Bike on-board to

Caltrain Bicycle Master
Plan
Public Outreach Update and
Key Recommendations
Prepared for: Caltrain Board
Prepared by: Planning & Development
August 7, 2008
Update
• April JPB Board Meeting
– Scope and Planning Process
– Review Outreach to Stakeholders
• Today’s Presentation
– Update on Public Meetings
– Key Findings & Recommendations
• Next Steps
– Release Draft Plan
– Finalize Plan
– Return to the Board in October
Caltrain Bicycle Master Plan
• Federal Transit Administration Grant (2007)
• Today’s Operations Practice
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Safety
Minimize trip time and dwell time
Maximize on-time performance
Maintain flexibility
• Scope Focus
– Get more people to bike to stations
– Encourage people to park at stations
– Innovative ideas to manage on-board demand
Context
• Baby Bullet Service
– Ridership increase by 17%
– June 2008: 44,079 weekday
boardings
– Running out of capacity
Free shuttle
8%
Bike
8%
Drop off/pick up
9%
Drove car
27%
Transit
19%
• Longer-term Planning
– Increase service level
– Improve access to system for
all modes
Walk
29%
Immediate Challenge
• Bike Protocol
– No peak-hour restriction
– No surcharge
• Bicyclists’ Travel Behavior
– 6% of weekday passengers bring bikes on train
– 2% of weekday passengers park bikes at stations
– 2% of bicyclists get bumped (one time survey)
• Bicyclists’ Needs
– Bikes on board to complete end of trip and/or use multiple
stations
– Information about on-board bike capacity to plan trips
– Safe and convenient access and parking options at stations
(27% of SF bike facility users used to bring bikes on board)
Timeline
2007
Key Tasks
JFM
AMJ
JAS
2008
OND
JFM
AMJ
Start
Data Collection
Technical Advisory & Steering
Committee Meetings
Public Surveys
Public Station Workshops
Analysis
Key Findings
Public Meetings
Draft and Final Plan
We are here
JAS
OND
Recommendations
Bicyclists’
Needs
Recommendations
Bike on-board to:
• Complete end of trip
• Use multiple
stations
• Sustain current bike protocol
• Explore feasibility of
- Folding Bike Subsidy Program
- Bike Sharing Program
• Explore idea of managing future demand through pricing
• Increase service frequency (long-term)
Information to plan
trips
• Conduct feasibility studies
- Daily Planned Service
- Real-time Information
Access and Parking
improvements
• Secure bicycle parking
• Improved access to station areas from adjoining streets
• Responsive, consolidated information from customer
service
Access and Parking Recommendations
Parking
Access
Info
Safety
X
XXX
X
X
22nd St
XXX
XXX
X
X
Millbrae
X
XXX
X
0
San Mateo
X
X
0
0
Hillsdale
XXX
XXX
0
X
Redwood City
XXX
X
X
0
Palo Alto
XXX
XXX
X
0
X
XXX
X
0
Sunnyvale
XXX
X
X
X
San Jose Diridon
XXX
X
X
X
San Francisco
Mountain View
XXX =
Strong
Concern
X=
Concern
0=
No
Concern
cited
Public Comments
• Appreciation
–Current bike protocol
–Planning effort
–Public outreach process
• Frustration
–Scope of study is limited
–Most pressing problem is bikes getting bumped
–Want immediate solutions to increase on-board bike capacity
–Want on-board bike capacity information
• Support
–Access & parking recommendations
–Study innovative concepts
Proposed Next Steps
2 parallel efforts
• Build on public support
– Finalize planning effort
– Title as Access and Parking Plan
– Focus on Implementation
– Conduct Feasibility Studies
• Address public frustration
– How do we balance access needs of all riders?
– Develop a comprehensive Access Policy
– Provide operations and investment guidance
Finalize Plan
• Release Draft Plan: 8/11
• Final Round of Comments Due: 9/9
• Final Plan to the Board: 10/4
Questions / Comments?
Marisa Espinosa
Manager, Planning and Research
[email protected]