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University of Florida Testbed Initiative - Transit Components: Bus Bike Rack System (BDV31-977-113)
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2020-10-01
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Edition:5/20/19 – 10/31/20
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Abstract:The Alachua County, FL, has the second highest bicycle mode share in the state. Bicycle riding combined with bus riding, i.e., multimodal commuting, is very popular in the City of Gainesville (COG), FL, while quantified information of usage is very limited. Although some infrastructure could be upgraded, there is no scientific data and ground to make a good decision. For example, for certain bus routes, the standard two-slot bike racks may not be sufficient because of the large number of bus-bike commuters, for which replacing the existing ones with three-slot bike racks are desirable. As COG is a college town, the bus bike rack usage is varying daily, weekly, seasonal, and yearly. Taking that into account, a technical system to access the usage data and help decision is imperative. A UF team has developed a remote real-time sensing system for the detection of bike presence on the bus bike rack using pressure sensors and readout electronics in this project. For the consideration of future usage by potential bike riders, BikeRide mobile app has been developed. The report details the hardware of sensing system, the developed app, and the bus bike rack usage data in different time scales, e.g., day, week, and season, and in different bus routes. The purpose of this study is to develop a bus bike rack sensing system that can detect bicycle usage per rack position and perform usage analysis and behavior study of bike users. The outcomes are expected to help COG increase user satisfaction of bus-bike multimodal commuters, enhance attractiveness of multimodal commuting by enabling better trip planning for bus-bike riders, and maximize cost effectiveness of infrastructure investment with help from UF’s advanced information technology (IT).
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