^ I understand that the Arch Grounds proposal is a controversial part of the sales tax increase but if there were public input about what to do with the extra money I feel like this would be/ should be brought up! The trestle, finishing the Riverfront Trail, Bike St. Louis and the River des Peres Trail and perhaps a new bike sharing system would help it pass... Just my opinion though... I hope that we can discuss this with everyone!
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^They shouldn't be lumped together. Taxpayers should be required to give the National Park grounds $200M so that GRG can do the trestle and bike rentals. No matter how alluring the case (and zero case has been made for this so far), votes need to say no.
I absolutely agree with you. The Arch Grounds shouldn't be funded at our expense. The planners of this tax increase are doing a pretty bad job pitching this. I think that there should be more discussion on where the money will go if it passes along with what projects will be affected by it.
Looks Great Rivers Greenway is beginning a bike sharing study in 2014: Bike-sharing has caught on across the U.S., maybe St. Louis too
Todd Antoine, planning director at Great Rivers, said the geographic area likely would be limited to the city and parts of St. Louis County. The market would probably include major universities and employment centers, and could provide the first- and last-mile links to public transportation.
[Trailnet director] Rivers Mack said the demographics in St. Louis and the attractiveness to entrepreneurs would be conducive to bike-sharing.
“Millennials would be all over it, including people moving downtown,” she said. “The culture is shifting.”
She said there has been a three-fold increase in St. Louisans who use bicycles as a mode of transportation in just over a decade.
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St. Louis to get bike sharing program
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... s_slay.php
I made use of Nashville's "red bikes" when I was there this winter and spring.
In fact a coffee shop near one of the stations was called the Red Bike Cafe
Glad to see STL getting in on this.
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyr ... s_slay.php
I made use of Nashville's "red bikes" when I was there this winter and spring.
In fact a coffee shop near one of the stations was called the Red Bike Cafe
Glad to see STL getting in on this.
Haven't heard any updates on this lately. We are quickly becoming one of a few laggard cities that has not yet instituted a bike share program. It certainly seems like biking culture has really increased lately in St Louis. Any info on this?
Got a couple updates via Twitter.
Scott Ogilvie @ward24stl
.@jstriebel22 - @GreatRiversSTL is working on a bike share feasibility study. I don't have an update, but they may.
So slow perhaps, but not stagnant.Dan DeArmond @StLouisEngineer
@ward24stl @jstriebel22 Interviews for consultant teams are next week - study should kick off in late spring.
Site where you can recommend and support locations for STL Bike Share. Lots of great locations already:
http://stlouis-soulside.dotcloud.com
http://stlouis-soulside.dotcloud.com
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http://www.greatriversgreenway.org/news ... ntryid=289
Area residents and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend to learn more about bike share systems and provide their input on potential system goals, target areas, station locations and revenue sharing options.
The open house will be held at the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park (5955 Grand Drive) from 4-7 p.m. Residents are invited to stop by anytime during that time-frame to provide feedback via interactive activities, view educational displays, and learn more about bike share.
If we're going to do this, we should do it right. Too many cities in the region have these really bad networks. Bike share only really functions with a robust network. There has to be a station near both your origin and your destination, or it's only minimally useful.
KC, Nashville, Indy and others have these poor networks that span two miles or less between the two most distant stations. Let's not do that.
KC, Nashville, Indy and others have these poor networks that span two miles or less between the two most distant stations. Let's not do that.
Jason Deem of South Side Spaces and Nebula Coworking posted this on his Facebook page last week, and I happen to agree with him:
St. Louis shouldn’t build bike stations. It’s an antiquated model for bike sharing that’s expensive, inflexible, and requires significant construction (and all of the planning, land ownership/right-of-way, permitting, and contracting issues that come with it). We should lead the country by adopting a better model like Social Bikes that doesn’t require bike stations, allows users to park bikes anywhere they want and remotely find and unlock bikes using their cell phone. It also provides incentives for riders to return bikes to places they’re needed by charging the rider more if they leave it far away and paying that money to the rider who returns it back to the desired location. Smart solution using smart technology. http://socialbicycles.com/
Nonetheless, I think it's pretty sad that we are just now doing a feasibility study for a bike-sharing program when almost every other city already has a bike-sharing program in operation. I mean, Chattanooga, TN and Des Moines, IA have a bike share, but St. Louis is just now "studying" it? It's kinda pathetic. The glacial pace at which this initiative is progressing is not helping to put St. Louis on the short list of urban hot spots.
St. Louis shouldn’t build bike stations. It’s an antiquated model for bike sharing that’s expensive, inflexible, and requires significant construction (and all of the planning, land ownership/right-of-way, permitting, and contracting issues that come with it). We should lead the country by adopting a better model like Social Bikes that doesn’t require bike stations, allows users to park bikes anywhere they want and remotely find and unlock bikes using their cell phone. It also provides incentives for riders to return bikes to places they’re needed by charging the rider more if they leave it far away and paying that money to the rider who returns it back to the desired location. Smart solution using smart technology. http://socialbicycles.com/
Nonetheless, I think it's pretty sad that we are just now doing a feasibility study for a bike-sharing program when almost every other city already has a bike-sharing program in operation. I mean, Chattanooga, TN and Des Moines, IA have a bike share, but St. Louis is just now "studying" it? It's kinda pathetic. The glacial pace at which this initiative is progressing is not helping to put St. Louis on the short list of urban hot spots.
We have Divvy in Chicago. I just worked on a project related to the system. Basically, they have to keep at least half of each rack empty so people can arrive and land their bikes somewhere. Then they also have to keep the racks somewhat full , as well, in order to allow people to pick up the bikes from the station. They have field specialists that go out in the vans restocking, and removing overloaded station racks. Some of the downtown stations in the morning filled up incredibly fast. It wasn't easy for these guys to keep up with it. At the bike warehouse, they have guys who fix the bad bikes, and later test them, before they're released again.
Additionally, you can pay for a days amount of use, or get a yearly subscription where you're given a key and you have full access to any bike. They have them everywhere. They're incredibly convenient.
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Additionally, you can pay for a days amount of use, or get a yearly subscription where you're given a key and you have full access to any bike. They have them everywhere. They're incredibly convenient.
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The only thing low-income commuters hate more than riding a bicycle is sharing one.
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/ ... ng/374390/
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/ ... ng/374390/
The bikes have been there for a couple of weeks now. I go past it every day and I have not seen one bike in use yet.
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That is for US Bank, they have their own bike share for employees to get around their downtown locations
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I think if we get bike share with a corporate sponsor screw Citi Bike... we should go Saint Louis style and have Bud Bikes with customized 40 oz. holders.
I heard LockerDome and group360 also sponsored the bikes in 13th. I am not sure how the program works?
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I downloaded the app that those bikes had on them. You need a specific email to sign up for an account and use the bikes. Something that ends in @usbanc.com or something I assume.
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yes.downtown2007 wrote:So are they only for US Bank employees?
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An email I received today announcing an open house from Great Rivers Greenway. Would be great if people could attend to contribute/share feedback and let us know what goes on.
Do you want to know the answers to these questions:
• In what areas will stations be located?
• What are the equipment options for a bike share system for St. Louis?
• What can I expect to pay for a daily, monthly or annual pass?
• How can a bike share system be funded?
• What additional steps are required to bring bike share to St. Louis?
If you are curious, then join Great Rivers Greenway and its consulting team to learn about the study’s findings on Thursday, November 13 at the Schlafly Library in Central West End. As an open house, you may arrive anytime between 4:30 and 7:00 pm. Formal presentations will be held at 5:00 and 6:15 pm.