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Improving Bicycle & Pedestrian Access to Metrorail
Matthew Zych, Office of Long Range PlanningRail~Volution 2011October 18, 2011
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Presentation Outline
• Establishing Mode Share Goals
• Estimating Bike Ridership to Stations
• Developing Bike and Ped Program Requirements
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Context – Station Planning for Bikes and Peds
• Capacity
• Convenience
• Personal Safety
• ADA/ Life Safety
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About Metro
Rail:
-86 stations
-106 miles of track
-Avg weekday
750,000 trips
Bus:
-1,500 buses
-Avg weekday
450,000 trips
Paratransit
->8,000 trips/day
Metro Service Area:
1,500 square miles
3.9 million population
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Existing Mode of Access to Metrorail
5
33%
29%
22%
9%
4%
1% 1%
33% Walk
29% Park & Ride
22% Bus
9% Kiss & Ride
4% Commuter Rail/ Taxi
1% Ride with Someone who Parked
1% Bike
Metrorail AM Peak Arrivals – 250,000
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Distance to Station for ParkingCustomers
1 Mile or less13%
1-3 Miles32%
3-5 Miles19%
5-20 Miles31%
Over 20 Miles
5%
Parking Customers' Driving Distance to Parking
Facilities
2007 Rail Passenger Survey, AM Peak.Total: 44,273 customers
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Establishing Goals
Pedestrian Access
• Provide Direction Connections
• Identify and Address Difficult Crossings
• Assess Mobility as Part of TOD, Adjacent Projects
Bike Mode Share
• Triple by 2020 and Quintuple by 2030
2007 2020 2030
Mode Share .7% 2.1% 3.5%
Est. No. of Riders (AM peak)
1,600 7,000 12,000
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Estimating Ridership - Bike Census
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Estimating Bike Ridership –Goals by Station
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Developing Bike/Ped Program-Field Survey Results
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Developing Bike/Ped Program-Field Survey Results
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Developing Bike/Ped Program-Project Criteria
• On – Off Site Project Identification
• Primary vs. Secondary Tier Improvements
• Bike Parking: 2020 vs. 2030 Goals
• “Right-Sizing:” Parking Mix by Station Type
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Developing Bike/Ped ProgramProject Prioritization
Total Need Identified: $25 Million
Total Project Funding: $7 Million
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Developing Bike/Ped Program-Project Prioritization