Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2009
Subject Area
mode - bike, place - north america, mode - mass transit, planning - integration
Keywords
cycling, public transit, integration, park-and-ride
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of bike-transit integration in large American and Canadian cities. It begins with an analysis of national trends in bike-and-ride programs such as the provision of bike racks on buses, accommodation of bikes on rail vehicles, and bike parking at rail stations and bus stops. Most of the paper, however, is devoted to case studies of bike-transit integration in six large American cities (San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington, and New York) and two Canadian cities (Vancouver and Toronto). Much progress has been made over the past decade in coordinating cycling with public transport, but the demand for bikeand- ride far exceeds the supply of facilities in some cities. More funding, in particular, is needed to provide more secure, sheltered bike parking at rail stations and to increase bike-carrying capacity on rail vehicles.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Journal of Public Transport
Recommended Citation
Pucher, J., & Buehler, R. (2009). Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America. Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 12, (3), pp. 79-104.
