A series of studies supported by the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) NITC has produced reports, articles and presentations that tell the story of who is using bike share, how to engage underserved communities, and what cities are doing to make bike share better serve those communities. Connecting with cities and bike share operators from across the United States, the research team also conducted a nationwide scan on what programs and initiatives were running to address equity across 70 bike share systems. This resource has helped cities and operators navigate the range of strategic actions that they can take now to increase equitable access to their systems, as well as how to measure and articulate the successes or challenges of their initiatives. Pulled from this study, NITC funded the development of ten technical briefs to help bike share systems learn from the experiences of others, innovate, and more quickly move toward greater equity.

“Our organization is trying to work intentionally to ensure our outreach and our membership is as inclusive as possible. As we work to successfully reach all members of our community, equity considerations are top of mind. Seeing specific and actionable steps outlined from peer communities helps us to envision strategies we could use locally to increase access for all populations in our community.”
-U.S. Bike Share Operator

“The document saved time in researching best practices for bike share equity, and was used to inform a potential bike share expansion planning and low-fare program.”
-U.S. Bike Share Operator

Learn more about Breaking Barriers to Bike Share and the subsequent National Scan of Bike Share Equity Programs, led by Nathan McNeil of Portland State University.