Taming and Tapping the Bike Share Explosion: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Engineering and Law) To Improve System-Wide Efficiency
PI: Mike Lowry (UI), mlowry@uidaho.edu, ORCID: 0000-0002-6203-1502
Co PIs: David Pimentel (UI)
AMOUNT & MATCH: $60,000 from PacTrans; $60,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 8/16/2018 – 8/15/2020
STATUS: Completed
CATEGORIES: Bikeshare, Efficiency, Law
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DESCRIPTION: The goal of this project is to improve system-wide efficiency for residents and visitors to our region by studying the legal framework, infrastructure needs, and consumer perceptions of BSS. We will identify travel service gaps that BSS can alleviate. We will produce guidance and tools (legal, business, and engineering) that cities, states, and other organizations can use to leverage BSS mobility. We will pursue this study from a system- wide perspective to identify how BSS can complement other modes of transportation, such as ride-hailing services and public transportation, to effectively improve multimodal connections.
| DELIVERABLE | DUE DATE | DATE RECEIVED |
| Research Project Progress Report #1 | 4/10/2019 | 4/8/2019 |
| Research Project Progress Report #2 | 10/10/2019 | 10/21/2019 |
| Research Project Progress Report #3 | 4/10/2020 | 4/1/2020 |
| No Cost Extension Request | 6/15/2020 | N/A |
| Draft Report | 6/15/2020 | 5/6/2020 |
| Final Project Report | 8/15/2020 | 10/12/2020 |
