TABLE 2.
Bike Share System and Commuting Descriptive Statistics
| Characteristics | Austin, TX | Chicago, IL |
|---|---|---|
| Bike Share | ||
| Bike share station count, August 2015 (O’Brien 2015) | 50 | 474 |
| Active bike share docks, August 2015 (O’Brien 2015) | 635 | 7,933 |
| Gender—female members (Opinion Analysts Inc. 2014; Vance 2014) | 35.5% | 35.7% |
| Using bike share to connect to transit1 (City of Chicago 2014; Opinion Analysts Inc. 2014) |
48% | 76% |
| City Commuter | ||
| Workers 16 years and over (U.S. Census Bureau 2013a) | 482,918 | 1,245,739 |
| Commute means: Car, truck or van (U.S. Census Bureau 2013a) | 83.6% | 58.2% |
| Commute means: Public transportation (U.S. Census Bureau 2013a) | 4.2% | 27.8% |
| Commute means: Bicycle (U.S. Census Bureau 2013a) | 1.4% | 1.4% |
1
Survey questions between the cities differed. Austin B-cycle’s member survey asked whether availability of the B-cycle bike sharing programing make it more likely that you will use the bus or train than if it were not available. Chicago Divvy’s response refers to whether members “sometimes” or “often” use Divvy for the purpose of going to or from transit.