Merich, thank you for your comment explaining your support for expanded SBS service. So you use SBS only when subway service isn't available to you; if expanded SBS service were to be an option, do you support it primarily because of the improved rider experience or do you think it can have an impact on congestion as well?
Thank you for your comment, Merich. In response to your question about reliable studies, we found several that looked at improved travel time as a measure of decreased congestion due to the introduction of exclusive bike lanes.
NYC-DOT’s study on Protected Bicycle Lanes in NYC (pp. 10-13) states that the introduction of bicycle lanes has improved the travel time on Columbus Avenue and the 8th Avenue by an average of 14% while maintaining the steady speed levels in the Central Business District and 1st Avenue. NYC-DOT’s study on New Metrics for the 21st Century Streets (pp. 6, 10, and 11) states that there has been a 14% increase of speed in Union Square North (Manhattan); 51% improvement in north-bound travel times in Hoyt Avenue at the RFK Bridge (Queens); and a 10% increase in travel speed between 42nd and 60th Street in (Manhattan).
As for whether or not increase in bikes has any effect on the number of cars on the road; this post on Streetsblog NYC states that according to US Census Data on transit, as of 2009, commuting by bikes had doubled whereas solo driving had dropped. In other words, transit usage rose by 3 percent and driving alone to work dropped by 9 percent.
The 2013 DOT Sustainable Streets Report included Citi Bike as an important transportation option to reduce congestion. Do you think Citi Bike help reduce transit congestion by offering alternatives to pedestrians, straphangers, and cab riders?
very much agree. A huge investment in supporting commuting/task-based cycling would need to be made. More parking, more two-way lanes, more safety within those 80% of car trips that are >3 miles
You bring upma imteresting question regarding cycling. 'What % of cycling trips would otherwise be by car, subway, walk ?'
a guesstimate might be 10% of bike trips are substitutes for car trips. On thr UES, Citibike had 75,000 trips from 10.oct to 21.oct. r traffic counts have citibikes as 1/4 -1/3 of roadway bike traffic.
That suggests about 225,000 bikes trip on UES during 21 days. If only 10% of those removed a car, that is 1,000 cars a day removed from UES from 60th to 81st !
Merich, thank you for your comment explaining your support for expanded SBS service. So you use SBS only when subway service isn't available to you; if expanded SBS service were to be an option, do you support it primarily because of the improved rider experience or do you think it can have an impact on congestion as well?
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Thank you for your comment, Merich. In response to your question about reliable studies, we found several that looked at improved travel time as a measure of decreased congestion due to the introduction of exclusive bike lanes.
NYC-DOT’s study on Protected Bicycle Lanes in NYC (pp. 10-13) states that the introduction of bicycle lanes has improved the travel time on Columbus Avenue and the 8th Avenue by an average of 14% while maintaining the steady speed levels in the Central Business District and 1st Avenue. NYC-DOT’s study on New Metrics for the 21st Century Streets (pp. 6, 10, and 11) states that there has been a 14% increase of speed in Union Square North (Manhattan); 51% improvement in north-bound travel times in Hoyt Avenue at the RFK Bridge (Queens); and a 10% increase in travel speed between 42nd and 60th Street in (Manhattan).
As for whether or not increase in bikes has any effect on the number of cars on the road; this post on Streetsblog NYC states that according to US Census Data on transit, as of 2009, commuting by bikes had doubled whereas solo driving had dropped. In other words, transit usage rose by 3 percent and driving alone to work dropped by 9 percent.
The 2013 DOT Sustainable Streets Report included Citi Bike as an important transportation option to reduce congestion. Do you think Citi Bike help reduce transit congestion by offering alternatives to pedestrians, straphangers, and cab riders?
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very much agree. A huge investment in supporting commuting/task-based cycling would need to be made. More parking, more two-way lanes, more safety within those 80% of car trips that are >3 miles
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merich,
You bring upma imteresting question regarding cycling. 'What % of cycling trips would otherwise be by car, subway, walk ?'
a guesstimate might be 10% of bike trips are substitutes for car trips. On thr UES, Citibike had 75,000 trips from 10.oct to 21.oct. r traffic counts have citibikes as 1/4 -1/3 of roadway bike traffic.
That suggests about 225,000 bikes trip on UES during 21 days. If only 10% of those removed a car, that is 1,000 cars a day removed from UES from 60th to 81st !
Now that is a big positive impact.
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