CYCLING IN NACTO Designing Cities September 2016 Sean Quinn, Senior Director, NYCDOT Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs

1 OVERVIEW

• Snapshot of ridership in NYC

• How did we get here? • Policy • Network Development and Planning • Support Elements

• What’s Next?

nyc.gov/dot 2 Snapshot of ridership in NYC 1

nyc.gov/dot 3 NYC IS GROWING

As the city grows, there is higher demand on the transportation system and people are increasingly turning to mass transit, FHV carpooling, and cycling.

nyc.gov/dot 4 Percent of Adult New Yorkers who Ride a Bike (NYC DOHMH) CYCLING IN NEW YORK CITY

25% of adult New Yorkers, nearly 1.6 million people, ride a bike (at least once in the past year) 2014

Of those adult New Yorkers, about three-quarters of a million (778,000) ride a bike regularly (at least several times a month)

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Number of Adult New Yorkers Who Rode a Bike at Least Once in the Past Year

+49% Growth in the number of New Yorkers who ride a bike several times a month (2009-2014)

+340k Increase in the number of New Yorkers who bike at least once a year (2009-2014) nyc.gov/dot CYCLING IN NEW YORK CITY

Estimates of Daily Cycling Activity by Year

+350% Growth in daily cycling between 1990 and 2015

+80% Growth In daily cycling between 2010 and 2015

nyc.gov/dot 7 Between 2010 and 2015, cycling to CYCLING IN PEER CITIES work has grown twice as fast as other major cities

Percent Growth: 2010-2015 Commute to Work - Rolling Three Year Average comparing NYC to Other Cities +80% New York

+39% Peer Cities

Peer cities include Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, MN; Boston, MA.

nyc.gov/dot 8 How did we get here? 2

nyc.gov/dot 9 HOW DID WE GET HERE?

• Policy

• Network Development and Planning

• Support Elements

nyc.gov/dot 10 MILESTONES

CitiBike Launch

500,000 st Development of 1 Parking Protected Lane 450,000 Master Plans Meter Racks and Corrals OneNYC 400,000 VZ Double Action Cycling 350,000 200 Miles in Plan CitiBike 1,000 Three Years Launch Q’boro miles 300,000 Bridge Area Jamaica Path 10m Bay Upgrade Citibike 250,000 Plann’g Bike Studies G’way Trips Bike Corrals in Bk Study 200 Citibike DOT Smart and Qns 200,000 Miles in Grows Strat Guide Meter 1st PBL Three Plan Racks Years Record 150,000 Safety B’kln In- # of Study Bell and W’front 25 miles House Bikes in PBLs, Light G’way of PBLs Build’gs 100,000 Bike 200 Mile Give- Study Rack Goal Set PlaNYC HRBAP Bike aways Bk Growth New W’burg study Map Begin Bridge CMAQ Helmet Racks Bridge 50,000 Path New Funds Give- Path Master Upgrade Map Secured aways Upgrade Plans 0 1980 1990 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Estimates of Daily Cycling Activity by Year nyc.gov/dot 11 POLICY

A Greenway Plan for NYC (1993) Calls for creation of 700 lane mile network of two-way paths and shared roadways for bicycle and pedestrian use

NYC Bicycle Master Plan (1997) Expands on 1993 plan by mapping out a citywide network of 1,800 lane miles of bicycle-friendly streets and paths

PlanNYC (2007) Calls for the implementation of 200 miles in 3 years and increased bicycle parking on streets and in buildings

Sustainable Streets (2008) Sets targets to double bicycle communing, implement new lane design, begin planning for a bike share system, procure and install meter racks

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Vision Zero Action Plan (2014) Multi-agency effort to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety through engineering, enforcement, education, and legislation

OneNYC (2015) Commitment to install five miles of protected lanes a year, double cycling mode share, improve storage, enhance access to Harlem river bridges, expand bike share

NYCDOT Strategic Plan (2016) Pilot secure bike parking, expand bike network by 50 miles a year including at least 10 miles of protected lanes, improve greenways and East River bridge connections, regulate low-speed electric bikes, develop citywide measure of cycling

80x50 (2016) Greenhouse gas emission reduction including further expansion of bicycle network and infrastructure

nyc.gov/dot 13 1,100 total Lane Miles in NYCs Bicycle NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network as of Fall 2016

2007 2012 2016

nyc.gov/dot 14 NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Core Expansion and Connectivity

Queensboro Bridge Connections

8th Avenue Midtown Crosstowns

2007 2012 2016

nyc.gov/dot 15 NETWORK PLANNING City Neighborhood Planning

Brownsville/East New York

2007 2012 2016

16 nyc.gov/dot In Progress/Complete Planned Waterfront NETWORK PLANNING Greenway Greenway Paths

Jamaica Bay Greenway

2007 2012 2016

nyc.gov/dot 17 BICYCLE RIDERSHIP STATISTICS Boro Commuting Patterns +98% Growth in commuting to work in between 2010 and 2015, Percent Growth: 2010-2015 the fastest of any borough +22% Staten Island

+59% Commute to Work – Rolling 3 Year Average from ACS by Borough +98% Manhattan +83% Brooklyn +19% Bronx

nyc.gov/dot 18 NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

2nd Avenue

nyc.gov/dot 19 NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

Existing

Proposed

Chrystie Street

Jay Street nyc.gov/dot NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

Pulaski Bridge

nyc.gov/dot NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Design Improvements

Split LPI with Bicycle Signals • Left turn bay adjacent to curbside bicycle lane • Bicycles and pedestrians get a head start • Turning vehicles proceed with caution on flashing yellow arrow

Bus Stop Boarding Islands • Allows for unimpeded curbside lane, reducing conflict • Creates safe waiting area for pedestrians nyc.gov/dot 22 NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

Phase 1: approx. 6,000 Bikes, 330 stations

Phase 2 (2015): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Phase 2 (2016): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Phase 2 (2017): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Total: approx. 12,000 bikes, 750 stations

Average Trips per Day +56% Growth in 2015: 23,318 Daily Citi Bike use 2016: 36,298 from 2015 to 2016 (67,000 record in September)

nyc.gov/dot 23 SUPPORT ELEMENTS Parking 56 Bike Corrals

Legislation

25,000 Racks

Coming Soon: Secure Bike Parking nyc.gov/dot 24 SUPPORT ELEMENTS Promotions/Education 16,500 Bells Bike Bonanza and 12,500 Lights Classroom Curriculum

165,000 Helmets Distributed

4.5 Million Maps 750,000 Bike Smart

nyc.gov/dot 25 What’s Next? 3

nyc.gov/dot 26 WHAT’S NEXT?

• 18 miles of protected bike lanes in 2016

• Double commitment of annual output of PBLs

• High capacity bike storage

• Focus on intersections

• Bike safety study Greenpoint Ave Bridge nyc.gov/dot 27 WHAT’S NEXT?

• Brooklyn Bridge

Delancey Street Path Study Draft Rendering • Improved connections to Williamsburg Bridge

• Continued expansion of Citi Bike

• Integration of bicycle infrastructure into capital projects

nyc.gov/dot 28 THANK YOU! Questions?

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