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For more information, please contact:Jemilah Magnusson, +1 646-380-2357 / jemilah.magnusson@Dan Klotz, +1 301-280-5756 / dklotz@Online Press Room:/display/live/The+Bike+Share+Planning+Guide \t _blank/display/live/The+Bike+Share+Planning+GuideID: bikesharepassword: itdp2013EMBARGOED—NOT FOR RELEASE UNTIL 21:00 GMT THURSDAY, 5 DECEMBERSeven World-Class Cities Are Riding Tall in the Bike-Share Boom;“The Last Mile” Can Be Solved Without Cars in More Places Than Ever BeforeITDP issues first-ever planning guide to shape the next wave of bike-share systems;More than 400 cities have now implemented this innovative transport modeNew York (December 5, 2013)—Seven cities can boast of world-class bike-share systems, according to a new publication by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) that identifies the best practices embraced by these cities. An estimated 400 cities on five continents have implemented bike share, according to ITDP, because it addresses pressing urban mobility issues that include traffic, air pollution, transit finance, and the “last mile” problem of getting commuters to and from rail and bus stops.“Very few transport innovations have spread as quickly as bike share,” said Walter Hook, ITDP’s Chief Executive Officer. “The vast majority of bike-share systems have all been implemented in the last 10 years. As world-class cities increasingly strive to remain competitive, we wouldnt be surprised to see continued exponential growth in the next 10. Of course, some cities have done better than others, and The Bike Share Planning Guide presents best practices and case studies of successful systems that is essential reading for anyone planning a bike-share system anywhere in the world.”The new publication, /bikeshareThe Bike Share Planning Guide, highlights two metrics for determining whether a bike-share system is efficient, reliable and cost-effective—the average number of daily uses for each public bicycle and the average daily trips per r