FHWA E-bike Case Study Series: Portland, Oregon Establishes Adaptive Bikeshare Program to Expand Mobility for Individuals with Disabilities

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycles Bikeways Case Studies Mobility Persons With Disabilities Trails
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HEP-23-028
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Oregon ; Portland (Oregon)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The city of Portland, Oregon is the largest city in the State of Oregon with a population of around 650,000. Over seven percent of its population typically commutes by bicycle, significantly outperforming the national average of less than one percent. In 2016, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) launched BIKETOWN, a docked bike sharing system that provides the public with short term bicycle rentals through an annual membership or starting at $1 per trip plus 20¢ per minute. The system quickly grew in popularity and size but did not provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Shortly after the system’s launch, PBOT received several formal requests for physical accommodation and began to explore alternatives that would provide individuals with disabilities access to bikeshare. PBOT developed a partnership with a local nonprofit and created an adaptive bikeshare program that included the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) to expand mobility for residents.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c5997207a3165dd09bceaaaac704061d96f7959825f183a475a0b700f691c0f69c9cf0389d9d0a4205dbc93a3534e35ba15d78ed4b42dab9dc9b1b2abb7b4a7
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86834/dot_86834_DS1.pdf
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