Want More Philly Customers or Tenants? Host a Bike Share Station

The current map of bike share deployment zones

Much like winter, bike share is coming. Unlike with winter, Philadelphia will not experience a sudden spike in deathless blue-eyed wights. Instead, this time next year, thousands of Philadelphia residents and visitors will be tooling around Philly on rented bicycles.

Bike share is Philadelphia's next public transportation system, and the docking stations will be valuable amenities, bringing hundreds of potential shoppers or renters past each station weekly.

The City of Philadelphia is looking for property owners, businesses, and institutions interested in hosting or sponsoring a bike share station. The deadline for expressing this nonbinding interest is October 7th, so don your Interest Expression Hats.

You can view the full document with information about what is involved here. Express said interest to:

Aaron Ritz
Bicycle & Pedestrian Programs Planner
Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities
1401 JFK Blvd, Suite 1430, 19102
ph: 215-686-9000
aaron.ritz@phila.gov
(email responses preferred)

The City is looking for two types of partners:

• Station sponsors: Businesses, property owners and institutions who would like to assure their participation in bike sharing from the outset are invited to become Station Sponsors. Sponsors will be at the top of the list for location siting, given the opportunity to host one or more stations at or near their location, and given the opportunity to underwrite their station(s).
• Station hosts: Property owners willing to locate bike sharing stations on or near their property will be among the first round of sites considered for the system launch. Bike share stations require a minimum space of approximately 7 feet by 35 feet. (235 sq. ft.)

This letter of interest will be used for planning purposes only. It does not commit the City of Philadelphia or interested businesses, property owners and institutions to any further obligations.

New Webinar Option for the April 30th Greater Philadelphia Pedestrian/Bicycle Summit

Due to overwhelming demand, DVRPC and MOTU are offering a webinar option for the upcoming Pedestrian/Bicycle Summit on April 30. Once registered, webinar attendees will be able to hear speakers and see the presentations in real time. All sessions will be available, except for the Lunch and Learn portion, and webinar participants will still be eligible for up to 6.25 AICP credits.

To register, please visit: phillypedbikesummit.eventbrite.com and select the new webinar option. You will receive additional access instructions as the event nears. Registration for the webinar is required and participation is limited. If multiple people plan to view the webinar together, only one registration is necessary. This will also help maximize the number of participants.

If you have already registered for the Summit and prefer to participate via the webinar rather than attend in person, please visit the Eventbrite page and change your order to reflect this.

If you are registered for the Summit but unable to attend, please cancel your ticket through the Eventbrite page. It is important that these steps are taken so that you will receive all further information and so that we can accommodate as many people off the wait list as possible.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Cassidy Boulan at DVRPC (cboulan@dvrpc.org or 215.238.2832).