BUILDING A BICYCLE RENTAL SYSTEM IN SAN FRANCISCO Xingzhou Li
Introduction to GIS
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Background California AB 32: reducing GHG emissions to 1990
levels by 2020 (a reduction of approximately 30 percent) San
Francisco Climate Action Plan: Increase bicycling as an alternative
to driving (estimated CO2 reduction: 10,000 tons) Specific Actions
Proposed by San Francisco Continue to improve and expand bicycle
parking facilities; Improve bicycle access to transit.
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Why Bicycles?
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Why Bicycles Rentals?
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Building a Bicycle Rental System in San Francisco
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Finding the best locations for bicycle rental stations
Criteria: 1. Median Household Income 2. Population Density 3.
Percentage of Young Population (14-34 years) 4. Distance to the
Nearest Bus Stop
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Building a Bicycle Rental System in San Francisco
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Locating Bicycle Rental Stations
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Analyzing the Proposed Bicycle Rental Stations
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Expanding the System until 2020
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Limitations Criteria and Weights Time-based Analysis: Assuming
the Criteria to be Constant
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Skills Utilized Modeling Measurement/Analysis Original Data
Extracting Information from a Buffer Spatial Analysis Network
Analysis Time-based Analysis Insert Map Creating an Index Geocoding
Geoprocessing Attribute Sub-sets Selections
