This document discusses plans for expanding the GREENbike bike sharing system along the Wasatch Front region of Utah. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) sees bike sharing as an important part of its strategy to address growing transportation demands in the region by providing first/last mile connections to transit. UTA's service area is experiencing rapid population growth, increasing traffic congestion, and limited options for expanding roadways. Bike sharing has been shown to increase public transit ridership and reduce personal vehicle trips. The GREENbike system in Salt Lake City has experienced strong ridership growth since launching in 2013. UTA and regional partners are now studying how to expand and regionalize the GREENbike system to connect more communities along the Wasatch Front and

1. 1
Bike Share Along the Wasatch Front
Railvolution– October 28, 2015
Jennifer McGrath, Utah Transit Authority

2. 2
UTA : Region, Agency and Service
o Serves
2
MPOs
• Wasatch
Front
Regional
Council
(WFRC)
&
Mountainland
Associa>on
of
Governments
(MAG)
•
More
than
85%
of
the
total
popula>on
of
Utah
live
along
the
Wasatch
Front
o More
than
1
million
people
will
be
added
to
our
region
by
2040
o (current
popula>on
2.2
million)
o Vehicle
miles
traveled
are
an>cipated
to
increase
by
70%
and
average
weekly
delays
will
increase
by
120%
o Geographically
constrained
landscape
limits
construc>on
of
more
roadways
o Fixed
Fleet
Service
• 105
Bus
Routes;
16
Flex-­‐Bus
Routes;
6,250
Ac>ve
Bus
Stops
• 478
Buses
o Light
Rail/
Street
Car
• 4
Lines;
46.8
Miles
of
Track;
58
Sta>ons;
114
TRAX
Vehicles
o Commuter
Rail
• 89
Miles
of
Track;
15
Sta>ons;
18
Locomo>ves;
53
Passenger
Cars
o Paratransit
and
Vanpool
o 11
Office/Opera>ons
Facili>es
and
more
than
2,400
acres
of
property
o Wasatch
Front
Service
Area
o 7
Coun>es;
85
Ci>es;
1,400
Sq.
Miles;
100
Miles
in
length

3. 3
UTA : Recent Capital Expansion

4. 4
Why?
A Blueprint for UTA’s Future
Bike
Share
Regionaliza0on
Supports
UTA
Board
Goals
• Develop
recommenda>ons
for
a
comprehensive
First/Last
Mile
Strategy
by
2014
• Increased
Ridership
Goals
• Support
2015
Customer
and
Stakeholder
Sa>sfac>on
Goal
• Customer and Stakeholder Satisfaction
Goal

5. 5
Why?
First/Last Mile Strategy Recommendations
• Way-finding and Information
• Bicycle Network Improvements
• Pedestrian Network Improvement
• Bike Share Stations
• Car Share Stations
• Access Connections
• Crossing Treatments
• Rail and Bus Stop Enhancements
• Shuttles (including current UTA shuttle programs
- Van pool, Vanpool Shuttles, Ridevan Plus)
• Bike Share Stations

6. 6
GREENbike
Annual Survey
Results
• 62% are more likely to use other
public transit because of
GREENbike
• 79% said that the GREENbike
inspired them to take FEWER
trips in their personal vehicle
• 96% said GREENbike is
an enhancement to
public transit.
Connection to Transit

7. 7
GREENbike Ridership Growth
2013 to 2014 Growth
• 87% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of 184%
2014 to 2015 Growth
• 220% system expansion resulted in ridership increases of almost
300%

8. 8
GREENbike Regionalization Study
• Driven by other stakeholders including the
mayors of Provo and Ogden
• Determine goals and desired outcomes
for a regional bike sharing system
• Assess pros and cons of potential
governance structures and their policy
implications
• Provide a governance structure
recommendation for our region
GREENbike:
Access
Across
the
Region

9. 9
GREENbike &
Transit Passes
Additional UTA/GREENbike Efforts
• UTA
is
partnering
with
the
VOLPE
Ins>tute
and
GREENbike
to
produce
a
proof-­‐of-­‐concept
pilot
to
test
a
joint
EFC/GREENbike
card
(payment
integra>on)

10. 10
THANK YOU!!!
Jennifer K. McGrath, Strategic Planner III
Utah Transit Authority, 801.237.1998
jmcgrath@rideuta.com