mean.time at bar new haven, conn., march. 30, 2010
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BIKES AND TRAINS: MESHING THE GEARS OF TRANSPORT. mean.time at BAR New Haven, Conn., March. 30, 2010. From Auto mobile to Multi mobile. ×. ×. Oil dependence. The auto by itself poses irreconcilable problems and is unsustainable. ×. Carbon emissions. ×. Traffic. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
mean.time at BARNew Haven, Conn., March. 30, 2010
BIKES AND TRAINS:MESHING THE GEARS OF TRANSPORT
From Automobile to Multimobile
Oil dependenceThe auto by itself poses irreconcilable problems and is unsustainable.
Heavy rail, light rail, bus, ferry, bicycle, and pedestrian transport are each valuable, but can not individually replace the auto.
Carbon emissions
Traffic
40,000+ fatalities
Multimodal Transport
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The Wholesome TrinityBicycles are:
Healthy
Useful
Fun
“Last Mile Challenge”
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)Land around Metro North stations is among the most valuable in the state.
Transform from car parking to TOD!
Tax revenue Vibrant retail districts Improved walksheds Public health Sense of place
Bikes have come a long way since the “dandy horse” and the “boneshaker”
Bicycle policiesMetro North (weekday ridership: 281,000)
Folding bikes allowed on during peak hours
Regular bikes banned during peak hours
? Bicycle hook designs received; funding not yet allocated
Amtrak on the East Coast Bicycles on Amtrak must be
boxed
New M-8 railcars coming soon!
Rejected Design for Metro North
Too much lateral motion
BYOB
Metro North now reviewing four proposals for hook designs.
No funding source identified…
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Caltrain (Bay Area) Ridership: 40,000
Ridership grew after the addition of a bike car to each train.
Cyclists now compromise roughly 7% of total Caltrain ridership.
photo credit: http://www.sfbike.org/?caltrain
New Jersey TransitRidership: 276,000Tri-Rail (Miami)Ridership: 12,000
photo credit: Richard Stowe
photo credit: Richard Stowe
Metrolink (Los Angeles) Ridership: 40,000
photo credit: Richard Stowe
Pacific Surfliner (California Amtrak)
PEAK HOURS BAN2008: Governor Rell and Mayor Don DeStefano call for improved bicycle access to trains as an alternative to driving. Folding Bikes permitted during peak hours.
2009: Metro North permits regular bikes aboard 35 of the 49 reverse peak trains
2010: New Haven Line ridership is down 3.9% Metro North could win back riders by embracing cyclists.
“United We Stand, Divided We Fall”
Modes of transportation must be combined to have maximum effect.
Similar to the idea of a “flexible grid” for harnessing renewable energy sources
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
GET INVOLVED!
ElmCityCyclingwww.elmcitycycling.org
Second Monday of every month at 6 pm at City Hall
www.railtec.org