementing measures and improvements that support bicycle travel on streets and highways. The implementation of the Bike Share program includes the following elements:
o Conduct feasibility study to determine the viability of a bike share program
o Conduct outreach to community and employers who might consider using bike share.
o Evaluate the different options for a bike share system.
o Bring on board a turnkey bike system vendor (3rd party operated) who will distribute, maintain, manage, and operate the bike share bikes .
o Launch the bike share program for 20 months as pilot program.
o Coordinate training and education for employers who which to have a bike share class or bike safety class.
o Provide incentives to employers with employees hitting ride-miles benchmarks in lieu of driving for a maximum of 12 months.
o Evaluate the usage of the bike share program when compared to cost and potential vehicle use reductions.
Analysis/Discussion:
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that was formed to provide recommendation to the Bike share program examin...
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