Proposed Bike Share Siting [Edited]

[Editor's note: I double counted the amount of kiosks. There are 69 proposed locations and not 128.]

Yesterday, I used foreshadowing to imply that I would talk about Consider Biking's proposed bike share kiosk siting. And by foreshadow, I mean that I said that I would talk about it. So here I go.

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The first part of bike shares is to consider what is the main purpose of them? Will they be targeted at tourists? Will it be for residential? Will it be for end-of-transit travelling? These are not mutually exclusive, but since downtown proper is sparsely populated, I would consider that residential is the least likely reason to use the bike share. I think maps are usually more helpful, but sometimes it's interesting to break out a table:

Larger Area	Specifics	Count
Greater Downtown	Total	39
	Brewery District	4
	German Village	3
	Nationwide Children's Hospital	1
	COSI	1
	Arena District	7
	CSCC/CCAD	5
	State House	11
	Franklin County Courthouse	5
	Grant Hospital/Columbus Library	2
Franklinton	Total	1
	Franklinton Cycle Works	1
Olde Town East	Total	3
	Columbus Public Health	1
	Franklin Conservatory	1
	King's Art Complex	1
Short North	Total	3
Grandview	Total	1
Ohio State	Total	16
	South Campus	5
	Mid-Campus	3
	North Campus	3
	West Campus	5
Upper Arlington	Total	1
N. High Between Hudson and Morse	Total	5
	Overall Total	128 69

The disclaimer is that I am a terrible counter so the overall totals could be slightly different and I some of the neighborhoods/areas could be up for debate. Regardless, I like the plan.

The few changes I would suggest are:

• I would add more kiosks at Grandview/greater Grandview. There are a lot of people there and they would likely use it as it is very bikeable there. Suggested locations are Grandview Yard, 3rd Avenue & Olentangy Bike Path, 3rd Avenue & Grandview. 
• The kiosks north of Lane Avenue seem a little far north. If there is demand for kiosks that far north, I would prefer them closer to the Olentangy Bike Paths in order for them to work as Bike & Park which would be intended for drivers/commuters to park and bike to their final destinations.
• There could be more kiosks in the Olde Town East area such as around Yellow Brick pizza. 

Again, despite my usual snarky demeanor, I like this proposal and am very interested in following how this initiative progresses.

Finally, yesterday I suggested that the Google Transit options might not be up until January 12. Thankfully, I was wrong and it's back up and running. Merry Christmas?

Next up: The problem with infographics

Cool link of the day:

http://ronpaulswanson.tumblr.com/