While working with Alta Planning + Design as a Planner II, I acted as the project manager for Phase I of an Electric Bicycle Share Feasibility Study. The study was funded by the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) and aimed to determine the feasibility of developing an electric-assist bicycle share system in New York State. The technical results of the study were made available to any public or private organizations that could use the information to assist with startup efforts.
My work as project manager included coordinating the work products of sub-consultants and Alta staff, managing the project's $75,000 budget, conducting research and data/GIS analyses, writing and formatting the document, and creating original maps and graphics.
The document above contains excerpts from the final study. While a physicist provided some of the data in these excerpts, all work is my own except where other sources are credited.
I also developed the graphic above to help visualize how an electric bicycle share docking station could be connected to the grid in New York City, for which I used SketchUp and Illustrator to combine an existing schematic and bike share model.
I created the maps below to visualize the difference in estimated service area coverage between standard bike share bicycles and electric-assist bike share bicycles. The GIS network analysis model inputs (outlined above) were based upon expected changes in average speed and existing NYC Citi Bike customer behaviors, in addition to street network and topographical factors.
Some of the input data was determined with the help of a physicist working on the project as a subconsultant. I managed the inputs, prepped all of the required data in GIS, and created the maps themselves.
Starting with the map below, the results are displayed here.
