About Us Boulder B-cycle is a community nonprofit (501c3) formed in May 2011 to implement, own and operate a public bikesharing system in Boulder. The system currently comprises 22 stations & 150 bikes.
How it Works
What does it cost to ride Boulder B-cycle?
Who rides Boulder B-cycle? Checkouts/Trips by Access Pass Type Annual 54% Short Term
Program Results & Goals 2011 & 2012 2013 & 2014 52,000 Rides taken 70,000 18,000 Passes sold 28,000 156,000 Miles ridden 210,000 9,800,000 Calories burned 13,200,000 240,000 Carbon lbs. avoided 323,000 7,800 Gallons gas saved 10,600 Note: Estimated figures based on average trip length of 3 miles per trip.
First and Final Mile One in three Boulder B-cycle riders use the system to connect to transit. (2012 Annual Survey) Boulder B-cycle annual members can use their red annual membership B-card in 18 other B-cycle cities across the country, including Denver.
How we ve partnered to date $40 Student Membership since August 2012 (reg. $65) Sustainable CU grant for Broadway & Euclid B-station August 2012 2 CU interns in 2013: Environmental Design & Business Schools 1 Part-time summer bike mechanic: CU student LEEDS School of Business project participant 2013 BBC attended: CU East Campus Community Open House March 2013 Table at Sustainability Fair April 2013 Table at Orientation Week August 2013
Serving CU now (3 stations of 22) CU Campus (3): 19 th & Boulder Creek* Broadway & Euclid* Broadway & University (*Funded by CU)
Where CU Stations Rank Out of 22 Rank Station 8 14 19 19 th & Boulder Creek Broadway & Euclid Broadway & University Short-Term Pass Holder Checkouts Annual Member Checkouts Total Checkouts 1,018 477 1,495 694 474 1,168 539 279 818 (September 1, 2012- August 31, 2013)
Station Design
Broadway & Euclid B-station Station Footprint Example
Comparison: CU Boulder & UW Madison University population B-Stations Serving Campus University pop. per Station Annual B-cycle Members CU Boulder 37,000 3 of 22 12,333 61 of 1,500 UW Madison 63,000 11 of 33 5,727 1,579 of 2,300 Madison B-cycle uses the same system as Boulder B-cycle
Chuck Strawser, University of Wisconsin Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner I don t have empirical data on how B-cycle is affecting use of campus bike racks... but anecdotally I can tell you that I have heard from several people who used to store a bike for infrequent use in one of our bike cages, or at one of our standard bike racks, but now use B-cycles instead. In fact, one department on campus who requested departmental bikes from us earlier this summer has decided that they would rather provide their staff and volunteers with B-cycle passes than to store and maintain a dept bike... It just makes more sense to them there s more than one bike available to them at a time, and they don t have worry about theft, winter storage, or maintenance.
CU Transportation Master Plan Bike and pedestrian facilities need to be upgraded to accommodate the larger numbers of bicyclists and pedestrians and to address the missing links in the system. (page 4-11) Bike sharing, bike stations, bike parking, and incentive programs have been effective and popular at CU it should further assess the potential SOV reductions it may be able to achieve through expansion of these programs. (page 4-11) As CU Boulder continues to expand, nonmotorized facilities must be included in the development of East Campus as well as Main Campus. (page 5-5)
CU Transportation Master Plan
Heat Map of Boulder B-cycle Rides (May 2012 - May 2013)
2020 BBC Station Master Plan In 2014 15 new stations. Growing from 22 to 37 stations. 2015-2020 2-5 new stations per year year. By 2020 Full build out projected to be 49-67 stations.
Coming in Q1 2014 (+ 4 stations = 7 of 37) Adjacent (4): 28 th & Boulder Creek 21 st & Arapahoe Broadway & Baseline 13 th & College (All funded by federal grant)
Proposed in 2014 (+ 3 stations = 10 of 39-42) CU Campus (3): East Campus* Main Campus** Williams Village** (Funding: From BTC 100%* / Asking CU: 20%**)
Proposed 2015-20 (+ 6 stations = 16 of 49-67) CU Campus: East Campus (4) Main Campus (2) (Funding:?)
Stations Summary 4 stations adjacent to campus. 2014. $0 3 potential stations on campus. 2014. $20k not $150k 6 potential stations on campus. 2020. $? Memberships Create $25 semester pass 500 free student passes $40 annual pass for students, staff, faculty and alumni Profit sharing program
Thank you for your time. James Waddell Executive Director Boulder B-cycle James@boulderbcycle.com 720.530.5894 Amy Breunissen Station Planner Boulder B-cycle amy@boulderbcycle.com 303.728-4568