Maximizing Biking and Walking

Access to Transit September 9, 2014

Jeff Owen

Active Transportation

Planner Planning & Policy

owenj@trimet.org

503-962-5854

Agency Overview

• Located in Portland metropolitan region • Service area of 532 square miles

• Population of 1.5 million

• 52 mile MAX light rail track

• 79 bus lines – 12 frequent service

• 14.7 mile WES Commuter Rail

• 100 million trips on TriMet each year

• Most riders (78%) are choice riders

Transit + Active Transportation

1. Transit + AT = Natural complements to each other

2. Active transportation excels at short trips and

connections to transit

3. Biking and walking are not competitors to transit;

We are all is this together

trimet.org/bike

trimet.org/walk

Active Transportation Program

Overview: • We need safer and more

comfortable access to

transit

• This effort helps us to

identify areas where access

improvements have the

greatest need and the

biggest opportunities

• Provides focus amidst great

need throughout the region

Available for download at:

trimet.org/walk

Pedestrian Network Analysis

Over 6,500 transit stops total

Pedestrian Network Analysis

Overview of Process: • Big service area with lots of transit

stops

1. Base Analysis

(land use, ridership, destinations)

2. Overlay Analysis

(deficiencies and opportunities)

3. Composite Scores

(look for clusters, then focus areas)

Pedestrian Network Analysis

Pedestrian Network Analysis

Partners are KEY to

this process

Ongoing Efforts: • Initial effort complete, but

we are still working hard

to find funding for projects

around the region

• Also working to refine this

analysis and develop a

complementary corridor

specific tool

Hwy 8/SW Oaks Street at Winco Hillsboro, stop id 4119, line 57

Before After

185th at TV Hwy Aloha – stop id 7012, line 52

Before After

Partnership Highlight

• RRFB partnership between

TriMet and City of Portland:

• 60th/I-84/Max Station – install

July 2012

• SE Stark/126th – install Fall 2012

• SE Division/I-205 – install

February 2013

• SW Beaverton-Hillsdale

Highway/62nd – install January

2013

Pending Funding Opportunities

Source Lead Project types Amount

STIP Enhance TriMet/Cities (includes

Portland, Gresham,

Tigard, Washington

County, ODOT)

3 Corridors: Sidewalks, safe crossings,

rapid flash beacons, medians, signalized

intersections, bus stop improvements

$8.0 million

MTIP REOF TriMet & City of Portland 1 Corridor: Sidewalks, safe crossings,

rapid flash beacons, medians, signalized

intersections, bus stop improvements, bike

access

$9.1 million

MTIP RFFA Cities and Counties 10 projects with direct benefits for transit

riders = sidewalks, safe crossings,

streetscape, bus stop improvements, bike

access

$32.1 million

TOTAL PENDING: $48.5 million

trimet.org/walk

Jeff Owen

Active Transportation Planner Planning & Policy

owenj@trimet.org

503-962-5854

Bike on Bus, 2 per rack, all buses (600 buses = 1200 spaces)

Bike racks at most rail stations and

some bus stops (371 spaces)

Reserved, keyed bike lockers (436 spaces)

On-demand, electronic lockers (32)

Group parking facilities (3 structures = 180)

All buses in the system, 2 per rack

Bikes onboard front of Bus

Allowed system wide, like luggage

Folding Bikes onboard inside

Photos provided by Will Vanlue

Allowed system wide - if there is room

Bikes onboard MAX and WES

Bikes onboard MAX and WES

MAX: Low + Low: 8 bikes on hooks, plus any additional in priority areas (up to 8 more) = up to 16 total

MAX: High + Low: 4 bikes on hooks, 5 or 6 in high floor spots, plus any additional in priority areas (up to 4 more) = up to 14 total

WES: Double Car: 4 on hooks, up to 8 more in priority secured areas = up to 12 total

More at: trimet.org/bikes

Almost all rail stations, some bus stops

Open Bike Racks

$25 per 6 months, reserved

Keyed Bike Lockers

On-demand, 5 cents per hour

Electronic Bike Lockers

Secure and enclosed

Bike & Ride Group Parking Facilities

1. Just awarded a state funded TGM Grant for creation of a

TriMet Bicycle Plan. Expected July ’15 – June ‘16.

Project Summary:

The TriMet Bicycle Plan would result in a final document providing

guidance to agency policy and planning efforts regarding bicycle

accommodation on-board transit vehicles; appropriate bicycle

parking types and quantities at stations and stops; and innovative

marketing strategies to ensure usage and acceptance.

Process would include public involvement, jurisdictional coordination,

and private sector partner outreach.

Bikes: What are we doing now?

More at: http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM/pages/grants.aspx

2. Policy: Preserve access for bikes onboard and parking

3. Maintenance: Take care, make small improvements

4. Strategic Investments:

a) FTA Transit Enhancements: Improvements at up to 20 stations

5. New Large Group Facilities:

a) Developer/City/State Grant: Orenco

b) ConnectOregon V: Goose Hollow and Beaverton Creek

c) PMLR Rail Project: Tacoma and Park Ave. elockers at

Milwaukie, and lots of covered parking – no new keyed lockers

d) East Portland Active Transportation to Transit: Gateway TC

Bikes: What are we doing now?

Partnership with City of Hillsboro and

developer, plus Metro/State grant

New: Orenco/NW 231st Ave

Future Enhanced Bike Parking

New: COV: Goose Hollow

Sample Image:

Covered Bike Parking on SW

Moody, part of PMLR project

Future Enhanced Bike Parking

New COV: Beaverton Creek

Future Secure Bike & Ride building

New: PMLR: SE Tacoma St

Future Secure Bike & Ride

New: PMLR: SE Park Ave

4 new elockers

installed at

Providence Park

Annual Bike Parking Projects

Doubled rack spaces at Beaverton Creek

and Millikan Way

Similar rack improvements coming this summer to: 82nd, Gateway, 122nd,

Gresham Central, Gresham City Hall, Quatama, Oregon City TC

PMLR Snapshot

Portland-Milwaukie Project

Bike/Ped Fact Sheet Online and at table in back http://trimet.org/pm/library - Bike and Ped Access

Future: Mobility Hubs?

Screen capture from Hillsboro GoPoint video

Team in New York, presenting idea to

Bloomberg Philanthropies. Courtesy of WTA

wta-tma.org. (L-R) Brad Choi, Peter

Brandom, Aron Carleson, Heather McCarey

GoPoint Summary:

Help create a balanced

suburban transportation

system by branding,

promoting, and managing a

network of mobility hubs that

use technology to integrate

public and private

transportation options.

1. Municipal (ex: Portland Bike Share,

pdxbikeshare.com)

• City/Region wide

• Large kiosks

Future: Bike Share as First/Last Mile

2. Corporate (ex: Intel OBI, Nike, Kaiser)

• Corporate campus to

transit

• In development

3. Emerging (ex: Kiel’s approach,

other new technology)

• Flexible, scalable

• Can start small

Future: Corporate Bike Share

• Intel OBI pilot: • Developing an open

source-inspired model for

bike sharing

• Pilot project with 30 bikes

• Plan to re-launch with more

bikes after acceptance

• Great potential for link to

MAX (LRT) stations!

instagram.com/openbikeinitiative

openbikeinitiative.org

Future: Corporate Bike Share

• Nike Bike Share: • Building upon Intel model

• Pilot project with 250 bikes

• Great potential for linking

employees to MAX light rail service

on the work end, taking care of the

work part of the “first/last mile”

• Employee can then use a personal

bike or walk/bus on the home part

of the “first/last mile”

Future: Corporate Bike Share

• Kaiser e-bike pilot: • Metro RTO grant award to

acquire, deploy, and study

usage patterns of 30 folding

e-bikes to 180 employees at

three work sites

• Test user acceptance of

e-bikes as a first/last mile

commuting solution

• Employee would have the

bike for up to 3 months Bike model selected for project:

Currie iZip E3 Compact

http://www.currietech.com

Spotted at Sunset Bike & Ride:

One of Kaiser’s folding ebikes . . .

“Participants in the study may use the

e-bikes however they wish, with the

expectation they will be used as a

first/last mile commuting solution for

longer trips.”

“For example, instead of driving to

work, participants could take public

transportation such as the MAX

Light Rail, using the e-bikes to get

from home or work to the transit

stop.”

Maximizing Biking and Walking

Access to Transit September 9, 2014

Jeff Owen

Active Transportation

Planner Planning & Policy

owenj@trimet.org

503-962-5854