Possible Bike Sharing Programs in UCLA
Given the Arriving Purple Line Subway
Tsai-wei Wen
Department of Public Policy
Introduction
• The future purple line extension subway could
increase the public transit usage
• However, there exists the “Last mile problem”,
people don’t have incentive to work more than
10 minutes(0.5 mile) to catch the subway
• If find a solution to solve the “Last mile problem”,
more people will have higher willingness to use
public transit rather than driving.
• How to solve?
BICYCLEs
The Bike Sharing System
The public rental bike system
• Rent a bike for short one-way trip
• How it works?
– Register with your smart card transit pass at
the bike station
– Swipe the smart card on the lock
– Ride the bike and return it at any bike
station
– Program in Paris, London, Barcelona,
Washington, D.C.
• Purpose– Intermodal transportation
– Solve the last-mile problem
– Easy way to transit in the city center
Case Study---The UCLA Station
• The possible station location:
Wilshire/Gayley,
• 14,300 people are expected to
board each day
• Riders from:
UCLA, UCLA Medical Center,
High-rise offices around,
Federal Building
From UCLA station to campus
•3/4 mile walk to Ackerman Plaza
•1 mile to Royce Hall
•More than 1 mile to Northern campus.
For example: School of Public Affair
• By bus: BBB1,2,8,12, Metro761
– Bus frequency: every 2-5 minutes
– 5 Minutes on bus
• By Bruin Bus
– Bus frequency: every 8-10 minutes
– 5 Minutes on bus
• Biking: 1.5 miles, 6-10 minutes (15mph)
• Walking: 1.5 miles, 30 minutes (3mph)
•The UCLA Subway Station--Future Potential User: People who work and live there
•0.5 mile:
10 mins walking
•1.5 miles:
30 mins walking VS.
8-10 mins Biking
(Walk: 3mph; Bike:15mph)
The bike sharing
system could attract
people who live 2
mile away from the
station, and increase
the usage of the
public transit
If
Population
Number of worker
140000
160000
120000
140000
100000
120000
80000
100000
80000
60000
60000
40000
40000
20000
20000
0
0
0.5 mile
1 mile
1.5 mile
0.5 mile
1 mile
1.5 mile
The Hot spot Analysis
• Distances from Station
0-0.5 mile (score 2); 0.5-1 mile (score 4)
1-1.5 miles (score 3); 1.5-2 miles (score 2)
2-3 miles (score 1); 3 miles& up (score=0)
• Population in the study area
(Higher population, higher the score)
• Number of workers in the study area
(Higher no. of workers, higher the score)
• Number of public transit users
(Higher no. of Pub Transit user,
higher the score)
The Service Area
Analysis
Walk Distances From
UCLA Station
•Less than Half UCLA building
can be reached in 15 Minutes
Walking Distances
•Serious last mile problem
The Service Area
Analysis
Biking Distances From
UCLA Station
•Bicycle could be a good way to
solve the “Last Mile Problem”
•The Whole UCLA campus could
be reached in 10 minutes biking
distances (assume biking speed
is 15 mph)
Find the Routes
for Bicycle
Stops
1
UCLA Station
2
Weyburn Terrace
3
Ackerman Union
4
Anderson School
5
Sunset Recreation
Center
6
Public Affair Building
7
UCLA Station
Where to set the
Bike Stations on
Campus?
 Need space to set
the stations
 Possible Space area
on Campus: The
Parking Structure
and Bus Terminal
 Walking Distance to
the Main Buildings
Where to set the
Bike Stations on
Campus?
 Short Biking Distance
between Stations---3
minutes
 Almost every main
buildings could be
reached in 3 minutes
by bike
No Service Area
 No bike friendly road
(e.g. Ladders)
 Data not available--no data for small
path
Conclusion
• Bicycle population should increase if there is a
UCLA subway station on Wilshire
• The bike facility/bike path still not enough in
UCLA (especially in north campus)
• Space for bike stations: the existing parking
structure could be solutions
• The main concern about public bike sharing
system:
– Need bike paths which go through the UCLA campus
GIS Skills
• Modeling: Create the different distances buffer
• Original data: The UCLA building locate
The Future UCLA station locate
• Analysis: Buffer Analysis
• Extracting information from a buffer
• Charts (extract data and create the table)
• Hotspot Analysis
• Network Analysis (find the bike route and bike
station service area)
Appendix----Model and Metadata
Metadata Screen Shot
Model Screen Shot
Thank You
Q &A?