Assessment of Bicycle Service Areas around Transit Stations

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2013

Subject Area

infrastructure - interchange/transfer, mode - bike, mode - mass transit, place - north america

Keywords

built environment, cycling, public transportation, service area

Abstract

Mobility hubs are major transit access points and an integrated part of multi-modal transportation planning efforts. For the implementation of bicycle infrastructure improvements around mobility hubs a better understanding of bicycle access distances is needed. Using responses from on-board travel surveys inthreeUS metropolitan areas this studyfound that median bicycle access distances to transit stations are within the buffer radii suggested for community hubs (1 mile) and gateway hubs (2 miles) in long range transportation plans. Multiple regression analysis identified several street and transit network characteristics affecting bicycle access distance, which should be considered when planning infrastructure improvements.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.

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