Glacier National Park’s current Red Bike fleet is aging quickly. An e-bike alternative can provide staff with more accessible low-carbon transportation within the park. Our goal was to evaluate the feasibility of an e-bike fleet service for Park staff. Our team conducted a literature review, participant observation, focus groups, and interviews with Park staff and vendors. We created recommendations about maintenance, sourcing, removable batteries, and staff safety, and created a multi-phase plan for implementing e-bikes into Glacier National Park.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kiefer, James
• Wessler, Jonathan
• Whitley, Laurel
• Grehan, Niamh
• Bixler, Carter

Subject

• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101223-125350
• 114011

Keyword

• Bikes
• Bike Fleet
• Glacier National Park
• Staff
• E-Bikes
• National Park Service

Advisor

• Eddy, Bethel L.
• Dodson, Leslie Lynn

Year

• 2023

Center

• Glacier National Park, Montana Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Leslie Dodson
• Bethel Eddy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-10-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-101223-125350

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-12-04