Creating the physical and policy conditions supportive of bike share in Adelaide is a long-term process. Section 3.4 describes the suggested sequencing of preparatory activities. Implementation timeline This paper has identified that a number of major policies require implementation before the necessary preconditions for an Adelaide bike share program are met. It is likely that the process of meeting these pre-conditions will take in the order of four years, meaning a future bike share program that stands the greatest chance of success is unlikely before 2020. A lack of supportive bicycle infrastructure was one reason the Brisbane and Melbourne bike share schemes failed to achieve substantial ridership (Fishman et al. 2014b). It is therefore necessary to make a significant investment in the bicycle infrastructure network prior to launching a bike share program in Adelaide. This must include protected bicycle infrastructure, which has been shown to overcome the real and perceived risk associated with urban cycling (Teschke et al. 2012, Winters et al. 2011, Winters and Teschke 2010, Reynolds et al. 2009). Figure 3 provides a summary of the suggested milestones and broad scale timelines should Adelaide choose to begin the process of implementing a bike share program.
Creating the physical and policy conditions supportive of bike share in Adelaide is a long-term process. Section 3.4 describes the suggested sequencing of preparatory activities. Implementation timeline This paper has identified that a number of major policies require implementation before the necessary preconditions for an Adelaide bike share program are met. It is likely that the process of meeting these pre-conditions will take in the order of four years, meaning a future bike share program that stands the greatest chance of success is unlikely before 2020. A lack of supportive bicycle infrastructure was one reason the Brisbane and Melbourne bike share schemes failed to achieve substantial ridership (Fishman et al. 2014b). It is therefore necessary to make a significant investment in the bicycle infrastructure network prior to launching a bike share program in Adelaide. This must include protected bicycle infrastructure, which has been shown to overcome the real and perceived risk associated with urban cycling (Teschke et al. 2012, Winters et al. 2011, Winters and Teschke 2010, Reynolds et al. 2009). Figure 3 provides a summary of the suggested milestones and broad scale timelines should Adelaide choose to begin the process of implementing a bike share program.
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