Implement a home-grown, dockless, peer-to-peer bike sharing network using open source technology.
A dock-less bike sharing system that empowers Grand Rapid citizens to share their own bikes with residents and visitors.
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Are you a resident of one of our challenge cities?: None of the above
What is your most common mode of transportation?: Biking
Do you work for Ford or any of our challenge partners?: No
If no, what organization do you work for?: Applied Research in Government Operations (ARGO) is a startup nonprofit that builds, operates, and maintains pioneering data infrastructure to transform how basic public services are delivered. www.argolabs.org
What are you hoping to get out of the challenge?: Inspire and empower cities to use open-source technology to implement holistic transportation and operational solutions.
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A dock-less bike sharing system that empowers Grand Rapid citizens to share their own bikes with residents and visitors.
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A dockless bike sharing system that empowers G.Rapid citizens to share their own bikes with each other.
annie young I live in Boulder, Colorado and have lived in NYC for 10+years. I have Master's degrees in Urban Informatics (NYU) and Human Computer Interaction (Penn State)
We co-founded argolabs.org (a non-profit) to collectively imagine and deliver a future of collaborative, community-powered urban technology.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm, and optimism. .
I have submitted the proposal here
https://challenges.cityoftomorrow.com/challenge/grand-rapids/propose/implement-a-home-grown-dockless-peer-to-peer-bike-sharing-network-using-open-source-technology
Team ARGO looks forward to empowering the city, and residents of Grand Rapids to prototype a home-grown, locally owned bike sharing system that enriches the local experience and economy.
Would the hub approach still preserve the idea of individual bike owners lending their bikes but have them be stored in secure hubs near bus stops? Payment would be flat-rate based I would presume?
The only issue I see here is a bike allocation problem. Whenever there are docks or hubs, some hubs will be stocked with way too many bikes and some hubs not used at all.
Using a dockless approach allows the network to organize organically based on demand.
The city can incentivize bike owners in underserved areas by offering better lending rates.
Varun commented on Implement a home-grown, dockless, peer-to-peer bike sharing network using open source technology.