COMPILED BY: Aysha Cohen | DDOT Bicycle Research InternUCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Scholar ‘16www.Linkedin.com/in/AyshaRuyaCohen

DDOT BICYCLE RESEARCH 6/17 TO 8/31

SUMMER 2015

FOCUS AREAS: 1. Bike Parking

Management

2. Bikeshare in Disadvantaged Communities

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Bike Parking Management2. Bikeshare in Disadvantaged

Communities

• Identify locations not served by BIDS or another unified voice

• Identify/Propose areas with a steadily increasing & unmet need for bike parking (ranked)

• Design data collection tool• Perform Data Collection

• With assistance of SYEP• Update Bike Rack Database online

• Incomplete (only contained data as of the beginning of 2014)

• Define & identify disadvantaged communities• Updated: Use “Environmental Justice”

(EJ) criteria • Complete an “industry scan”

(qualitative interviews & lit. review) • Compile a subset of existing Capital

Bikeshare stations that meet EJ criteria, using ¼-of-a-mile “walkshed”

(e.g. Using a “Network Analysis Buffer”) • Develop a Public Involvement Plan (PIP)

Toolkit to study, evaluate and conduct outreach to “Communities of Concern”

JULY: AUGUST:

STEP 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

PARKINGATTRACTO

RS

2.

PARKINGGENERATORS

1.

PARKINGHAZARDS

3.

SCORING:

STEP 2: MODEL DEMAND

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Keeping in mind the fol lowing 8 determinants of b ike parking demand

STEP 3:GENERALLAYOUT

VIOLENT CRIME

HOTSPOTS

1.

ADULTEDUCATION

ALFAC.

2.

LOW INCOME

HH by WORKSITE

3.

EMPLOYMENT DENSITY

bySECTOR

6.

POPULATION

DENSITY (CBG)

5.

CAR LITEHH

(0-1 Auto)

4.

AVERAGE DAILY

BOARDINGS

7.

DISABLED ACCESS

(RTM)

8.

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STEP 4:ADD

DETAILVIOLENT CRIME

HOTSPOTS

1.

ADULTEDUCATION

ALFAC.

2.

LOW INCOME

HH by WORKSITE

3.

EMPLOYMENT DENSITY

bySECTOR

6.

POPULATION

DENSITY (CBG)

5.

CAR LITEHH

(0-1 Auto)

4.

AVERAGE DAILY

BOARDINGS

7.

DISABLED ACCESS

(RTM)

8.

Keeping in mind the fo l lowing 8 determinants of b ike parking demand

For use by 8 to 11 SYEP Youth over approx. 6 weeks

STEP 5: DEVELOP DATA COLLECTION TOOL

(Hard Copy Only)

For use by 8 to 11 SYEP Youth over approx. 6 weeks

STEP 6: DEVELOP DATA COLLECTION TOOL

(Digital + HardCopies)

STEP 7: YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Discipline issues Poor spatial

orientation Poor

listening/reading comprehension

Poor communication skills

Limited computer skills

Limited career skills

STEP 8: YOUTH PROGRAM ENRICHMENT

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STEP 9: PROGRAM EVALUATION

STEP 10: RACK REQUEST INVENTORY

STEP 11: BIKESHARE + EQUITY LITERATURE REVIEW, PART 2

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Ident i fy ing “Communit ies o f Concern” (COCs) needingEnvi ronmenta l Just ice (E J ) w i th in B ikeshare walksheds - Idea l ly each walkshed is ind iv idua l ly ranked & scored (200+ tota l )

STEP 12: MAPPING

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Developing toolkit for publ ic outreach to a l l “Communit ies of Concern” (COCs) needingEnvironmental Just ice (E J)- Best Pract ices in conduct ing outreach

STEP 13: TOOLKIT DEVELOP-MENT