EQUITY IN MOTIONBIKESHARE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES

Aysha CohenULI Senior Associate

UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Email: Aysha.Cohen@ULI.orgFull report: goo.gl/BrVQWL

It’s only typically a couple times in any given century that a city

gets to introduce a new form of public transportation. It’s

very important that you do it in a way that creates as much

opportunity as possible for as many citizens as possible.-Andrew Stober

Philadelphia’s former Chief of Staff

PROMISING TRENDSSOCIAL EQUITY ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY SAFETY

49% Renewal

rate after low-income

subsidy, 53% were

people of color

2x low-income

ridership increase in

London (2010-13)

after changing station

siting practices

2x growth rate

in bicycling since

bikeshare started in DC

(32% in DC vs

15% nationally)

60% mode

shift from sedentary

modes to bikeshare in 5

US, Australian & UK

cities

2-3% traffic

decrease when

bikeshare stations are

present in DC

(causal link)

66% chose

retail as their

destination by

bikeshare in DC

0 deaths from

bikeshare after

23+ million rides in the

US

88% car-free

HHs added(vs. a 1% increase in

HHs with cars) in DC

CHALLENGES AHEADSOCIAL EQUITY SAFETY

95% college

education rate for

bikeshare users (vs 15%

in low-income areas)80% salaries

are $50k+ for

bikeshare users (vs

$34k AMI in low-

income areas)

2x pedestrian

fatalities in low-

income vs upper-income

communities nationally

50% dangerous

intersectionsare in lower-income

areas of the city

(approx.)

3% African-

American bikeshare

users, vs 23% of

commuters regionally

BUFFER ANALYSIS

D2a_EP = -A/(ln(N)) Where: A = (HH/TotAct)*ln(HH/TotAct) + (E5_Ret10/ TotAct)*ln(E5_Ret10/TotAct) + (E5_Off10/ TotAct)*ln(E5_Off10/ TotAct) + (E5_Ind10/TotAct)*ln(E5_Ind10/ TotAct) + (E5_Svc10/ TotAct)*ln(E5_Svc10/TotAct) + (E5_Ent10/ TotAct)*ln(E5_Ent10/ TotAct)

A GEOSPATIAL APPROACH

381,317members members24,271

trips946trips

VS.

=+

Dupont Circle: Wards 7/8:

-April 2011-

A STATISTICAL APPROACH

84Possible

Factors

Barrier #1: Convenience/Reliability

Land Use (11 metrics)

Destinations (5 metrics)

Connectivity (11 metrics)

Travel Modes (22 metrics)

Canopy Cover (1 metric)

Barrier #2: Perception of Safety

Collision Rates (2 metrics)

Crime Rates (5 metrics)

Lighting (2 metrics)

Topography (1 metric)

Traffic Volume (1 metric)

Barrier #3: Affordability

Welfare (2 metrics)

Housing (8 metrics)

Income (5 metrics)

Unbanked (1 metric)

Barrier #4: Diversity

Education (1 metric)

Gender (1 metric)

Race (4 metrics)

50Significant

Factors

15Algorithmically

Selected Factors

RESULTS (BIVARIATE)

vs

RESULTS (MULTI-LINEAR)

1- Income

7- Demographics4- Topography 6- Urban Form

5- Safety2- Land Use

3- Connectivity

TOP PREDICTORS:

1 Low Wages (-95%)

2 Retail Jobs (24%)

3 Network Density (20%)

4 Unemployment (-19%)

5 Topography (-18%)

MODERATE PREDICTORS:

6 Intersection Density (17%)

7 Collision Rate (17%)

8 Alternative Commuters (17%)

9 Arts/Cultural Facilities (15%)

10 Occupied Housing (15%)

WEAK PREDICTORS:

11 Median Home Sales Price (13%)

12 Female-Headed Households (2%)

13 Pedestrian Lighting (2%)

RECOMMENDATIONS

Targeted outreach needed for Low-to-medium wage work sites (in red) in areas of low residential density (in light green)

Recommendation 1: Leverage intra-agency connections in safety outreach and

communications through the Vision Zero Working Group.

Partner #1: Vision Zero Working Group

Recommendation 2: Integrate Capital Bikeshare into the DC Office of Planning’s design review

process and the EPA Environmental Justice Working Group’s programs.

Partner #2: EPA Environmental Justice CoordinatorPartner #3: DC Office of Planning

Recommendation 3: Identify new ways to reach financially burdened residents and workers using

the DC Office of Tax and Revenue and the Federal Financial Institutions

Examination Council data to increase access to affordable Capital Bikeshare

resources for those who need it most.

Partner #4: DC Office of Tax and RevenuePartner #5: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Recommendation 4: Foster new community partnerships to promote equity in bikeshare access,

mobility and public health in across all eight wards of the District of Columbia.

Partner #6: The District Department of Health & Human ServicesPartner #7: Non-traditional Partners

THANK YOU!FULL REPORT:GOO.GL/BRVQWL

Aysha CohenULI Senior Associate

UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

/AyshaRuyaCohen /Aysha.Ruya Aysha.Cohen@ULI.org