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Evan Corey
NelsonNygaard, Associate Project Planner
Portland, Oregon

3. URBAN LIVING IS ON THE RISE
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4. TRAVEL PREFERENCES ARE CHANGING
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5. INTEREST IN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
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6. COMMUNITY DESIGN: LINKING TRANSIT & ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
 Building communities that are:
– Transit-oriented
– Support bicycling for all trips
– Eliminate barriers to walking for all trips
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7. WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?
Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…
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8. WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?
Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…
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9. WHAT DO ACTIVE, TRANSIT COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE?
Active, transit communities are not prescriptive…
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10. GREAT BICYCLING CITIES ARE GREAT TRANSIT CITIES
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Minneapolis
Boulder
Portland
Eugene

11. WHY IS BICYCLING IMPORTANT TO TRANSIT?
 Increases ridership
 Encourages transit use in
lower density
neighborhoods
 Improves “last-mile”
connections
 Alleviates overcrowding
 Integrates transit’s needs
into the design process
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12. WHY IS BICYCLING IMPORTANT TO TRANSIT?
 Increases ridership
 Encourages transit use in
lower density
neighborhoods
 Improves “last-mile”
connections
 Alleviates overcrowding
 Integrates transit’s needs
into the design process
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Previous metric of focus: Ridership
Park and Ride
Planning extent: The stop + station
New metrics: Ridership + Access
Bike and Ride
Reducing barriers and increasing
incentives
Transit-oriented neighborhoods
Station pedestrian and bicycle access
plans

13. USER PERSPECTIVE
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Bikes
vs.
Transit
 Choice
 Convenience
 Active
 Fun
 Fast
 Environment friendly
 Independent

14. INTEGRATING BICYCLES AND TRANSIT:
KEY STRATEGIES
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Infrastructure
Access
Programs &
Marketing

15. INTEGRATING BICYCLES AND TRANSIT:
KEY STRATEGIES
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Infrastructure
Access
Programs &
Marketing
Building an integrated network with
integrated amenities

17. INFRASTRUCTURE:
BICYCLE AND TRANSIT STREETS
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Partners: City, Transit Ops., Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Access to transit, optimize street space
Rose Quarter
Transit Center Green
Bike Lanes,
Portland, OR

18. INFRASTRUCTURE:
BIKEWAY/STOP INTEGRATION
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Partners: City, Transit Ops. & Design, Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Reduce conflicts, optimize street space
Dunsmuir Ave Cycle
Track, Vancouver,
B.C.
Image Source: Paul Krueger

19. INFRASTRUCTURE:
DIRECT, LOW-STRESS BIKEWAYS
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Partners: City, Advocacy & Neighborhood Groups
Benefits: Access to transit, reduced arterial conflicts
50s Bikeway, Portland, OR
Image Source: PBOT

21. ACCESS:
BICYCLES ON VEHICLES
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Partners: Transit Agency, Bicycle Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Expanded Catchment, Passenger Assurance/Reliability
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority,
Aspen, CO
Standard Buses Front Load 4 Bikes
Roaring Fork’s Bike Express
carries 12 to 16 bikes
Image Source: RFTA

22. ACCESS:
BICYCLES ON VEHICLES
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Partners: Transit Agency, Bicycle Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Expanded Catchment, Passenger Assurance/Reliability
Community Transit, Snohomish County, WA
Roaring Fork’s Bike Express
carries 12 to 16 bikes
Image Source: Oran Viriyincy

23. ACCESS:
BIKE STATIONS
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Partners: Bike & Park, Metro (transit), City, Advocacy, Businesses
Benefits: Last Mile, Ridership, Support
Bike Center, Santa Monica, CA

24. ACCESS:
BIKE SHARING
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Partners: Cities, Counties, Business & Tourism Orgs., Health Care, Private
Business Sponsors
Benefits: Access, Last Mile Connections, Legibility, Alleviate Overcrowding
Nice Ride Minnesota
Image Source: NiceRide Minnesota
Capital Bike Share, Washington, D.C.

26. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
WHY?
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So remind me, what’s the connection between
programs and transit?

27. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
WHY?
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So remind me, what’s the connection between
programs and transit?
Programs Incent and Enable Transit Access

28. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
WHY?
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So remind me, what’s the connection between
programs and transit?
Programs Incent and Enable Transit Access
Essentially: Programs enable transit to work
better and normalize multimodal trips

29. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
INDIVIDUALIZED MARKETING
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Partners: Lane Transit District,
City of Springfield
Benefits: Mode shift, Ridership
Image Source: LTD

30. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
OHIO BIKE ‘N BUS
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Partners: Transit Operators, Bicycle Advocacy Groups, Complete
Streets Advocates
Benefits: Attract New Transit Riders, Safety
ImageSource:COTA

31. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING
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Partners: Cities, Non-Profits, Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Legibility, Access, Ridership
Image Source: TriMet

32. MARKETING/EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
MULTIMODAL TRIP PLANNING
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Image Source: TriMet
Partners: Cities, Non-Profits, Advocacy Groups
Benefits: Legibility, Access, Ridership

33.  Involve transit operators and advocacy
groups
 Support network improvements with end-of-
trip facilities and marketing programs
 Make mobility convenient, flexible, & fun
KEYS TO INTEGRATION
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Image Source: NYCDOTImage Source: NYCDOT
 Prioritize and invest in system-wide access
 Consider bikes in transit capital planning &
design

34. RESOURCES
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35. RESOURCES
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36. NELSONNYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES © 2012
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NELSONNYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES © 2012
First Lastname
111 Address Street
City, ST 12345
(555) 555-1212
email@nelsonnygaard.com
Evan Corey
Associate Project Planner
621 SW Morrison Street, Suite 950
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 419-0027
ecorey@nelsonnygaard.com
NELSONNYGAARDCONSULTING ASSOCIATES© 2013
THANK YOU!

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38. KEYS TO INTEGRATION:
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AT THE CORE OF ALL PLANS
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39. KEYS TO INTEGRATION:
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AT THE CORE OF ALL PLANS
Seattle Multimodal Corridors
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40. KEYS TO INTEGRATION:
COORDINATION
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