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 50 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 MILLIONS OF PASSENGER TRIPS Trends 260.0 270.0 280.0 290.0 300.0 310.0 320.0 330.0 340.0 350.0 360.0 1995 291.7 1996 GROWTH RIDERSHIP SEPTA 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 330.1 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 .