Planning for bike share connectivity to rail transit
Bike sharing can play a role in providing access to transit stations and then to final destinations, but early implementation of these systems in North America has been opportunistic rather than strategic. This study evaluates local intermodal plan goals using trip data and associated infrastructure such as transit stops and bike share station locations in Austin, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois. Bike sharing use data from both cities suggest a weak relationship with existing rail stations that could be strengthened through collaborative, intermodal planning. The study suggests a planning framework and example language that could be tailored to help address the linkage between bike sharing and transit. Rather than an exhaustive study of the practice, this study provides evidence from these two cities that identify opportunities to improve intermodal planning. Cities that are planning or expanding a bike sharing system should consider carefully how to leverage this mode with existing modes of transport. Regardless of a city’s status in implementing a bike sharing system, planners can leverage information on existing transport systems for planning at regional and local levels.
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Authors:
- Griffin, Greg P
- Sener, Ipek Nese
- Publication Date: 2016
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 1-22
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Serial:
- Journal of Public Transportation
- Volume: 19
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: University of South Florida, Tampa
- ISSN: 1077-291X
- EISSN: 2375-0901
- Serial URL: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpt/
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Publication flags:
Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycling; Connectivity; Intermodal transportation; Rail transit; Transportation planning; Vehicle sharing
- Geographic Terms: Austin (Texas); Chicago (Illinois)
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01609099
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 30 2016 9:02AM