TY - JOUR
T1 - Insights in Public Health
T2 - Initiating Bicycle Sharing in Hawai'i: Lessons Learned from a Small Pilot Bike Share Program
AU - Choy, Lehua B.
AU - Smith, Heidi Hansen
AU - Espiritu, Justine
AU - Higa, Earl
AU - Lee, Thomas
AU - Maddock, Jay
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PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - In 2011, a small pilot bike share program was established in the town core of Kailua, Hawai'i, with funding from the Hawai'i State Department of Health. The Kailua system consisted of two stations with 12 bicycles, and the goal was to secure additional funding to expand the station network in the future. Community feedback consistently indicated support for the bike share program. However, system metrics showed low levels of usage, averaging 41.5 rides per month (2011-2014). From observational data, users were primarily tourists. With minimal local staff, the bike share program had limited resources for promotion and education, which may have hindered potential use by local residents. Management of station operations and bike maintenance were additional, ongoing barriers to success. Despite the challenges, the pilot bike share program was valuable in several ways. It introduced the bike share concept to Hawai'i, thereby helping to build awareness and connect an initial network of stakeholders. Furthermore, the pilot bike share program informed the development of a larger bike share program for urban Honolulu. As limited information exists in the literature about the experiences of smaller bike share programs and their unique considerations, this article shares lessons learned for other communities interested in starting similar bike share programs.
AB - In 2011, a small pilot bike share program was established in the town core of Kailua, Hawai'i, with funding from the Hawai'i State Department of Health. The Kailua system consisted of two stations with 12 bicycles, and the goal was to secure additional funding to expand the station network in the future. Community feedback consistently indicated support for the bike share program. However, system metrics showed low levels of usage, averaging 41.5 rides per month (2011-2014). From observational data, users were primarily tourists. With minimal local staff, the bike share program had limited resources for promotion and education, which may have hindered potential use by local residents. Management of station operations and bike maintenance were additional, ongoing barriers to success. Despite the challenges, the pilot bike share program was valuable in several ways. It introduced the bike share concept to Hawai'i, thereby helping to build awareness and connect an initial network of stakeholders. Furthermore, the pilot bike share program informed the development of a larger bike share program for urban Honolulu. As limited information exists in the literature about the experiences of smaller bike share programs and their unique considerations, this article shares lessons learned for other communities interested in starting similar bike share programs.
KW - active transportation
KW - bicycling
KW - bike share program
KW - suburban community
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M3 - Article
C2 - 26535166
AN - SCOPUS:85017087564
SN - 2165-8242
VL - 74
SP - 348
EP - 351
JO - Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health
JF - Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health
IS - 10
ER -