BIKE ACTION PLAN: IF YOU BUILD IT, “WHEEL” THEY COME?
PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - EDUCATIONAL SESSION
Jennifer Barr, AICP Rebecca Collins, LEED AP O+M Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Overview SESSION OUTLINE
Bike Action Plan: If you buildACCESSIBILITY it, “Wheel” they come?
• Overview • Trends • Bikes TO Transit • Bikes AT Transit • Bikes ON Transit • Q & A
2 Overview CYCLE-TRANSIT PLAN
3 Overview BIKE ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK
Bikes TO Transit
SEPTA Policy & Infrastructure Bikes Bikes ON AT Transit Transit
4 Trends NON-AUTO MODE SHARE
25 LARGEST U.S. CITIES 80 ACCESSIBILITY
70
60
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36.5% 40 29.3% 30
20
10 % COMMUTERS BY TRANSIT, BICYCLE, OR WALKING BICYCLE, TRANSIT, % COMMUTERS BY 0
5 Trends CAR USE FOR MILLENIALS DECLINING
6 Trends SEPTA RIDERSHIP GROWTH
360.0
350.0
340.0 330.1 330.0
320.0
310.0 PASSENGER TRIPS PASSENGER 300.0
290.0 291.7 280.0 MILLIONS OF 270.0
260.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
7 Trends BICYCLE COMMUTE TRENDS
8 Trends BIKES + TRANSIT = WORKING TOGETHER
9 Overview BIKE ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK
Bikes TO Transit
SEPTA Policy & Infrastructure Bikes Bikes ON AT Transit Transit
10 Bikes TO Transit
11 Bikes TO TRENTON LINE ACCESS STUDY Transit
12 Bikes TO ABINGTON TOWNSHIP BICYCLE PLAN Transit Bikes TO DVRPC’s RIDESCORE Transit Bikes TO BIKE AND RIDE FIELD TRIPS Transit
15 Bikes TO RAILS TO TRAILS Transit
16 Bikes AT Transit
17 Bikes AT STATION BIKE STAIR RUNNER Transit
DC Metro
18 Bikes AT BIKE PARKING IN CONCOURSES Transit
19 Bikes AT BIKE PARKING IN CONCOURSES Transit
20 Bikes AT STATION SITE PLAN REVIEW Transit
Three Goals of Review 1) Safety 2) Customer Experience 3) Multi-modal access – Auto Levittown Station – Bus – Pedestrian – Bicycle
21 Bikes AT STATION SITE PLAN REVIEW Transit
22 Bikes AT STATION SITE PLAN REVIEW Transit
23 Bikes AT STATION SITE PLAN REVIEW Transit
Villanova Regional Rail Station
24 Bikes AT STATION SITE PLAN REVIEW Transit
25 Bikes AT BICYCLE ACCESS & PARKING ANALYSIS Transit
26 Bikes AT SEPTA & BIKES BY THE NUMBERS Transit
148 345 246 Regional Rail bike racks on SEPTA bikes parked on SEPTA Stations surveyed property property
54% @32% 3.2 had bikes capacity Average number of bikes
27 Bikes AT SHELTERED BIKE PARKING Transit
28 Bikes AT BIKES TO VEHICULAR PARKING Transit
29 Bikes AT BIKE PARKING: PHASE I Transit
30 Bikes AT LESSONS LEARNED – BICYCLE PARKING Transit
31 Do
Prioritize bike parking on easy and safe routes
Outbound approach to station
Inbound approach to station
Wissahickon Station – Manayunk / Norristown Line
32 Do
Prioritize bike parking on easy and safe routes
Outbound approach to station
Inbound approach to station Outbound approach to station
Wissahickon Station – Manayunk / Norristown Line
33 Do
Install infrastructure near stations with high demand.
Market East Station – Filbert Street between 11th and 12th Streets
34 Do
Install high density double stacked racks in locations with high demand.
BART Station – San Francisco Swarthmore Station– Media Elwyn Line
35 Don’t
Place bike racks at top of stairs at stations
Meadowbrook Station - West Trenton Line
36 Do
Place bike racks under canopy cover.
Jenkintown Station – Glenside Combined Norristown Transportation Center – Manayunk Norristown
37 Don’t
Prioritize honor boxes over bike racks.
Langhorne Station – West Trenton Line Ivy Ridge Station – Manayunk-Norristown Line
38 Do
Place bike racks where customers can see them.
Lansdale Station – Lansdale-Doylestown Line Temple University Station – Glenside Combined
39 Don’t
Place bike racks where EVERYONE can see them.
Haverford Station – Paoli Thorndale Line Willow Grove Station – Warminster Line
40 Do
Educate customers on how to safely lock their bikes.
41 Don’t
Give customers a sense of risk when leaving their bikes at SEPTA stations.
Yardley Station – West Trenton Line Spring Mill Station – Manayunk Norristown Line
42 Do
Install bike racks at an angle for more efficient space management.
Rosemont Station – Paoli Thorndale Line
43 Don’t
Install bike racks that can not be utilized.
Crestmont Station – Warminster Line Conshohocken – Manayunk-Norristown Line Hatboro Station – Warminster Line
44 Bikes AT Summary Transit
Think with your bike helmet on! • Can I fit a bike here? • Do I feel comfortable locking it? • Is there a covered place? • Do I have to carry it? Look beyond the station • What’s the neighborhood like? • How are the roadways? • Are there bike facilities?
Only 40% of our Regional Rail customers drive and park at our stations
45 Bikes ON Transit
46 Bikes ON BIKES ON BUSES Transit
47 Bikes ON EXAMPLE OF PRACTICE STATION Transit
48 Bikes AT BIKES IN VEHICLES Transit
Valley Metro, AZ Metro North, NY
49 Bikes AT MARKET-FRANKFORD SUBWAY CAR Transit
50 Bikes ON MFL RIDERSHIP GROWTH Transit
STATION FY2011 AVG WKDAY FY2014 AVG WKDAY % GROWTH BERKS 1693 2110 20% GIRARD 3805 4191 9% 13TH E 2581 2881 10% 16TH E 1115 1238 10% 46TH 3832 4207 9% MILLBOURNE 325 383 15% MFL TOTAL 1%
51 Bikes AT WHAT ARE OTHER AGENCIES DOING? Transit
52 Bikes AT PEER AGENCY RESPONCE Transit
53 Bikes ON MFL CAR REDESIGN Transit
54 Bikes ON MFL VIDEO Transit
55 Bikes ON CUSTOMER FEEDBACK Transit
56 Q & A
BIKE ACTION PLAN: IF YOU BUILD IT, “WHEEL” THEY COME?
PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - EDUCATIONAL SESSION
THANK YOU!
Jennifer Barr, AICP Rebecca Collins, LEED AP O+M Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority