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Bike share systems are a standard feature of the urban mobility ecosystem but they have received criticism for serving a narrow demographic band of residents and visitors while underrepresenting others. This analysis employed Chi-square and multivariate linear regression analyses to understand effect sizes associated with how various demographic groups in Baltimore, MD perceive barriers to utilizing the city’s new Baltimore Bike Share (BBS) system. The analysis revealed that people of color, Hispanics, the less-educated, females, low income earners, and the unemployed are underrepresented in system membership. Regression analysis of non-user survey data suggested that nonwhite individuals are associated with a moderate increase in perceiving BBS to be challenging when riding with children or cargo. Being female is associated with concerns about system use, the ability to ride comfortably, maintaining personal hygiene, being a victim of crime or harassment, and an overall lack of interest in biking in Baltimore. Identifying as having low income or less education was not observed to be associated with any of the barrier conditions examined in this study. These findings can be leveraged to develop programs and policies to improve participation rates within underrepresented groups and enhance system equity.
Susan Hull Grasso; Philip Barnes; Celeste Chavis. Bike Share Equity for Underrepresented Groups: Analyzing Barriers to System Usage in Baltimore, Maryland. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7600 .
AMA StyleSusan Hull Grasso, Philip Barnes, Celeste Chavis. Bike Share Equity for Underrepresented Groups: Analyzing Barriers to System Usage in Baltimore, Maryland. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (18):7600.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusan Hull Grasso; Philip Barnes; Celeste Chavis. 2020. "Bike Share Equity for Underrepresented Groups: Analyzing Barriers to System Usage in Baltimore, Maryland." Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7600.
Amirreza Nickkar; Snehanshu Banerjee; Celeste Chavis; Istiak A. Bhuyan; Philip Barnes. A spatial-temporal gender and land use analysis of bikeshare ridership: The case study of Baltimore City. City, Culture and Society 2019, 18, 1 .
AMA StyleAmirreza Nickkar, Snehanshu Banerjee, Celeste Chavis, Istiak A. Bhuyan, Philip Barnes. A spatial-temporal gender and land use analysis of bikeshare ridership: The case study of Baltimore City. City, Culture and Society. 2019; 18 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmirreza Nickkar; Snehanshu Banerjee; Celeste Chavis; Istiak A. Bhuyan; Philip Barnes. 2019. "A spatial-temporal gender and land use analysis of bikeshare ridership: The case study of Baltimore City." City, Culture and Society 18, no. : 1.
As more cities adopt bike share systems, questions regarding equity, accessibility, expansion, and bikability arise. Baltimore City implemented bike share in 2016 with plans to expand it up to 57 stations. This paper introduces a new methodology for an equity-based planning analysis which help minimize segregation and marginalization in planning practices. The proposed geographic methodology incorporates a modified population density-based bike equity index and develops a level of traffic stress index to prioritize bikeshare infrastructure. This study provides a parallel prioritization scheme for implementing bikeshare and supporting cycling infrastructure.
Istiak A. Bhuyan; Celeste Chavis; Amirreza Nickkar; Philip Barnes. GIS-Based Equity Gap Analysis: Case Study of Baltimore Bike Share Program. Urban Science 2019, 3, 42 .
AMA StyleIstiak A. Bhuyan, Celeste Chavis, Amirreza Nickkar, Philip Barnes. GIS-Based Equity Gap Analysis: Case Study of Baltimore Bike Share Program. Urban Science. 2019; 3 (2):42.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIstiak A. Bhuyan; Celeste Chavis; Amirreza Nickkar; Philip Barnes. 2019. "GIS-Based Equity Gap Analysis: Case Study of Baltimore Bike Share Program." Urban Science 3, no. 2: 42.
Communities across the globe face myriad and interacting socio-economic and environmental challenges. This chapter evaluates a citizen-led, community-scale response to these challenges offered by the Transition Movement. Phronetic inquiry is used as an analytic framework to answer four value-rational questions posed: Where are we going? Is this desirable? What should be done? Who gains and who loses? The analysis points to the strengths and potential of the Transition Movement for mobilizing a community-scale response to global hazards, but it also highlights possible shortcomings, especially for who gains and loses because anecdotal evidence suggest that Transitioning communities are predominately White, educated, upper-middle class. The chapter empirically tests these anecdotes and finds that Transition host communities in the United States are indeed generally better educated and less racially and ethnically diverse than American communities on average. There is less evidence for an upper-middle-class nature of the Movement in the United States.
Philip Barnes; Andrea Sarzynski. Mobilizing Communities to Confront Global Challenges: A Phronetic Inquiry. Disaster Research and the Second Environmental Crisis 2019, 117 -135.
AMA StylePhilip Barnes, Andrea Sarzynski. Mobilizing Communities to Confront Global Challenges: A Phronetic Inquiry. Disaster Research and the Second Environmental Crisis. 2019; ():117-135.
Chicago/Turabian StylePhilip Barnes; Andrea Sarzynski. 2019. "Mobilizing Communities to Confront Global Challenges: A Phronetic Inquiry." Disaster Research and the Second Environmental Crisis , no. : 117-135.
Philip Barnes. The political economy of localization in the transition movement. Community Development Journal 2014, 50, 312 -326.
AMA StylePhilip Barnes. The political economy of localization in the transition movement. Community Development Journal. 2014; 50 (2):312-326.
Chicago/Turabian StylePhilip Barnes. 2014. "The political economy of localization in the transition movement." Community Development Journal 50, no. 2: 312-326.