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 a) 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 Ride-and-Bike
h) Bicycles on Transit Vehicles i) New York City Transit Authority j) Bus Access k) Ferries l) Chapter 9 Recommendations Ride-and-Bike
In some suburban pockets, including several Westchester towns, bikes are used by “reverse commuters” who travel from homes in the city to workplaces in suburban office parks that are poorly served by mass transit. Some of these commuters leave a bicycle locked at the destination train station overnight and ride it from the station to the office. An estimated 40% of Silicon Valley bicycle lockers are used by such reverse bicycle commuters. [23] Many Japanese stations have automated rental ports at destination stops. There are also thriving bike-rental shops in or next to train stations throughout Europe. The European Cyclists' Federation counted over 1,000 railway stations offering bicycle rental in eight countries. Switzerland, in particular, has bike rental available at 250 stations; all bicycles are less than a year old, and several different types of bikes are available, including a “family package” of two adult “city bikes” and one children's bike. [24] Services such as these increase the flexibility of transit and expand transit markets.
NOTES:23. Replogle and Parcells, op. cit., pp. 4 and 82.24. European Cyclists' Federation, Bikes and Trains: Provisions for Bicycles Made by the Railways of Western Europe, op. cit., pp. 26, 90 and 91. a) 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 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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