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San Francisco pilot offers e-bikes to delivery workers; first cohort shows strong interest, training boosts rider comfort
Summary
San Francisco’s Environment Department presented a 60-person e-bike delivery pilot funded by a $2.4 million California Energy Commission grant; first cohort data show strong interest (173 eligible applicants), high safety-training confidence (90% reported increased comfort), and operational lessons on onboarding and bike parking.
San Francisco Environment Department staff on Thursday updated the Local Agency Formation Commission on a pilot program that will shift up to 30 meal delivery workers from cars to electric bicycles while using a matched control group to measure outcomes. Anna Sheruto, a clean transportation specialist, described the project and its early results.
The yearlong pilot, funded under a $2,400,000 California Energy Commission grant, runs in two cohorts. Each cohort includes 15 bikers and 15 drivers as the control group; each biker cohort will complete one month of onboarding and training, four months of data collection and one month of offboarding, after which participants receive full ownership of their e-bikes, Sheruto…
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