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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/12/2021
Subject: Contra Costa Transportation Authority: Bike Share and Scooter Share/Micromobility Pilot Program
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	23
Referral Name:	Monitor issues related to docked and dockless bike share programs.
Presenter:	John Cunningham (DCD), Peter Engel (CCTA)	Contact:	John Cunningham, john.cunningham@dcd.cccounty.us

Information

Referral History:

This is a new item before the Committee. The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) is developing a pilot shared mobility program as a means to provide and demonstrate the effectiveness of non-auto transportation options to residents and workers in and among San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Danville, Alamo, and the Walnut Creek and Dublin BART Stations, and the unincorporated areas including the Iron Horse Corridor.

Referral Update:

Micromobility has proven to be an effective alternative for local trips to the single occupant vehicle. While suburban areas are often more difficult to serve with micromobility, the Iron Horse Trail (IHT), with its parallel route connecting BART stations and the Bishop Ranch business park, is a unique setting where bikeshare can work. Bishop Ranch has had a campus bike share program for years. It was placed on hold during COVID-19 but will relaunch when employees return to work.

The 511 Contra Costa TDM program has a goal of establishing a micromobility pilot to provide options for commuters, and the public of all ages to use instead of the automobile for shorter trips (between 1 and 10 miles). With the use of electric bicycles and scooters, it has become evident that electric-assist bicycling offers enhanced mobility options with trip distances that are similar to a car (vs the distance most people feel they can travel on a pedal only) and by reducing the effort needed to ride in hilly areas which are a typical barrier to conventional bikes/scooters.

CCTA’s Bay Area Mobility-on-Demand (MOD) program (aka Mobility As A Service-MaaS) will deploy a multi-modal trip planner in 2022 along the I-680 corridor in the same geographic area as this proposed micromobility pilot. It is expected that this pilot will offer a micromobility choice for individuals who use the app to plan a trip in the area.
CCTA is leading a regional effort to establish a partnership with San Ramon, Walnut Creek, Danville, Contra Costa County, East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), and BART for the purposes of procuring a micromobility vendor to deploy a pilot along the IHT corridor. The pilot is envisioned to take place over the span of 18-24 months.

The councils of all three jurisdictions involved have directed staff to investigate micromobility and understand the benefits of a regional pilot versus siloed individual vendors and equipment in each city. At the same time, not all cities have the same needs or use cases for micromobility, so it is presumed that procurement will be such that each jurisdiction can establish local policies, use cases, specifications, fines, rules, enforcement, and pricing.

While each city is interested in such a pilot, it is imperative that the policy guidance and enforcement of the Iron Horse Trail be consistent with and supportive of the pilot program and the implementation strategy therein.

County staff is asking the TWIC to consider the pilot program and make a recommendation to staff relative to next steps including coordination with the EBRPD staff, and how to inform the full Board of Supervisors of this initiative.

CCTA has established bi-weekly meetings with the Regional 680 Micromobility Task Force with staff from each jurisdiction to discuss this joint effort. The EBRPD, BART and Dublin will be requested to join the Task Force and provide supportive input to the pilot implementation and ultimate use policies along the IHT.

It is expected that CCTA will establish a Request for Information from micromobility vendors on behalf of all concerned parties. At this point it is unknown which entity will be the ultimate vendor contract holder.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE information on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority's Bike Share and Scooter Share/Micromobility Pilot Program, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
Micromobility Infographic