Comments on: Transit and Bikes: Meant for Each Other http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/12/transit-and-bikes-meant-for-each-other/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/12/transit-and-bikes-meant-for-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-63107 Jack Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:40:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5453#comment-63107 Bike + Train = Nirvana. Covered bike parking with cameras for security helps too. Bike + Train = Nirvana. Covered bike parking with cameras for security helps too.

]]> By: brian http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/12/transit-and-bikes-meant-for-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-62950 brian Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:51:32 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5453#comment-62950 besides good bike parking that 't' mentioned, I think that bike sharing might help too. For me though, if I commuted every day by bike train I'd just buy a folding bike. The Dahon Boardwalk sells for $200 at Performance Bike right now, and it's a decent bike for trips under 3 miles. besides good bike parking that ‘t’ mentioned, I think that bike sharing might help too. For me though, if I commuted every day by bike train I’d just buy a folding bike. The Dahon Boardwalk sells for $200 at Performance Bike right now, and it’s a decent bike for trips under 3 miles.

]]> By: Steve Davis http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/12/transit-and-bikes-meant-for-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-62949 Steve Davis Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:44:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5453#comment-62949 It's all about that elusive "last-mile" connectivity, isn't it. Bikes, transit, complete streets; all of these things are what's required to be able to make it possible to get from a to b to c easily and quickly. Nice post. It’s all about that elusive “last-mile” connectivity, isn’t it. Bikes, transit, complete streets; all of these things are what’s required to be able to make it possible to get from a to b to c easily and quickly. Nice post.

]]> By: t http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/12/transit-and-bikes-meant-for-each-other/comment-page-1/#comment-62948 t Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:35:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5453#comment-62948 Transit and biking go together so logically, it's a shame that more municipalities don't invest in more bike parking. Think about it: one reason someone takes the train to work is because the train station is closer to their home than their office is and driving there is easier than driving to work. That probably means that most suburban train stations are within biking distance of many of the people who use them every day. (If you live in Westchester you're probably never more than four or five miles from a train station.) So perhaps the answer isn't to put more spaces for bikes on train cars but to guarantee safe bike parking at stations themselves, both at the suburban end and in the city. Amsterdam has figured this out: http://flickr.com/photos/planetgordon/3103007748/in/set-72157611022234658/ Many of the bikes there are left overnight so that people who take the train into the city can bike the remaining distance to their offices. (Many of these people also bike to the station in their hometowns, leave their bikes for the day, and then bike home when the train lets them off.) Why couldn't MetroNorth dedicate spaces in its lots to safe, secure bike parking so that riders would know their bikes are safe while they are at work all day? Transit and biking go together so logically, it’s a shame that more municipalities don’t invest in more bike parking. Think about it: one reason someone takes the train to work is because the train station is closer to their home than their office is and driving there is easier than driving to work. That probably means that most suburban train stations are within biking distance of many of the people who use them every day. (If you live in Westchester you’re probably never more than four or five miles from a train station.)

So perhaps the answer isn’t to put more spaces for bikes on train cars but to guarantee safe bike parking at stations themselves, both at the suburban end and in the city.

Amsterdam has figured this out:

http://flickr.com/photos/planetgordon/3103007748/in/set-72157611022234658/

Many of the bikes there are left overnight so that people who take the train into the city can bike the remaining distance to their offices. (Many of these people also bike to the station in their hometowns, leave their bikes for the day, and then bike home when the train lets them off.)

Why couldn’t MetroNorth dedicate spaces in its lots to safe, secure bike parking so that riders would know their bikes are safe while they are at work all day?

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