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BIKES and the MBTA APPENDIXBICYCLE a RULES Combine the Pleasure of Riding Your Bicycle Restricted Stations: • Enter Stations Through the Wide Fare Gate Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study ................................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER 2 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 14 2.1 Case Study Selection ................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Case Study Agencies .................................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Maryland Transit Administration ................................................................................................ 20 2.4 Metra .......................................................................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 3 ASSESSMENT OF NICTD OPERATIONS FOR BIKES ON TRAINS FEASIBILITY ......................... 21 3.1 NICTD Operating Characteristics and Potential Impacts to Train Operations ............................ 21 3.2 Boarding and Alighting with Bicycles .......................................................................................... 24 3.3 Maneuvering and Storing Bikes within NICTD Train Cars ........................................................... 28 3.4 Potential Impact on other NICTD Passengers ............................................................................. 34 CHAPTER 4 BIKE USER SURVEY ............................................................................................................. 35 CHAPTER 5 IMPLEMENTATION CRITERIA .............................................................................................. 39 5.1 Bikes on Trains Considerations Summary ................................................................................... 39 5.2 Criteria for Developing Feasible Alternatives ............................................................................. 40 CHAPTER 6 ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 41 6.1 Market-Based Alternative ........................................................................................................... 41 6.2 Off-Peak, All Trains, All Platforms Alternative ............................................................................ 46 6.3 No-Build Alternative .................................................................................................................... 51 6.4 Infeasible Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 51 CHAPTER 7 RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE .......................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER 8 FUNDING PLAN and NEXT STEPS ........................................................................................ 54 8.1 Funding Plan ................................................................................................................................ 54 8.2 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................... 55 CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ....................................................................................................... 56 APPENDIX A …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………A1 APPENDIX B …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………B1 APPENDIX C …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………C1 APPENDIX D …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………D1 APPENDIX E …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………E1 Page 2 Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Thank You The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) would like to thank the sponsors who graciously provided funding to support the Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study. Federal Grant Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Local Match Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) ArcelorMittal National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Regional Development Authority (RTA) Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) Greenways Foundation The Town of Porter, IN La Porte County Governments Special Thanks Save the Dunes Page 3 Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Common Terms Term Definition ADA Americans with Disabilities Act. Adaptive Bicycle A bicycle adapted to fit the needs of a person with special needs or disabilities. Alight To exit a train onto a train platform. Bike Standard frame (non-collapsible) bicycle. Bike car A commuter car reconfigured to carry a large number of racks to carry standard frame bikes and also a sufficient number of seats to accommodate the passenger who brought the bicycle on board the train. BOT Bikes-on-trains program or service. CFR Code of Federal Regulations Cab control car NICTD self-propelled electric commuter car with engineer’s operating cab on one or both ends of car. Car (train car) In this report, this refers to a commuter rail passenger car. Commuter rail services around the United States operate with many varieties of car models and types that must conform to FRA regulations. Catenary A system of overhead wires used to supply electricity to a train vehicle that is equipped with a pantograph. Characteristics The physical features and environmental conditions that are specific to the railroad and its operation. Trailer car NICTD commuter car without an operating cab and which is not self-propelled. Consist A general term for the cars and locomotives coupled in succession to form a train. Costs Capital costs are those used to purchase or rebuild assets such as commuter cars, track, bridges and/or passenger stations. Operating costs are the day-to- day crew, administrative and energy expenses for operating the commuter rail service. Maintenance costs are the expenses necessary to inspect and maintain the commuter cars, the stations, track, bridges, electrical system and other physical assets of the railroad. Dispatching The operational control function performed by the railroad that routes trains to specific tracks at various control points in accordance with schedules and train operating priorities. Dwell Time The amount of time in minutes between the time a commuter train stops at a station to board and alight passengers and the time that it leaves that station. Express Train A train which only makes limited stops between its origin and destination. EMU Electric Multiple Unit. A self-propelled electric commuter car that takes its power from the catenary system. End Door A door at the end of a commuter coach car used to pass between cars. This door does not provide access to a platform to allow boarding or alighting of the train. Flip-up seat Passenger seats which are spring loaded to raise the seat bottom to the vertical position when not in use. The seats are often used in designated ADA areas. Page 4 Bikes on Trains Feasibility Study Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Full length platform A station platform which will accommodate a full length 8-car NICTD train so that all side doors on the train can be opened for passenger boarding and alighting. Gallery car NICTD self-propelled commuter car with passenger seating on both lower and upper levels and a control cab on one end of the car. HVAC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning system in a commuter car. High-Level Platform A passenger platform that is as the same level as the floor of the NICTD commuter car. Level Boarding A condition when a train’s car floor elevation matches the platform elevation for ease of passenger boarding and alighting. Local Train A train that stops at all stations. Low-Level Platform NICTD commuter station with a platform located at track level requiring passengers to use the stairs on the car to board and alight from trains. MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority-the commuter railroad system serving the greater Boston area. Metra The commuter rail agency of Chicago’s Regional Transportation Authority. MED The Metra Electric District commuter line serving Chicago’s south suburbs which also carries the NICTD commuter trains between Kensington and Chicago’s Millennium Station. Mini-high platform A small ramp and raised platform segment at a station to permit the boarding and alighting of wheelchairs in accordance with ADA regulations. NICTD Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District-operator of the South Shore Line commuter trains. NIRPC Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. NJT New Jersey Transit-a commuter railroad operating in New York and New Jersey. Off-peak Trains which run in non-rush hour periods, or in the reverse direction during rush hour periods. The term off-peak can also include weekends and holidays. Pantograph An apparatus mounted on the roof of an electric train car to collect power through contact with an overhead catenary wire. Rolling
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