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BikeShare Overview
1. gRide: Bikes to Work
Presentation to Business Council on Climate Change
February 21, 2012
Nate Byerly
2. Meeting Agenda
• gRide Program Overview
• Program Business Drivers
• BikeShare Business Drivers
• Risk & Legal Issues
• BikeShare Locations
• How it Works
• Employee Guidelines
• Metrics
gRide | Slide 2 | February 21, 2012 |
3. gRide Program Overview
• Meeting 10 Year Master Plan goal | Currently at 36% alternative
commute mode share
• Over 3,500 employees submit their gRide Rewards commute
calendar each month
• 30 commuter routes and 4 intra campus routes
• Over 1.2 million riders in 2011
• Approaching 100,000,000
miles eliminated from Bay Area
roadways
gRide | Slide 3 | February 21, 2012 |
4. Business Drivers and Impacts
• Master Plan and Capital Expense
• Lower parking rations = Reduced capital expense for parking
• Less parking = Better, more productive use of real-estate
• Best Place to Work
• Recruitment, Retention, Quality of Life
• Differentiator for GNE compared to other Bay Area biotech
• Productivity Enabler
• Over 12,000 unique GenenBus WiFi sessions per month averaging 23 minutes: ~$2M
in gained productivity assuming 1/2 of the time was GNE work related.
• Riders survey shows 54% or GB riders spend average 29 min/day: ~$8M per year
• DNA intra-campus shuttle facilitates face to face meetings
• Carbon Footprint
• gRide has eliminated over 63,423,000 lbs. of CO2 since program launch
• ~12.5% of GNE CO2 emissions in SSF are from commute travel
gRide | Slide 4 | February 21, 2012 |
5. BikeShare Program Drivers
• Provides a quick and easy
connection between Lower,
Mid, and South Campus
• Additional flexibility over
DNA Shuttle
• Program supports Mid
Campus to South Campus
adjacencies
• Program supports Lower to
Mid and South Campus
adjacencies
• Fitness Alternative to Gym
• Sustainable, and supported
by Green Genes and Bike
Club
gRide | Slide 5 | February 21, 2012 |
6. BikeShare Risk & Legal Issues
• Who is responsible for risk
• How does company protect
itself
• Helmets
• Training
• Bike maintenance
• Employees vs. nonemployees
• Corporate culture
• Site issues
gRide | Slide 6 | February 21, 2012 |
7. Pilot BikeShare Locations
• Pilot – Current (70 bikes)
Pilot Phase
• 7 pods Full Implementation
• 7-10 bikes each pod
• 2, registered users
• Full Program –
TBD(100-200 Bikes)
• 10-15 pods
• 7-15 bikes each pod
• Register 4,000 users
• Challenges
• Solar windows
• Appearance
• Parking vs.
BikeShare
gRide | Slide 7 | February 21, 2012 |
8. How it Works
Log onto the gRide Ride for as long or little
Website and register, just return the bike by the
you will then receive your end of the day.
b-Card and helmet
gRide | Slide 8 | February 21, 2012 |
9. Employee Use Guidlines
• Stations are open from 7AM to 7PM M-F
• Users must wear helmets at all times
• gRide recommends that users review the bike
safety section of the gRide website prior to
riding a BikeShare bike
• The system is designed for frequent rental
and returns
• We recommend that users use the Bay Trail
and other internal circulation paths or streets
with bike lanes
gRide | Slide 9 | February 21, 2012 |