March 2022
Bike Sharing Plan &
Implementation Program,
City Project No. 170810
• Alta Planning + Design led the Rialto
Bikeshare Feasibility Study in 2019-
2020
• Surveyed residents to find out where
they wanted to see bike share
locations
• In January 2020, City Council approved
the Study; authorized the Request for
Proposal for implementation;
authorized First Amendment with Alta
to implement the Bike Share program
• In June 2021, City Council accepted
CMO Grant funding, awarded contract
to Drop Mobility, and authorized
Second Amendment with Alta
Project Background
• Network of shared
bicycles
• Quick and convenient
option for short, one-way
trips (usually 15-45
minutes)
• E-bikes give an electric
“assist” to help new and
experienced bike riders
get around more easily
What is Bike Share?
How to Use Bike Share
• Bikes must be locked to a bike
rack or signpost
• Bikes are “geofenced” and may
not be locked outside of City
limits
Program Highlights: Why Bike Share?
Potential to complete short
trips for errands, food, or
meetings…50%
Positive impact on the
environment…45%
Fun/curiosity…34%
Potential to replace car
trips…28%
Potential to save money on
transportation…29%
Potential to connect from
transit stops to work…25%
•MSRC Clean Transportation Grant: $244,508 for
bike share system
•AB2766 Subvention Funds: $166,535 City match
•Clean Mobility Options: $1,000,000 for bike
share system planning and operations
Funding Sources
• RFP No. 21-009 released in
September 2020
• Five proposals were received
• BCycle LLC
• Drop Mobility
• Koloni
• Pedal Movement
• Tandem Mobility
• Panel evaluation of proposals
• City staff
• San Bernardino County
Transportation Authority staff
• Alta staff
• Three firms interviewed
• BCycle LLC
• Drop Mobility
• Koloni
• Council approved contract with
Drop Mobility in June 2021
Selecting the Vendor
Recommended Locations from
Feasibility Study:
• N Cactus Ave & Foothill Blvd
• Pacific Electric Trail (N Cactus
Ave south of 2nd St)
• N Riverside Ave & Foothill Blvd
• N Riverside Ave & 1st St
• Five Points Plaza (N Riverside
Ave & Merrill Ave)
• Rialto Metrolink Station Area
• Renaissance Marketplace
• N Cedar Ave & W Foothills Blvd
• N Cedar Ave & Baseline Rd
• W Baseline Rd & N Willow Ave
• Rialto City Park (Riverside Ave &
San Bernardino Ave)
Additional Locations For
Consideration
• Pacific Electric Trail & N Maple
Avenue
• N Willow Ave & W Foothill Blvd
• S Riverside and E Randall Ave
• S Riverside Ave & E Valley Blvd
• N Riverside Ave & E Etiwanda Ave
• N Ayala Dr at Renaissance
Marketplace
• E Foothill Blvd & N Acacia Ave
Recommended
Bikeshare Locations
3 About Drop Mobility •We enable communities to bring micro mobility to their constituents •Work in a collaborative approach - locally branded and tailored systems •Have been around for 5+ years, operating across North America •Currently running systems in the following US cities: •New Orleans •Kansas City, MO and surrounding counties •Tulsa, OK and surrounding cities •Oklahoma City, OK •Dayton, OH •Colorado Springs, CO •Other markets launching this year: •Fresno, CA •Vail, CO and surrounding areas •Broken Arrow, OK •Boise, ID •+ markets not yet ready to announce 1 Recommended Branding
Benefits: •Call back to Valley Blvd/Route 66 and the San Bernardino Valley •Easy watermark branding, perfect for app •“Verbable” — eg: “Let’s Vallebike!” •Translates in English and Spanish •Domain available. Easy to shorten domain — eg: valle.bike/Rialto
4 Discouraging theft and vandalism
•Anti-theft and vandalism features: •GPS tracked •Alarm when bike is moved in the “lock” position •E-assist is disabled when components are tampered with •Non-standard components make resale undesirable •Tamper free hardware •Lock-to cables make it more difficult to move 2 Launch Timeline
April 1-15 Kick off “Soft launch” and membership pre-sales begin.
April 15-30 Launch educational campaign and PR outreach efforts April 16th Spring Extravaganza. Use event to get the word out about bike share! 30-60 days post Big outreach effort. Targeted. Geographic. Street presence.