Financially Sustainable Public Bike Sharing - Amit Bhatt - EMBARQ India - Transforming Transportation 2013 - EMBARQ and The World Bank
1. Financially sustainable public bicycle systems !
! Presented at Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Amit Bhatt!
! Strategy Head, Urban Transport!
! EMBARQ India!
Transforming Transportation 2013!
2. Transforming Transportation 2013!
Parallel Session 1A!
Financially sustainable public bicycle systems !
Amit Bhatt!
Strategy Head – Urban Transport !
!
6. Program Initiatives !
! The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP, 2006) !
! Emphasis on movement of people rather than vehicles !
! Equitable allocation of road space!
!
! The National Mission on Sustainable Habitats
(NMSH, 2009) focuses on the greater use of non-
motorized transport an important strategy for
reducing GHG emissions!
! Launching a public cycle program on PPP!
! …!
! …!
7. What is bike sharing !
! Flexible personal private
system!
! Dense network of cycles!
! Strong identity !
! Encourage short trip lengths!
! Cycles are not tied up with
stand !
! Use of IT !
8. Role of Bike Sharing !
Adopted from: Quay Communication Inc. 2008. Trans Link Public Bike system Feasibility Study, Vancouver
11. Bike Sharing Program Size !
Hangzhou
PBS
Paris:
Velib
Barcelona:
Bicing
Kaohsiung:
C-‐Bike
Berlin:
Call-‐a-‐Bike
Lyon:
Velo’v
Montreal:
BiXi
Washington:
Capital
BikeShare
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
No
of
cycles
12. MoUD Initiative on Bike Sharing !
! Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of
India organized the first national consultation meeting in
June 2011 and constituted the following subgroups: !
!
! Sub-group 1: National Policy for promotion of Non-
Motorized Transport in Indian cities!
! Subgroup 2: Toolkit for Public Bicycle Scheme
projects!
! Subgroup 3: Product design and Specifications for
the Public Bike Schemes in India!
! Subgroup 4: Financing Public Bicycle Schemes !
14. Atcag – Banglaore !
! Launched in October 2011!
! 3 Stations with 6 docks each) !
! 2 stations added in 2012
(near Metro stations)!
! Limited registration !
! Too small to really make any
impact!
! Scalability !
16. Capital and O&M Cost !
Details Lyon Paris Washington Montreal Hangzhou
Number of
Bikes 1,000 20,600 500 2,400 60,000+
Capital
Cost /Bike $4500 $4400 $3600 $3000 $1300
Operation
Cost /Bike $1500 $1944 $1600 $1200 $900
1%
5%
2%
13%
6%
30%
RedistribuMon
StaMon
setup
Bike
Maintenance
14%
17%
Cost
of
Bikes
StaMon
Maintenance
OperaMon
setup
Back-‐end
system
CommunicaMon
AdministraMon
AdministraMon
Replacements
70%
20%
22%
Capital Cost in a Typical PBS System O&M Cost in a Typical PBS System
17. Revenue !
! Annual Subscription !
! Temporary Subscription !
! Bike Usage !
! Advertisement !
! System Sponsorship !
! Parking Fee !
Cost
Revenue
! Many systems charge no money for first 30 minutes, in
China the system is free for first hour !
! About 95% of the system usage in China is free !
18. Mysore Bike Sharing Project !
! Mysore has been
recommended for taking
up the Scheme under
GEF Grant!
! Grant will be utilised for
technology, rolling stocks
etc !
! Infrastructure will be
developed by city / state
agency !
! Operation may be done by
private agency!
! Technical Studies
underway !
22. Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Co-organized by EMBARQ and The World Bank!
! More information at:!
! EMBARQ.org!
! worldbank.org/transport!
! Questions? Comments? Contact us at embarq@wri.org!
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Transforming Transportation 2013!