Culture Overview

The culture of the city of Easton is a great barrier to the bike-share program. As mentioned earlier, the preferred method of transportation for the community members of Lafayette College, College Hill, and Downtown Easton, is driving as opposed to walking, biking, or other environmentally and physically healthy options. Furthermore, Lafayette community members have their own hometown cultures. For example, students from suburban areas have been accustomed to driving, as areas of interest are usually relatively far apart, and many suburban communities do not have public transportation systems. By comparison, students from major cities have been accustomed to walking or biking as the main method of transportation. In other words, Lafayette students who have grown up with driving as the main method of transportation may see driving around campus as a necessity, and will choose to drive rather than walk or bike.

One concept worth noting, is that biking is a popular activity, and is both healthy and convenient. Lafayette has added several new bike racks on campus, and the City of Easton has added artistic bicycle racks around downtown as well. This exemplifies that both Lafayette and Easton are working to increase the amount of cycling in their respective communities. With this information, we continue to pose the idea of a bike-share program to help push the idea of increased cycling in the Lafayette/Easton community.

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To navigate accross the page please use the following links:
• Bike-share Meets Lafayette
• The Team
• Defining the Scope
• Challenges and Mitigating Factors
• Solutions
• Conclusion
• Bibliography