Citation

Wang R, Liu C. J. Public Transp. 2013; 16(3): 95-119.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research)

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the recent trend in bicycle-transit integration in the U. S. It reviews data from the National Household Travel Surveys (NHTS) to show the characteristics of bicycle-transit integrated trips, where the integrators were from, and to which population groups the integrators belonged. Bicycle-transit integration was increasingly observed in commuters and younger travelers, and became more imbalanced by gender.

RESULTS indicate the rise in socio-economic diversity of bicycle-transit integrators, despite a racial gap. There was a clear concentration of bicycle-transit integrators in large and high-density urban areas, where most transit users lived. Evidence does not support that rail attracts more bike access/egress trips than bus. More transit users used bicycles to access/egress in the Pacific, East North Central, and Mountain regions. Given the non-trivial role of bicycles compared to transit in the U. S., the focus on bicycle use and the marriage between bicycle and transit should be further emphasized.

Language: en