bicycling means business may 7, 2013. why a slide show? we are trying to interest our local business...
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BICYCLING MEANSBUSINESS
May 7, 2013
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WHY A SLIDE SHOW?
“We are trying to interest our local business groups in becoming bike-friendly... Would you know of any off-the-shelf talking points or PPT to take to meetings?”
- New Jersey Bicycling Advocate
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CUSTOMIZE IT
There are many economic benefits
• Grouped into topics
• Use the topics and slides most appropriate for your audience
• Add your local stories
Photo: Julia Livi
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BICYCLING MEANSBUSINESS
March 5, 2013
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BICYCLING BENEFITS YOU
• Whether you are a
• Governor• Mayor• Transportation department official
• Business owner• Realtor• Professional• Family
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BICYCLING BENEFITSBUSINESSES
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BIKES LANES & ARTS TRANSFORM NEIGHBORHOODS
“The lanes slowed down traffic and people started noticing the businesses more. Business revenues have grown 30% per year.”
-- Pat BrownT Clifton Gallery Owner
"It was probably one of the best things to happen for my business."
-- Katelynn MeadowsSweetly Clothing Store Owner
• $12 Million in private investments
• 16 new businesses
• 29 new construction and renovation projects
Broad Street, Memphis, TN
Photo: Lance Murphey
Broad Avenue + Tillman Street = Binghampton Neighborhood, Spiritual & Health Support, Arts District: FOSTERING A CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD FUELING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A bicycling & arts district took broad from
disinvested…
…to thriving.
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PEOPLE ON BIKE AND FOOT SPEND MORE PER WEEK
Transportation Alternatives. East Village Shoppers Study: A Snapshot of Travel and Spending Patterns of Residents and Visitors in the East Village. Oct 1, 2012.
East Village, NYC
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BUSINESSES WANT BIKESHARE
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LANES LEAD TO SALES…
Protected bicycle lanes led to a 49% increase in retail sales at local businesses
New York City Department of Transportation. Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets. NYC, 2012.
Manhattan
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…& IMPROVE BUSINESS
Photo: Andy Clarke
Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA
2/3 of merchants say bike lanes had an overall positive effect on business
Drennen, Emily, “Economic Effects of Traffic Calming on Urban Small Businesses,” San Francisco, CA
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“BUT WE NEED PARKING…RIGHT?”
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ASK THE MERCHANTS
75% of
merchants said business would improve or stay the same if HALF the on-street parking was removed
Clean Air Partnership, “Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business: A study of Bloor Street in Toronto’s Annex
Neighborhood,” February 2009
Bloor Street, ON, CA
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BIKE CORALS FIT MORE VEHICLES
Time Out Chicago, “Chicago's first on-street bike parking corral installed,” May 18, 2011
Chicago, Il
Portland, OR, converted 107 car spots to 1,140 bike parking spaces
12 times
more bikes than cars at Wicker Park coral
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BIKE PARKING COSTS LESS
$15,000 average cost
of one structured parking spacehttp://www.carlwalkerconstruction.com/
faq.php#ncp5
$150-300 cost of bike rack
for two bikes
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/engineering/parking.cfm
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“FINE, BUT WE’RE NOT LIKE THOSE PLACES”
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BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESSES
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlybusiness/
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BEYOND THE EXPECTED
“We’ve added bike lanes and expanded our greenways to better connect residents to
jobs, neighborhoods and great amenities to attract a new generation of talent.”
– Mayor Greg Ballard
Photo: Mark Lee
Indianapolis, IN
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BICYCLING & THESTATEWIDEECONOMY
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COST EFFECTIVETRANSPORTATION
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ENTIRE NETWORK FOR THE COST OF 1 MILE OF URBAN FREEWAY
http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/370893
Portland, OR
Reuters
~$60 million
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WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
One mile of Street Widening
Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OK
Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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600 miles
Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
600 milesof quality bike lanes
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100 miles
100 milesof sidewalk
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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300 milesSource: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
300 milesof buffered bike lanes
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120 miles
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
120 milesof bike boulevards
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30 milesSource: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
30 milesof bike trails
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20 miles
Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
20 milesof physically separated cycle tracks
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2,000 units
Source: Tulsa Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee
WHAT WILL $30 MILLION BUY?
2,000 Rapid Flashing Beacons
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JOBS.
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BIGGER BANG FOR THE BUCKFor every dollar spent, bike
projects create 1.5x the jobs of road projects
Source: Garrett-Peltier, Heidi, Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts, Political Economy Research Institute University of Massachusetts, Amherst, June 2011
Less $ for
materials=
more for salaries
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PLACESPEOPLELOVE
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SMART COMPANIES USE BIKES TO MAKE SALES…
Photo: Darren Flusche
…SO DO SMART COMMUNITIES
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BICYCLING SELLS REAL ESTATE
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WALKING DOES, TOO
Photo: Darren Flusche
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PROXIMITY TO TRAILS RAISES HOME VALUES
Monon Trail, Indianapolis
Otherwise identical houses
Worth 11%
more for every half mile closer to
trail
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TOURISM
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BICYCLE TOURING
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BICYCLE TOURS AND EVENTS
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HOW BIKES CAN SAVE RURAL ECONOMIES
Source: PathLessPedaled.com
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HEALTH SAVINGS SAVE THE BOTTOM LINE
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EMPLOYERS SAVE ON HEALTHCARE
Quality Bicycle Parts Bloomington, MN
“Quality Bike Products Health and Wellbeing Program” Report
2007 – 2011
QBP launched “Bike to Work”
incentive
Average health care costs
increased 24.6%
QBP’s health care costs decreased
4.4%
Saving
$200,000
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Thank you.
Thank you.
For more information, contact League Policy DirectorDarren Flusche [email protected]