Models of Urban Sustainability

Karen Gajewski, Moderator Director of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia

David Barrie CEO, David Barrie & Associates

Gerald Fugione Director of Business Development, Philly Car Share

Russell Meddin Founder, Bike Share Philadelphia

David Barrie

CEODavid Barrie & Associates

Models of Urban SustainabilityDavid Barrie

Global Creative Economy Conference, Philadelphia 2009

“To make a big splash in the global pond of spectacle

culture today, you have to have a big rock to drop.”

Hal Foster, Art Critic

• Principle of mutualism• Collaborative design• Privatizating public services• Rise of public-private partnerships• Rise of Web 2.0 and crowdsourcing

• Watch video clips online - 394m

• Read blogs - 346m• Read personal blogs - 321m• Visit a friends social network

page - 307m• Share a video clip - 303m

• Manage a profile on a social network - 272m

• Upload photos - 248m• Download a video podcast -

216m• Start own blog - 184m• Upload video clip - 183m• Subscribe to a news feed -

160m

• 61 growing groups, 250 growing sites, 1000 new ‘urban farmers’, 750 playground participants, 6000 visitors to town meal, 2500 guests

• Project repeat 2008 and 2009• Adapted spatial plan for use of public spaces in town• £8m ($13m) new investment in health improvement

in town - growing food at centre of plan• Project cost: seed investment £25k ($40k), total

program £250k ($445k)

“We have idols but no models to follow. You have to define your own model.”

- Nicolas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga

David BarrieDavid Barrie & Associates

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_BarrieBlog: http://davidbarrie.typepad.com

Mail: david@davidbarrie.net

Gerald Furgione

Director of Business DevelopmentPhilly Car Share

Russell Meddin

FounderBike Share Philadelphia

Russell Meddin

Bike Share Philadelphia

Public Use Bicycles

Bike Sharing

A new form of Public Transportation

with personal mobilitywith personal mobility

Recycling a 19Recycling a 19thth Century vehicle with Century vehicle with 2121stst Century technology to offer the Century technology to offer the

Public Public ““ECOECO--MOBILITYMOBILITY””

Sustainable TransportationSustainable TransportationReducing Automobile CongestionReducing Automobile Congestion

Reducing Carbon PollutantsReducing Carbon Pollutants

Bike Sharing History

Starting in the late 1960’s in AmsterdamCopenhagen’s Bycyklen in 1995 - Rennes, France’s Vélo à la Carte, in 1998,

Lyon, France’s Vélo’v in 2005 - Barcelona, Spain’s Bicing in 2007Paris, France’s Vélib’ in 2007

Bike Sharing Explosion

Embraced by over 100 cities.Including cities in USA, Canada, France, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, China

Bike Sharing Explosion

In the USAThe Washington, DC program is over one year old.

Denver, Boston and Minneapolis plan launching programs in Spring 2010

New York, Portland, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and even Philadelphia are considering programs

..MontrMontrééal, Canadaal, CanadaFive Months OldFive Months Old

3,000 Bikes3,000 Bikes300 docking stations300 docking stations

650,000 trips.650,000 trips.

..Paris, FranceParis, France

Two Years OldTwo Years Old23,600 Bikes23,600 Bikes

1,800 docking stations1,800 docking stations54,000,000 trips.54,000,000 trips.

6,000,000 tourist trips a year6,000,000 tourist trips a year

Hangzhou, ChinaHangzhou, ChinaOne and One and ½½ Years Years

OldOldExpanding this yearExpanding this year

50,000 Bikes50,000 Bikes2000 Stations2000 Stations

Electronic Attachment Bike Rack

Station placed for inter-modality

Station Kiosk

Shared BikeBike transport for station equalization

Compliments Compliments Other Public Other Public

TransportTransport

Supplement existing Transit as feeders to bus, rail and

light rail

Bike Sharing reduces CO₂

www.clarkcommute.org

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Bike Sharing reduces CO₂

www.clarkcommute.org

Our Our MissionMission

Bring Public Use Bicycling to Philadelphia

Reduce Traffic Congestion

Reduce Motor Vehicle Pollution

Increase the Health of the General Public

Better Air QualityMore ExerciseA Better Way To Get Around The City

Bike Sharing - Why ?

A great way to make our citya “green” sustainable city.

Bike Sharing

It is great way to hear, smell and experience a city without increasing traffic congestion

while reducing greenhouse emissions

www.bikesharephiladelphia.org

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