ats14- transit and active transportation- jeff owen
DESCRIPTION
This session will highlight how transit forms the backbone of a larger active transportation system and helps connect travelers to areas that are beyond their reach by bike or walking alone. Hear about this framework from various scales – short trips, regional commutes, statewide travel and beyond. Presentations will cover recent trends and analysis in CTUs (cycle-transit users), bikes-on-board, bike parking, locating bike share with transit stations and planning efforts underway, as well as real stories from current travelers who combine active transportation and transit.TRANSCRIPT
Transit + Active Transportation Complementary Components in a Livable Community
Oregon Active
Transportation Summit April 21, 2014
Jeff Owen
Active Transportation
Planner Planning & Policy
503-962-5854
Transit + Active Transportation
1. Transit is the backbone of a regional system
2. Active transportation excels at short trips and
connections to transit
3. Transit + active transportation = Perfect match
trimet.org/bike
trimet.org/walk
Active Transportation Program
Overview: • We need safer and more
comfortable access to
transit
• This effort helps us to
identify areas where access
improvements have the
greatest need and the
biggest opportunities
• Provides focus amidst great
need throughout the region
trimet.org/walk
Pedestrian Network Analysis
Over 6,500 transit stops total
Pedestrian Network Analysis
Overview of Process: • Big service area with lots of transit
stops
1. Base Analysis
(land use, ridership, destinations)
2. Overlay Analysis
(deficiencies and opportunities)
3. Composite Scores
(look for clusters, then focus areas)
Pedestrian Network Analysis
Pedestrian Network Analysis
Partners are KEY to
this process
Ongoing Efforts: • Initial effort complete, but
we are still working hard
to find funding for projects
around the region
Hwy 8/SW Oaks Street at Winco Hillsboro, stop id 4119, line 57
Before After
185th at TV Hwy Aloha – stop id 7012, line 52
Before After
Recent Partner Highlight
• RRFB partnership between
TriMet and City of Portland: • 60th/I-84/Max Station – install July 2012
• SE Stark/126th – install Fall 2012
• SE Division/I-205 – install
February 2013
• SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway/62nd
– install January 2013
Pending Funding Opportunities
Source Lead Project types Amount
STIP Enhance TriMet/Cities (includes
Portland, Gresham,
Tigard, Washington
County, ODOT)
3 Corridors: Sidewalks, safe crossings,
rapid flash beacons, medians, signalized
intersections, bus stop improvements
$8.0 million
MTIP REOF TriMet & City of Portland 1 Corridor: Sidewalks, safe crossings,
rapid flash beacons, medians, signalized
intersections, bus stop improvements, bike
access
$9.1 million
MTIP RFFA Cities and Counties 10 projects with direct benefits for transit
riders = sidewalks, safe crossings,
streetscape, bus stop improvements, bike
access
$32.1 million
TOTAL PENDING: $48.5 million
trimet.org/walk
Jeff Owen
Active Transportation Planner Planning & Policy
503-962-5854
trimet.org/bike
trimet.org/walk
Active Transportation Program
Bike on Bus, 2 per rack, all buses
(About 600 active service buses)
Bike racks at most rail stations and
some bus stops (lots)
Reserved, keyed bike lockers (450)
On-demand, electronic lockers (28)
Group parking facilities (3)
All buses in the system, 2 per rack
Bike onboard front of Bus
Allowed system wide, like luggage
Folding Bikes onboard inside
Photos provided by Will Vanlue
Allowed system wide - if there is room
Bike onboard MAX and WES
Bike onboard MAX and WES
All rail stations, some bus stops
Basic Racks
$25 per 6 months, reserved
Keyed Bike Lockers
On-demand, 5 cents per hour
Electronic Bike Lockers
Secure and enclosed
Group Parking Facilities
Research Highlight
Mineta Institute: • Cycle-Transit Users (CTU’s); Philadelphia and San Francisco
• Philadelphia: traveled 2.8 miles by bike
• San Francisco: traveled 5.4 miles by bike
• Findings: modes
complementary,
make bike-transit
use a high and
funded priority
1. Preserve, maintain, make small improvements
2. Seek new funding: a) East Portland Active Transportation to Transit: Gateway TC
b) Orenco redevelopment and state grant for bike room
c) ConnectOregon V: Goose Hollow and Beaverton Creek
3. PMLR Orange Line: a) Group parking at Tacoma and Park Ave, elockers at
Milwaukie, and covered parking – no new keyed lockers
Bikes: What are we doing now?
Portland-Milwaukie Project
Bike/Ped Fact Sheet Online and at table http://trimet.org/pm/library - Bike and Ped Access
PMLR Snapshot
Bikes: What are we doing now?
• Above: Test for MAX; Right: Test for Bus
• End Result: Capacity is limited on-board
• Next Step: Parking, BikeShare, etc.
1. Municipal (ex: Portland Bike Share,
pdxbikeshare.com)
• City/Region wide
• Large kiosks
Future: Bike Share as First/Last Mile
2. Corporate (ex: Intel OBI, Nike, Kaiser)
• Corporate campus to
transit
• In development
3. Emerging (ex: Kiel Johnson’s plan,
new technology)
• Flexible, scalable
• Can start small
Future: Corporate Bike Share
• Intel OBI pilot: • Developing an open
source-inspired model for
bike sharing
• Pilot project with 30 bikes
• Plan to re-launch with 200+
bikes after acceptance
• Great potential for link to
MAX (LRT) stations!
instagram.com/openbikeinitiative
openbikeinitiative.org
Future: Corporate Bike Share
• Kaiser e-bike pilot: • Metro RTO grant award to
acquire, deploy, and study
usage patterns of 30 folding
e-bikes to 180 employees at
three work sites
• Test user acceptance of
e-bikes as a first/last mile
commuting solution
• Employee would have the
bike for up to 3 months Bike model selected for project:
Currie iZip E3 Compact
http://www.currietech.com
“Participants in the study may use the
e-bikes however they wish, with the
expectation they will be used as a
first/last mile commuting solution for
longer trips.”
“For example, instead of driving to
work, participants could take public
transportation such as the MAX
Light Rail, using the e-bikes to get
from home or work to the transit
stop.”
Mobility Hubs: Hillsboro GoPoint
Screen capture from Hillsboro GoPoint video
Team in New York, presenting idea to
Bloomberg Philanthropies. Courtesy of WTA
wta-tma.org. (L-R) Brad Choi, Peter
Brandom, Aron Carleson, Heather McCarey
GoPoint Summary:
Help create a balanced
suburban transportation
system by branding,
promoting, and managing a
network of mobility hubs that
use technology to integrate
public and private
transportation options.
Transit + Active Transportation
1. Transit is the backbone of a regional system
2. Active transportation excels at short trips and
connections to transit
3. Transit + active transportation = Perfect match