A few weeks ago we asked for your input on our list of proposed bikeshare stations and suggestions on locations that might make a great bikeshare spot. Thanks to everyone’s valuable feedback, we now have a growing total of 515 suggested locations and over 3,000 interactions within the suggested locations that include ‘liking’ a proposed location and commenting on them.
Here is a list of the top ten most popular bikeshare station locations based on the number of likes:
1) Los Angeles Union Station
2) Pershing Square Station (5th/Hill)
3) Arts District (3rd/Traction Ave)
4) 7th St/Metro Center Station (7th/Flower)
5) Little Tokyo (1st/Central)
6) Grand Central Market (Hill St)
7) LA LIVE (Figueroa St)
8) Expo Park/USC Station
9) Civic Center/Grand Park Station (1st/Hill St)
10) Downtown Santa Monica Station (Expo Phase II)
We’re still accepting feedback until Sept. 15, so if you haven’t already placed your suggestion, check out this page and help us shape the future of bikeshare in Los Angeles.
Categories: Bicycle, Technology
[…] LA Metro has a list of 515 crowd-sourced recommendations on which rail stations should feature bikeshares — all in DTLA except for one at the Expo Park/USC station and another in downtown Santa Monica . . . Read more. […]
I’m disappointed by this list. Almost every location is a train station. In order for the bike share system to work it has to connect the stations to homes and major destinations. If I want to travel between tran stations I can just take the train! Places where bike share works best have stations spread all over the city, so you’re never more than a five minute walk from the nearest station. They are so ubuquitous that you don’t even need a map to find the next station. Otherwise you end up with a system like they have in San Francisco. There are plenty of stations in downtown and around the waterfront, but if you’re anywhere else it’s tough luck.
Of course, this is just the most popular stations. If everyone were to vote for a station near their home or work or favorite destination, and a station near a convenient transfer point from Metro rail, then of course the top places would be the rail stations, since the other submissions would be spread out among various destinations and origins.
Surely there will be far more than ten stations when this actually launches – this just gives a little bit of insight into what people are thinking.
(Also, 3rd and Traction isn’t very near any train station – looks like everyone wants to ride Metro downtown, hop on a shared bike, and then go to Wurstkuche!)
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