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Smart Bike Sharing System to make the City even Smarter
These last years with the growing population in the smart city demands an
efficient transportation sharing (bike sharing) system for developing the smart
city. The Bike sharing as we know is affordable, easily accessible and reliable
mode of transportation. But an efficient bike sharing capable of not only
sharing bike also provides information regarding the availability of bike per
station, route business, time/day-wise bike schedule. The embedded sensors are
able to opportunistically communicate through wireless communication with
stations when available, providing real-time data about tours/minutes, speed,
effort, rhythm, etc. We have been based on our study analysis data to predict
regarding the bike's available at stations, bike schedule, a location of the
nearest hub where a bike is available etc., reduce the user time and effort
Promotion, Education, and Marketing of an Expanded VCU Bike Share Program
We propose to help promote, market, and provide education about an expanded bike share program at VCU. The goal of the bike share program is three-fold: 1) improve travel between campuses, 2) encourage alternate transportation to reduce traffic and parking difficulties and 3) be a green initiative on the VCU campus. The expanded bike share program will include additional bikes and bike stations, managed by an outside company. Recently, VCU’s Office of Parking and Transportation has learned that they will be receiving funds for the program, and they are looking for assistance to promote, market, and provide education about the program. We will also explore additional aspects of a bike sharing program such as encouraging the use of helmets/safety issues, using technology to track bikes, and conducting a needs assessment to determine consumer demand and preferences
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