My presentation to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission on June 27, 2013, supporting options for transit priority that would preserve access for bikes along targeted corridors.

1. Bikes and Buses
Protecting bicycle access on transit
priority routes
John Luton, Executive Director, Capital Bike and Walk

2. Victoria is Canada’s Cycling Capital
• More cyclists per capita
than in any other city in
Canada
• Commuter share of trips
can exceed 10% of traffic
in core, peak hour traffic
• Significant numbers of
cyclists trip chain using
transit on key routes
• Mode share higher on
improved routes
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk

3. Douglas destinations
• Cyclists, like transit passengers and other downtown
commuters, are drawn to key destinations along Douglas
• Afternoon rush exceeds 250 bike trips, - nearly 1,000 per day
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk
• High use of bike racks
along Douglas reflect
travel demand on
corridor
• Government and
Blanshard are not
substitutes for bike
trips using or destined
for Douglas

4. Diverse users
• Commuters
• Shoppers
• Transit connections
• Recreational and
touring cyclists
accessing other
destinations
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk

5. Transportation Vision in the CRD
From the Transit Future Plan . . .
“To be a leader of integrated transportation solutions
connecting people and communities to a more sustainable
future”
A Transit Future Plan will:
• Influence and support land use that lends itself to
service by public transit and active modes of
transportation (e.g., walking and cycling
• Support a sustainable transportation network
• Integrate the transit network with regional and local
cycling and pedestrian networks
• Encourage and create high quality pedestrian and
cycling links to transit stops and stations
• Provide bicycle storage at appropriate stations,
stops, and on transit vehicles
“Integration of the transit network with active modes of
transportation (e.g., walking and cycling) will increase the
catchment of transit services and provide opportunities to
further reduce the amount of single occupancy vehicles on
the road.”
Regional and local cycling plans support cycling
on Douglas, other priority corridors
• Official community plans, transportation
plans, support walking, cycling, and transit
• Douglas St is on the city’s cycling network.
• The Saanich commuter network includes
Douglas, the TC highway, Mckenzie
• All routes identified in the regional cycling
network
• A CBWS/DVBA October 2012 parking study
found more than 1,000 bikes parked in in
the public right of way in downtown
Victoria , many on or near Douglas St., (and
not including workplace secure parking).
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk

6. What other cities do
• Seattle opposite side on
one way streets
• Shared lanes in
Vancouver
• Cycle tracks in many
cities
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk

7. Other priority routes
Trans Canada Highway
• Highway commuters need options – Goose
congestion is a growing issue
Mckenzie to Uvic
• Uvic – Saanich expanding levels of service for
cycling on corridor
Demand for 3 position racks
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk

8. Long Range Design Plans
• LRT – dedicated transit
lanes
• Cycle track/Separation
Medium term designs for Douglas
should be easily adaptable to transit
futures, best practices for bikes and
transit
Transit needs to attract market share
from drivers (at more than 70% of
regional trips), not cycling (3% of
regional trips, 5.9 % of commuter
market )
John Luton, Executive Director,
Capital Bike and Walk