The document outlines TriMet's efforts to enhance biking and walking access to transit within the Portland metropolitan area, covering key statistics and initiatives. It details the importance of integrating active transportation with public transit, highlights ongoing partnerships, funding opportunities, and upcoming projects aimed at improving infrastructure and facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. The document emphasizes the need for safe access to transit and outlines future plans for bike share programs and enhanced bike parking mechanisms.

1. Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
September 9, 2014
Jeff Owen
Active Transportation
Planner
Planning & Policy
owenj@trimet.org
503-962-5854

2. 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

3. 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

4. trimet.org/bike
trimet.org/walk
Active Transportation Program

5. 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

6. Over 6,500 transit stops total

7. 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)

8. Pedestrian Network Analysis

10. 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

11. Hwy 8/SW Oaks Street at Winco Hillsboro, stop id 4119, line 57
Before
After

12. 185th at TV Hwy
Aloha – stop id 7012, line 52
Before
After

13. 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

14. 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

15. trimet.org/walk
Jeff Owen
Active Transportation Planner
Planning & Policy
owenj@trimet.org
503-962-5854

16. 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)

17. All buses in the system, 2 per rack
Bikes onboard front of Bus

18. Allowed system wide, like luggage
Folding Bikes onboard inside
Photos provided by Will Vanlue

19. Allowed system wide - if there is room
Bikes onboard MAX and WES

20. 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

21. Almost all rail stations, some bus stops
Open Bike Racks

22. $25 per 6 months, reserved
Keyed Bike Lockers

23. On-demand, 5 cents per hour
Electronic Bike Lockers

24. Secure and enclosed
Bike & Ride Group Parking Facilities

25. 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

26. 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?

27. Partnership with City of Hillsboro and developer, plus Metro/State grant
New: Orenco/NW 231st Ave

28. Future Enhanced Bike Parking
New: COV: Goose Hollow
Sample Image: Covered Bike Parking on SW Moody, part of PMLR project

29. Future Enhanced Bike Parking
New COV: Beaverton Creek

30. Future Secure Bike & Ride building
New: PMLR: SE Tacoma St

31. Future Secure Bike & Ride
New: PMLR: SE Park Ave

32. 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

34. PMLR Snapshot

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

36. 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.

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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”

40. 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

41. Spotted at Sunset Bike & Ride:
One of Kaiser’s folding ebikes . . .

42. “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.”

43. Maximizing Biking and Walking Access to Transit
September 9, 2014
Jeff Owen
Active Transportation
Planner
Planning & Policy
owenj@trimet.org
503-962-5854