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... Bicycle on Ferry, Vanpool, and Taxi Although bicycle-on-bus and bicycle-on-rail services are offered by many public transit agencies, other types of bicycle and transit integration include bicycle-on-ferry, bicycleon-vanpool, bicycle-on-bus services in mountain communities, and accommodating bicycles along with on-demand transit services. Bicycle Parking and Staffed Bicycle Parking Bicycle parking includes bicycle racks, bicycle lockers, and staffed bicycle parking facilities (also referred to as bike stations)
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... These facilities are often located at interfaces with major transit hubs so that bicyclists and transit users can easily move between modes. PURPOSES OF BICYCLE AND TRANSIT INTEGRATION PROGRAMS Although the transit agencies that provided information for this report offered a wide range of services, many agencies cited similar reasons for providing bicycle services.
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... Some agencies that responded to the survey covered the initial capital cost of their bicycle services exclusively with state and federal funds, whereas others combined their own funds with state and federal grants. Most agencies (including all of the Canadian agencies)
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... ; • Newspaper and magazine advertisements; • Demonstrations of how to load bus bike racks at public events; • Promotion of bicycle services in informational videos and advertisements; and • Kickoff events with free fares, water bottles, etc. There was a significant range in the cost of marketing programs used by transit agencies.
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... 15 FIGURE 6 Chicago Transit Authority bike-on-transit marketing program.
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... Funded development of bike routes that connect to transit facilities (bus routes, light rail stations, commuter rail stations, and ferry terminals)
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... . These types of partnerships have the potential to improve bicycle access to transit services (see Figure 9)
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