1. USC BIKE SHARE
CE 585 - DESIGN PROJECT
GROUP #6
• Amr Zaher
• Nieyangzi Liu
• Mingjie Jin
2. OUTLINE
• Introduction
• Purpose of the project
• Methodology
• Data collection & Survey
• On – campus stations
• Off – campus stations
• Power Supply
• Financial Plan
• Conclusion
3. Introduction
Bike sharing is a smart transportation program
through which members get access to bicycles
through self-service stations within the
community being served.
Barclay’s bike
share
Bay Bike share Stations
Map
4. Purpose of the Study
The main purpose is to design a bike share
program in order to attract new user through its
practicality and effectiveness, and to solve the
current bike – related problems such as:
• Improve USC community safety
• Reduce the number of the bicycles on
campus
• Propose an organized parking system for the
bicycles.
RTC OLIN HALL
5. Methodology
The program is designed based on
the actual bicycle demand on campus
that has been determined through
data collected from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, for one week.
An online survey was developed to
determine utilization factor, student
housing distribution and student
budget.
6. ASSUMPTIONS
Data collected is consistent during the
whole academic year
Survey results represent the entire
USC Community including students,
professors and Labors
Special events such as football
games, festivals and ceremonies
aren’t taken into consideration
Bicycles can only be used for 30
minutes for all types of subscription
10. OUTLINE
• Introduction
• Purpose of the project
• Methodology
• Data collection & Survey
• On – campus stations
• Off – campus stations
• Financial Plan
• Conclusion
11. On campus stations
Station # Service Buildings
Station 1 Taper Hall and VKC
Station 2 Doheny and Leavey Libraries
Station 3 RTC
Station 4 Law School and Marshall School
Station 5 GFS and PED
Station 6 KAP
Station 7 Lyon Center
Station 8 Viterbi and Ronald
• Based on data collected and site
observation, eight station are proposed on
campus to facilitate students movements
12. On campus stations
• Each station can serve a circle with a diameter
of about 400 ft.
• All 8 stations cover the all hot sots on campus.
• Overlapping stations will be able to serve each
other during peak hours
13. On campus stations
The number of docks and bicycles:
◦ 1shared bicycle= 6 privately owned bicycles (3hr / 30mins)
◦ Number of docks is 2 times the number of bicycles to avoid
dock blocking
30
86 79
43 37
66
28
5160
172
144
86
74
132
56
102
Number of docks and bicycles
Number of bicycle Number of Dock
14. On campus stations
dimensions
Some existing docks shall be replaced to
accommodate the new system. See the report for
more details about exact location.
On-campus
station
RTC
VKC&
Taper
Law&
Marsh
all
Lyon
Viterbi
&
Ronal
d
GFS&PE
D
KA
P
LEAVEY&DONHE
NY
AREA(S.F) 575 1649 1380 823 709 1265 537 978
LENGTH(FT
)
5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75 5.75
WIDTH(FT) 100 286.7 240 143 123.3 220 93.3 170
15. OUTLINE
• Introduction
• Purpose of the project
• Methodology
• Data collection & Survey
• On – campus stations
• Off – campus stations
• Financial Plan
• Conclusion
16. Off campus stations
Six stations are proposed outside the
campus
The location of each station is controlled by
three rules
◦ Reasonable biking distance for an average healthy
student
◦ Student housing concentrations
◦ Safety and proximity to busy areas
◦ Avoidances of physical barrier, and accessibilityStation Number Service area
Station 1 Ellendale PL
Station 2 City Park Apartments
Station 3 The Row
Station 4 Gateway
Station 5 West of Campus
Station 6 Tuscany, Icon Plaza, Metro Station
17. Off campus stations
Off campus station
network is a
complimentary
element in the system
to connect the
campus with student
housing, parking
structures and Expo-
line stations.
Final location and size
of each station shall
be coordinated with
the city of Los
Angeles
18. Number of docks – off
campus
The stations are designed to
accommodate the difference
between the morning and the
evening periods (320 bikes).
Distributed proportionally
based on survey results
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
BICYCLE
TIME
AVERAGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES IN THE
SYSTEM
59%
4%
29%
8%
46 46 46 46
70
44
92 92 92 92
140
88
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
station 1 station 2 station 3 station 4 station 5 station 6
bicycles docks
19. Power supply options
A combination of solar panels system
and grid electricity is proposed
depending on the station location.
20. OUTLINE
• Introduction
• Purpose of the project
• Methodology
• Data collection & Survey
• On – campus stations
• Off – campus stations
• Financial Plan
• Conclusion
21. Financial plan
Operating costs such as rebalancing,
control center, power supply and
bicycle tune-up are planned to be
recovered by the system annual users
as per the following pricing
mechanism:Category Fees
Annual Membership (30 minutes free pass) $ 85
Monthly Membership (30 minutes free pass) $ 30
Weekly Membership ( 30 Minutes free Pass) $ 20
Daily Pass (60 Minutes free pass) $ 6
22. Financial Plan
The average annual operating costs
per bike is assumed to be $ 500.
The required number of annual users
to reach the breakeven point is 2470.
Initial capital shall come either from
the school or through commercial
sponsorship with investment banks
such as Citibank or Barclay's
23. CONCLUSION
8 stations are proposed on campus,
while 6 stations are proposed off
campus.
The entire system has the capacity to
serve 3500 users with annual
subscription.
The total number of annual users
required to breakeven the operating
costs is 2470.
Usage of both solar power and grid
electricity is needed.
