John MacArthur - TREC - November 2015 Event on E-Bikes
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John MacArthur, Research Associate at Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) specializes in urban mobility and cycling trends. As our first speaker, John shared the preliminary findings of the pilot project he led in Oregon looking at the impact regularly riding an e-bike has on the user's view of biking and bike commuting. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/e-bikes-power-your-commute-tickets-18782966358
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John MacArthur - TREC - November 2015 Event on E-Bikes
- 1. E-BIKES: POWER YOUR COMMUTE John MacArthur Sustainable Transportation Program Manager TREC at Portland State University Drive Oregon Monthly Event – Nov. 11, 2015
- 2. Presentation Outline • Why do e-bikes matter? • What is an e-bike? • Kaiser Permanente Pilot Project
- 4. US Transport Sector Impacts Safety ▪ 32,788 fatalities in 2010 (-3% from 2009) ▪ 1.09 fatalities per 100 MVMT (VMT +0.7% in 2010) ▪ 2.2 M injuries in 2009 ▪ 5.3 M crashes in 2011 ▪ $230 B total cost (including medical) ▪ Leading cause of death for ages 4 to 34 Accessibility, Reliability and Mobility ▪ 4.8B hours travel delay (34 hours/auto commuter) ▪ $121 billion cost of urban congestion Household Expense ▪ Second biggest monthly expense, after housing Environmental ▪ 28% of GHG emissions (78% CO, 58% NOx , 36% VOCs) ▪ 29% of energy consumed (mostly petroleum) ▪ 70% of petroleum consumption (60% imported) ▪ 3.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel Source: Robert Bertini
- 5. Commute Mode Share for Portland Reduce per capita daily vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) by 30 % from 2008 levels. Portland Climate Action Plan, 2009
- 6. Shifting the four types of cyclists 60% Interested but Concerned 33% No Way, No How 7% Enthused & Confident Geller, 2006 & Dill and McNeil, 2012 <1% Strong & Fearless
- 8. People who live in areas that are hilly
- 9. People who commute distances greater than 5 miles
- 10. People that have a physical limitation that makes cycling difficult
- 11. Woman tend bike less that men. Women make 25% of all bike trips in the US.
- 12. People don’t always feel safe biking in traffic
- 13. People who don’t want to sweat or wear special clothes to commute
- 14. People who need to carry or haul items or people
- 15. What are the critical pieces? Cost Access Attitudes Infrastructure Critical Mass Technology
- 16. WHAT IS AN E-BIKE?
- 17. What is an electric bike? Battery Motor (Hub or Chain drive) Power controls & Gear shifts
- 18. Different types of the e-bikes Throttle Pedelec Powered bicycle (PB) versus Powered-assisted bicycle (PAB)
- 19. Market for E-bikes Electric Bicycle Sales by Region, World Markets: 2012-2018 Source: Navigant/Pike Research
- 20. Projected US Growth Source: Navigant/Pike Research
- 21. What Is Our Research Question? Will e-bikes… •Get more people to bike, and •Get people to bike more often.
- 23. Kaiser Permanente E-bike Project • Currie iZip E3 Compact • Top Speed: 18 mph • Range: 15-22 miles • Weight: 42 lbs • Folding • Kaiser Employees at 3 campuses (1st /last mile commuting) • 18 months & 151 people
- 24. Map overview of employment centers, transit and survey respondents' homes, Portland Metro.
- 26. Summary statistics for GIS distance analysis
- 27. Mode choice by trip purpose
- 28. Barriers to participation in cycling cited by respondents
- 29. Change in cyclist typology (individual) before and after using e-bike, by self-described cyclist type
- 30. Reported usage of e-bike (trip frequency) for commuting by distance from work.
- 31. Frequency of bicycle usage by trip purpose, before and during program.
- 32. Reported likelihood of using a bicycle after using e-bike.
- 33. Conclusions •E-bikes reduce barriers to participation in cycling •E-bikes may make people more comfortable on bicycles •E-bikes encourage more trips by bicycle
- 34. E-BIKE: PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE
- 35. The Connected Bicycle Bicycle Integration with Vehicles & Infrastructure Helmet Communications Awareness Rider sensors Bicycle Technology Lights & Turn signals Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), ANT +, GPS, & Sensors Security Rider feedback Battery & Motor Health monitoring Air quality monitoring Mobile Device Travel Information Navigation Weather Bicycle data Social networking Vehicle & Infrastructure Communication: DSRC, Cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi Bicycle Technology Street lighting Traffic signal & intersection Cars, Transit, Trucks, Bicyclists and Pedestrians
- 36. Contact Information John MacArthur •macarthur@pdx.edu •503-725-2866 •trec.pdx.edu For more information & reports: ebike.research.pdx.edu