Minneapolis Health Department, 250 S 4th St, Room 510, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 Aug 15;10:E138. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.120274.
High prevalence of physical inactivity contributes to adverse health outcomes. Active transportation (cycling or walking) is associated with better health outcomes, and bike-sharing programs can help communities increase use of active transportation.
The Minneapolis Health Department funded the Nice Ride Minnesota bike share system to expand to the Near North community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Near North is a diverse, low-income area of the city where residents experience health disparities, including disparities in physical activity levels.
The installation of new bike share kiosks in Near North resulted in an environmental change to support physical activity. Community engagement was conducted pre-intervention only and consisted of focus groups, community meetings, and interviews. Postintervention data on bike share trips and subscribers were collected to assess intervention effectiveness.
Focus group participants offered insights on facilitators and barriers to bike share and suggested system improvements. Community engagement efforts showed that Near North residents were positive about Nice Ride and wanted to use the system; however, the numbers of trips and subscriptions in Near North were low.
Results show that the first season of the expansion was moderately successful in improving outreach efforts and adapting bike share to meet the needs of low-income populations. However, environmental change without adequate, ongoing community engagement may not be sufficient to result in behavior change.
身体活动不足的高发率导致了不良的健康结果。积极的交通方式（骑自行车或步行）与更好的健康结果相关，而共享单车计划可以帮助社区增加对积极交通方式的使用。
明尼苏达州卫生部为明尼阿波利斯的 Nice Ride Minnesota 共享单车系统提供资金，以将其扩展到明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯的近北区。近北区是该市一个多元化、低收入的地区，居民面临健康差距，包括身体活动水平的差距。
在近北区安装新的共享单车亭，这对支持身体活动的环境发生了改变。社区参与仅在干预前进行，包括焦点小组、社区会议和访谈。收集干预后关于共享单车出行和订户的数据，以评估干预效果。
焦点小组参与者提供了关于共享单车的促进因素和障碍的见解，并提出了系统改进的建议。社区参与工作表明，近北区的居民对 Nice Ride 持积极态度，并希望使用该系统；然而，近北区的出行次数和订阅量较低。
结果表明，扩张的第一个季节在改善外展工作和调整共享单车以满足低收入人群的需求方面取得了一定的成功。然而，没有充分、持续的社区参与的环境变化可能不足以导致行为改变。
