Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations (2012) / Chapter Skim
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For example, TriMet plans to provide sufficient bicycle parking for its new Portland–Milwaukee light rail line to accommodate bicycle access mode shares of 10–25 percent, depending on the station. In general, transit agencies wish to achieve two goals related to bicycle access: (1)
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Bicycle parking at stations, conversely, typically is the primary responsibility of the transit agency. Source: Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
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Even so, research indicates that provision of bicycle facilities at transit stations, in particular high-quality bicycle parking, has a significant impact on bicycle access (32)
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Given the general growth in bicycle use, routine consideration should be given to providing bicycle facilities that accommodate 5 percent of boardings, with bike parking sufficient to accommodate 10 percent or more of total boardings in special circumstances. Bicycle Access Improvements Many cities throughout the United States and Canada have undertaken a range of measures to improve bike–transit integration.
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In addition to providing bicycle facilities on routes leading to stations, agencies should also establish safe and efficient routes for bicyclists to reach the station entrance or bicycle parking from adjacent streets. To the extent possible, bicycle routes through station property should be as direct as possible and should minimize conflicts between bicyclists, pedestrians, automobiles, and buses.
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Exhibit 8-5 depicts the new bike facility, which reduces bike–bus conflicts by allowing bicycles to travel through the center of the facility while buses serve passengers on either curb. Bicycle Parking and On-Board Accommodation On-Board Accommodation Policies for bicycle access also need to address whether bicyclists park their bicycle at the station or take their bicycles on-board transit vehicles.
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. On many systems with high bicycle access mode shares, there is a desire to encourage more riders to park their bicycles at stations rather than bring them on-board vehicles.
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• Locate bicycle parking so that bicyclists do not have to dismount and walk to access it. This means that bike routes should continue as close as possible to the station entrance.
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Bicycle lockers rented through individual subscriptions are the most common method of providing secure bicycle parking, and are in use at many transit agencies (Exhibit 8-10)
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Bicycle racks behind a locked door. Free-standing cages, or fenced-in room.
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Providing for bike share access to transit has many of the same considerations of other types of bicycle access, including the quality of the surrounding bike network. However, effective bike sharing has the potential to reduce the need for dedicated bike parking.
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