"Integrating Bicycles and Transit" - Evan Corey - Oregon Active Transportation Summit (OATS) 2013

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Evan Corey

Nelson\Nygaard, Associate Project Planner

Portland, Oregon

URBAN LIVING IS ON THE RISE

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TRAVEL PREFERENCES ARE CHANGING

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INTEREST IN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

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COMMUNITY DESIGN: LINKING TRANSIT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

Building communities that are:

– Transit-oriented

– Support bicycling for all trips

– Eliminate barriers to walking for all trips

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WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?

Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…

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WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?

Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…

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WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?

Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…

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GREAT BICYCLING CITIES ARE GREAT TRANSIT CITIES

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Minneapolis

Boulder

Portland

Eugene

WHY IS BICYCLING IMPORTANT TO TRANSIT?

Increases ridership

Encourages transit use in lower density neighborhoods

Improves “last-mile” connections

Alleviates overcrowding

Integrates transit’s needs into the design process

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WHY IS BICYCLING IMPORTANT TO TRANSIT?

Increases ridership

Encourages transit use in lower density neighborhoods

Improves “last-mile” connections

Alleviates overcrowding

Integrates transit’s needs into the design process

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Previous metric of focus: Ridership

Park and Ride

Planning extent: The stop + station

New metrics: Ridership + Access

Bike and Ride

Reducing barriers and increasing

incentives

Transit-oriented neighborhoods

Station pedestrian and bicycle access

plans

USER PERSPECTIVE

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Bikes

vs.

Transit

Choice

Convenience

Active

Fun

Fast

Environment friendly

Independent

INTEGRATING BICYCLES AND TRANSIT:

KEY STRATEGIES

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Infrastructure

Access

Programs &

Marketing

INTEGRATING BICYCLES AND TRANSIT:

KEY STRATEGIES

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Infrastructure

Access

Programs &

Marketing

Building an integrated network with

integrated amenities

INFRASTRUCTURE:

BICYCLE AND TRANSIT STREETS

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Partners: City, Transit Ops., Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Access to transit, optimize street space

Rose Quarter

Transit Center Green

Bike Lanes,

Portland, OR

INFRASTRUCTURE:

BIKEWAY/STOP INTEGRATION

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Partners: City, Transit Ops. & Design, Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Reduce conflicts, optimize street space

Dunsmuir Ave Cycle

Track, Vancouver,

B.C.

Image Source: Paul Krueger

INFRASTRUCTURE:

DIRECT, LOW-STRESS BIKEWAYS

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Partners: City, Advocacy & Neighborhood Groups

Benefits: Access to transit, reduced arterial conflicts

50s Bikeway, Portland, OR

Image Source: PBOT

ACCESS:

BICYCLES ON VEHICLES

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Partners: Transit Agency, Bicycle Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Expanded Catchment, Passenger Assurance/Reliability

Roaring Fork Transportation Authority,

Aspen, CO

Standard Buses Front Load 4 Bikes Roaring Fork’s Bike Express

carries 12 to 16 bikes

Image Source: RFTA

ACCESS:

BICYCLES ON VEHICLES

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Partners: Transit Agency, Bicycle Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Expanded Catchment, Passenger Assurance/Reliability

Community Transit, Snohomish County, WA

Roaring Fork’s Bike Express

carries 12 to 16 bikes Image Source: Oran Viriyincy

ACCESS:

BIKE STATIONS

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Partners: Bike & Park, Metro (transit), City, Advocacy, Businesses

Benefits: Last Mile, Ridership, Support

Bike Center, Santa Monica, CA

ACCESS:

BIKE SHARING

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Partners: Cities, Counties, Business & Tourism Orgs., Health Care, Private

Business Sponsors

Benefits: Access, Last Mile Connections, Legibility, Alleviate Overcrowding

Nice Ride Minnesota

Image Source: NiceRide Minnesota

Capital Bike Share, Washington, D.C.

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

WHY?

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So remind me, what’s the connection between

programs and transit?

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

WHY?

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So remind me, what’s the connection between

programs and transit?

Programs Incent and Enable Transit Access

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

WHY?

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So remind me, what’s the connection between

programs and transit?

Programs Incent and Enable Transit Access

Essentially: Programs enable transit to work

better and normalize multimodal trips

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

INDIVIDUALIZED MARKETING

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Partners: Lane Transit District,

City of Springfield

Benefits: Mode shift, Ridership

Image Source: LTD

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

OHIO BIKE ‘N BUS

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Partners: Transit Operators, Bicycle Advocacy Groups, Complete

Streets Advocates

Benefits: Attract New Transit Riders, Safety

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MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING

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Partners: Cities, Non-Profits, Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Legibility, Access, Ridership

Image Source: TriMet

MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:

MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING

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Image Source: TriMet

Partners: Cities, Non-Profits, Advocacy Groups

Benefits: Legibility, Access, Ridership

Involve transit operators and advocacy

groups

Support network improvements with end-of-

trip facilities and marketing programs

Make mobility convenient, flexible, & fun

KEYS TO INTEGRATION

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Image Source: NYCDOT Image Source: NYCDOT

Prioritize and invest in system-wide access

Consider bikes in transit capital planning &

design

RESOURCES

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RESOURCES

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NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES © 2012

First Lastname

111 Address Street

City, ST 12345

(555) 555-1212

[email protected]

NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES © 2012

First Lastname 111 Address Street

City, ST 12345 (555) 555-1212

[email protected]

Evan Corey

Associate Project Planner

621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 950

Portland, OR 97203

(503) 419-0027

[email protected]

NELSON\NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES © 2013

THANK YOU!

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KEYS TO INTEGRATION:

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AT THE CORE OF ALL PLANS

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KEYS TO INTEGRATION:

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AT THE CORE OF ALL PLANS

Seattle Multimodal Corridors

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KEYS TO INTEGRATION:

COORDINATION

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