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34 Coordination between transit and bikeshare has been an important discussion in bikeshare and transit communities because of the direct benefits for users, transit operators, and bikeshare managing agencies. For users, a more integrated system can create a more seamless travel experience, increase operating hours (as noted, in many cities bikeshare is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
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Bikeshare and Transit Integration 35 with bikeshare operators and transit agencies. Figure 21 provides a summary of where the different responding bikeshare systems lie.
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36 Public Transit and Bikesharing delineate expectations and responsibilities. This has included an operations and maintenance plan, program-related insurance and liabilities, indemnity clauses, and other miscellaneous provisions.
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Bikeshare and Transit Integration 37 Various transit systems also identify bikeshare as part of the transit infrastructure by having similar branding and undertaking other co-marketing opportunities. These have included the following: • Developing a brand and name for the bikeshare system that reflects the region's transit system.
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38 Public Transit and Bikesharing Source: Metro Bike Share. Figure 24.
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Bikeshare and Transit Integration 39 transit-enabled cards; how the linkages between the two accounts to one card will be managed; which agency is responsible for the production, distribution, and replacement of cards; and how the administrative and financial burdens linked to this program are managed. The agreement should also delineate how revenue from bikeshare user fees is to be split, as well as how finances would be reconciled or reimbursed.
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40 Public Transit and Bikesharing existing administrative capabilities, vehicles, on-street employees, and facilities to manage the bikeshare system, the transit agency can streamline some of the operative functions for both bikeshare and transit services. This, however, comes with some drawbacks, which may include competition for funding between bikeshare and transit; difficulty in securing funding for bikeshare operations (as federal funding is not currently available for bikeshare operations)
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Bikeshare and Transit Integration 41 Operations An additional area of concern for bikeshare and transit integration is operations. Bikeshare operations have historically been streamlined, and managing agencies have been able to quickly respond or react to changes in markets (e.g., moving stations from one site to another)
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