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Title:

Much-Anticipated Marriage of Cycling and Transit: How Will It Work?

Accession Number:

01332870

Record Type:

Component

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309167673

Abstract:

In response to the environmental, economic, and social costs associated with overreliance on the automobile, planners and transportation professionals are promoting sustainable alternatives such as walking, cycling, and public transit, either as single modes or in combination. It has been argued that the marriage between cycling and transit presents opportunities for synergy by enlarging catchment areas of transit stations while drawing in new users to both of these green modes. However, because of the marginality of combining cycling and transit in North America, there is a shortage of reliable empirical studies in this area. The present study addressed this gap through an analysis of travel behavior and preferences related to cycle–transit (C-T) integration. An online survey was conducted in the region of Montreal, Canada, during the summer of 2010. The questionnaire included a section on Montreal’s public bicycle sharing system, Bixi (bicycle taxi), and its potential for integration with transit. Three current or potential C-T user groups were identified through a factor–cluster analysis: current parking bike-and-riders, Bixi users, and car drivers. Bringing a bicycle on transit was the preferred form of integration; however, scenarios involving bicycle parking (or using a public bicycle) were likely to be used more regularly. To accommodate the greatest number of bicycle–transit trips, measures that facilitated parking at transit stops and those that enabled the bringing of bicycles on board transit vehicles were recommended in tandem.

Monograph Title:

Bicycles 2011

Monograph Accession #:

01361562

Report/Paper Numbers:

11-1290

Language:

English

Authors:

Bachand-Marleau, Julie
Larsen, Jacob
El-Geneidy, Ahmed

Pagination:

pp 109-117

Publication Date:

2011

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2247
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309167673

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (31) ; Tables (1)

Geographic Terms:

Montreal (Canada)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 17 2011 5:45PM

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