Introduction NYC Cycling 1. NYC Bike Policy 2. State of NYC Cycling 3. Cyclists & Streets “A Bike and a Prayer” Riding Infrastructure 4. Street Design 5. Bridges 6. Road Surfaces 7. Greenways 8. Parks  Bicycles and Transit
10. Reducing Traffic Security 11. Bicycle Theft 12. On-Street Parking 13. Indoor Parking On the Job Cycling 14. Bicycle Messengers “Fifth, Park & Madison” 15. Freight Cycles 16. Gov't Cycling Reducing Risks 17. Accidents “Three Who Died” 18. Air Pollution Bicycle Education 19. Schools 20. Public Education Appendices |
Chapter 9:
Bicycles and Transit Bicycles and Mass Transit
b) Rail-Station Bicycle Parking c) Europe and Japan d) United States and New York e) Bicycle Parking Costs f) Station Parking Conditions in the New York Area g) Ride-and-Bike h) Bicycles on Transit Vehicles i) New York City Transit Authority j) Bus Access k) Ferries l) Chapter 9 Recommendations
Bicycles and Mass Transit
Bicycling and mass transit are both antidotes to the congestion and pollution caused by automobile use. But for many travelers, neither form of transport alone can compete with the auto's combination of range, flexibility and convenience. However, if bikes and transit work as a team, they make a formidable alternative to the car — just as flexible and convenient; cheaper, more relaxing and often faster; and without the automobile's environmental damage. Transportation Alternatives' 1992 City Cyclist survey found strong support for improving bicycle-transit links. Access to subways was deemed “very important” by 56% of respondents and “somewhat important” by 31%; only 8% considered it unimportant (the remaining 5% of respondents did not express an opinion). Linkage to commuter rail lines also scored high; access to Metro-North trains was considered very important or somewhat important by 69%, the same score registered for access to the Long Island Rail Road. Only one-fifth of respondents rated access to either line as unimportant. Although some of the region's transit providers provide a modicum of bicycle parking facilities and on-board access, these provisions are limited and remain largely unknown except to hard-core cyclists. A comprehensive system of bike-transit links, based on best current practice in the U.S. and overseas, and even in the New York region, could cost-effectively displace a significant percentage of car trips. This will require far more interjurisdictional and interagency cooperation than is evident today. [1]
NOTES:1. Michael Replogle and Harriet Parcells, Linking Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities with Transit, prepared for U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Sept. 1992, p. 31. Bicycles and Mass Transit
b) Rail-Station Bicycle Parking c) Europe and Japan d) United States and New York e) Bicycle Parking Costs f) Station Parking Conditions in the New York Area g) Ride-and-Bike h) Bicycles on Transit Vehicles i) New York City Transit Authority j) Bus Access k) Ferries l) Chapter 9 Recommendations |
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