Explanation
Background: This legislation is to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to sign the Local Public Agency (LPA) Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation to complete the extension of the CoGo Bike Share Expansion project. The Agreement details the responsibilities of Recreation and Parks (LPA) to bid, award, and administer the project.
CoGo Bike Share launched in 2013 in the downtown core of Columbus. The 30 station network was limited in size and scope, and data shows that ridership increased significantly as the system expanded from downtown into the Harrison West, Short North, OSU campus, and Weinland Park areas.
The expansion project (ODOT PID 105710) will add 26 stations and bikes to the regional network.
Principal Parties:
Ohio Department of Transportation
Mitch Blackford, Deputy Director
District 6
400 East William Street, Delaware, OH 43015
Emergency Justification: An emergency is being requested as the project requires a signed agreement to proceed with bidding and installation of the bike share equipment in March.
Benefits to the Public: Bike sharing is a rapidly growing piece of the nation's urban transportation fabric. The economic impacts of expanding transit options such as bike share in large cities is well documented. A key economic impact will also be the expansion of bike share into low opportunity areas in Columbus for bike access. It is listed as an important component of Smart Columbus.
Community Input Issues:
Columbus Departments: Recreation and Parks, Economic Development, Planning, Public Service, Health
City of Bexley
City of Grandview Heights
City of Upper Arlington
MORPC (Transportation Section)
Public surveys
Private developers (NRI, Kaufman, Casto, Ruscilli)
5th by Northwest Area Commission
Clintonville Area Commission
Near East Area Commission
CCSID (Capital Crossroads Special Improvements District)
YAY Bikes
Master Plan Relation: Active transport...
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