CYCLING IN NEW YORK CITY

NACTO Designing Cities

September 2016

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Sean Quinn, Senior Director, NYCDOT Office of Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs

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OVERVIEW

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• Snapshot of ridership

in NYC

• How did we get

here? • Policy

• Network

Development and

Planning

• Support Elements

• What’s Next?

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1 Snapshot of ridership in NYC

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NYC IS GROWING

As the city grows, there is higher demand on the

transportation system and people are

increasingly turning to mass transit, FHV carpooling, and

cycling.

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25% of adult New Yorkers, nearly

1.6 million people, ride a bike

(at least once in the past year)

Of those adult New Yorkers, about three-quarters of a million

(778,000) ride a bike regularly

(at least several times a month)

CYCLING IN

NEW YORK CITY

2014

Percent of Adult New Yorkers who

Ride a Bike (NYC DOHMH)

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+49% Growth in the number of

New Yorkers who ride a bike

several times a month (2009-2014)

+340k Increase

in the number of New Yorkers who

bike at least once a year (2009-2014)

CYCLING IN

NEW YORK CITY

Number of Adult New Yorkers

Who Rode a Bike at Least Once in the Past Year

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CYCLING IN

NEW YORK CITY

Estimates of Daily Cycling Activity by Year

+350% Growth

in daily cycling between

1990 and 2015

+80% Growth

In daily cycling between

2010 and 2015

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CYCLING IN PEER CITIES

Commute to Work - Rolling Three Year Average

comparing NYC to Other Cities

Between 2010 and 2015, cycling to work has grown twice as fast as

other major cities

Percent Growth: 2010-2015

+80% New York

+39% Peer Cities

Peer cities include Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA;

Seattle, WA; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, MN; Boston, MA.

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• Policy

• Network

Development

and Planning

• Support

Elements

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HOW DID WE GET HERE?

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1980 1990 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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MILESTONES

Estimates of Daily Cycling Activity by Year

Bk

Bridge

Path

Upgrade

Bike

Map

Master

Plans

Bike

Rack

Growth

New

Map

Safety

Study

200 Mile

Goal Set

CMAQ

Funds

Secured

1st PBL

In-

House

PlaNYC

Helmet

Give-

aways

DOT

Strat

Plan

Bell and

Light

Give-

aways

Begin

200

Miles in

Three

Years

Bikes in

Build’gs

New

Racks

Bike

Smart

Guide

B’kln

W’front

G’way

Study

W’burg

Bridge

Path

Upgrade

Bike

Corrals

Meter

Racks

25 miles

of PBLs

Area

Plann’g

Studies

in Bk

and Qns

CitiBike

Launch

Jamaica

Bay

G’way

Study

VZ

Action

Plan

Q’boro

Bridge

Path

Upgrade

OneNYC

Double

Cycling

1,000

miles

10m

Citibike

Trips

Citibike

Grows

Record

# of

PBLs,

HRBAP

study

200 Miles in

Three Years

1st Parking

Protected Lane Meter Racks and

Corrals

CitiBike Launch

Development of

Master Plans

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POLICY

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A Greenway Plan for NYC (1993)

Calls for creation of 700 lane mile network of two-way paths and

shared roadways for bicycle and pedestrian use

NYC Bicycle Master Plan (1997)

Expands on 1993 plan by mapping out a citywide network of 1,800

lane miles of bicycle-friendly streets and paths

PlanNYC (2007)

Calls for the implementation of 200 miles in 3 years and increased

bicycle parking on streets and in buildings

Sustainable Streets (2008)

Sets targets to double bicycle communing, implement new lane

design, begin planning for a bike share system, procure and install

meter racks

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POLICY

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Vision Zero Action Plan (2014)

Multi-agency effort to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety

through engineering, enforcement, education, and legislation

OneNYC (2015)

Commitment to install five miles of protected lanes a year, double

cycling mode share, improve storage, enhance access to Harlem

river bridges, expand bike share

NYCDOT Strategic Plan (2016)

Pilot secure bike parking, expand bike network by 50 miles a year

including at least 10 miles of protected lanes, improve greenways

and East River bridge connections, regulate low-speed electric

bikes, develop citywide measure of cycling

80x50 (2016)

Greenhouse gas emission reduction including further expansion of

bicycle network and infrastructure

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

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2007 2012 2016

1,100 total Lane Miles

in NYCs Bicycle

Network as of Fall 2016

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

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2007 2012 2016

Core Expansion and Connectivity

Midtown

Crosstowns

Queensboro Bridge

Connections

8th Avenue

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NETWORK PLANNING

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2007 2012 2016

Neighborhood Planning

In Progress/Complete Planned

Brownsville/East

New York

Long Island City

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2012 2016

NETWORK PLANNING Greenway Paths

Jamaica Bay

Greenway

Brooklyn Waterfront

Greenway

2007

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BICYCLE RIDERSHIP STATISTICS Boro Commuting Patterns

+22% Staten Island

+59% Queens

+98% Manhattan

+83% Brooklyn

+19% Bronx

+98% Growth in commuting to work

in Manhattan between 2010 and 2015,

the fastest of any borough Percent Growth: 2010-2015

Commute to Work – Rolling 3 Year Average from ACS by Borough

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

2nd Avenue

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

Existing

Proposed

Chrystie Street

Jay Street

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Network Upgrades

Pulaski Bridge

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Design Improvements

Split LPI with Bicycle Signals

• Left turn bay adjacent to curbside

bicycle lane

• Bicycles and pedestrians get a head

start

• Turning vehicles proceed with

caution on flashing yellow arrow

Bus Stop Boarding Islands

• Allows for unimpeded curbside

lane, reducing conflict

• Creates safe waiting area for

pedestrians

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT Citi Bike

Phase 1: approx. 6,000 Bikes, 330 stations

Phase 2 (2015): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Phase 2 (2016): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Phase 2 (2017): approx. 2,000 bikes, 140 stations

Total: approx. 12,000 bikes, 750 stations

+56% Growth in

Daily Citi Bike use

from 2015 to 2016

Average Trips per Day

2015: 23,318

2016: 36,298

(67,000 record in September)

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SUPPORT ELEMENTS Parking

25,000 Racks

56 Bike Corrals

Coming Soon: Secure

Bike Parking

Legislation

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SUPPORT ELEMENTS Promotions/Education

165,000 Helmets

Distributed

Bike Bonanza and

Classroom Curriculum

16,500 Bells

12,500 Lights

4.5 Million Maps

750,000 Bike Smart

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• 18 miles of

protected bike

lanes in 2016

• Double

commitment of

annual output of

PBLs

• High capacity bike

storage

• Focus on

intersections

• Bike safety study

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WHAT’S NEXT?

Greenpoint Ave

Bridge

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• Brooklyn Bridge

Path Study

• Improved

connections to

Williamsburg

Bridge

• Continued

expansion of Citi

Bike

• Integration of

bicycle

infrastructure into

capital projects

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WHAT’S NEXT?

Delancey Street

Draft Rendering

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Questions?

THANK YOU!

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