Implementation of a shared Bicycle and assisted pedallingSystem in Ibagué, Colombia
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Objective
Implement a system of bicycle sharing with assisted pedalling in the city of Ibagué, including strategic planning to ensure the sustainability of the initiative. This will promote an increase in the use of this means of transport for the resident and circulating population of the city centre
Challenges in the city
- Mobility is the second most polluting sector in Ibagué, with 32% of total CO2 emissions
- Only 2% of the population gets around by bicycle
- The city has 22 kilometres of cycling infrastructure and a public bicycle system with a single station and 20 units, from which an average of 16 journeys are made per day
- Bicycle prices skyrocketed due to the health emergency and delivery time tripled
Location
Ibagué, Colombia
Project
Pilot Projects
Overall Project Amount
Implementation period
August 2018 - December 2020
Project phases
Studies
Technical, legal, and financial structuring for project implementationProcurement
Purchase of stations and bicycles, both conventional and electric, through a public tender processBusiness Model
Generation of a business plan that contemplates how charging and resource generation will work for the sustainability of the bicycle systemCommunication Plan
Strategic communication and media plan with the aim of increasing the number of users in the bicycle systemStaff Training
Strengthening the capacities of staff linked to the projectOperation and monitoring
Testing and operation with an analysis of test results, maintenance, expansion, and renovation of the systemExpected results
Pilot bike sharing system
Construction and operation of a system for shared use bicycles with assisted pedalling with parking stations on a site no larger than 10 km2 in the city centreModel for planning and business
Develop a strategic planning document that ensures the sustainability of the initiative and a business model that combines public and private sector involvement and financingCitizen empowerment
Generate installed capacity in citizens through the development of a decision-making body that empowers them and links them to academia and mayoral bodiesGovernmental strengthening
Improve the capacities of the mayor's staff involved in the project by linking them to the private sector and other experiences through the Community of PracticeÚltimas noticias relacionadas
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Team
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César Fabian Yáñez Secretary of Mobility Municipality of Ibagué
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Daniel Guillermo Jaramillo Institute of Financing, Promotion and Development of Ibagué
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Laura Victoria Urrego Institute of Financing, Promotion and Development of Ibagué
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Partners
Main applicant
Ibagué Mayor’s Office
Implementing institution
INFIbagué - Institute of Financing, Promotion and Development of Ibagué
Decentralised institute acting as executor of the grant agreement
Secondaries:
- Mobility Panel chaired by the Mayor
- Public Bicycle System Committee
- La Estación Shopping Centre: bike sharing operator in the city of Ibagué
- Enertolima (public utility company in Tolima): shared biking operator in the city of Ibagué
- Better by bike: logistical operation of bike-sharing stations
- Chamber of Commerce of Ibagué and Fenalco: representatives of the commercial sector
- Municipal Institute for Sport and Recreation of Ibagué
- Universities and educational centres