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CC - Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Sam Schwartz Engineering to Conduct a Bike Share Feasibility Study in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $37,710.
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Meeting Date: 08/22/2016
Contact Person/Dept: Eric Bruins/Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-5616
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/16/16);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (08/11/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with Sam Schwartz Engineering to conduct a Bike Share Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $37,710.00.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Several of Culver City's neighboring cities have recently launched bike share systems, including Santa Monica, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Bike share is a relatively new form of public transit that enables a person to check out a bike at one station location and return it to another station near their destination. Bike share is especially convenient for short trips less than three miles where riding a bike would take about the same amount of time as driving and parking. Santa Monica and Los Angeles have strategically placed bike share stations near the Expo Line and popular bus lines to help transit riders travel the "first and last mile" to their destinations. Most of Culver City's residents and employment centers could similarly be served by a first and last mile strategy that includes bike share.
Like any transit system, bike share has several technical considerations to consider, including service area, number of stations, cost for capital and operations, and potential revenue. These considerations req...
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