Caltrain Bicycle Master Plan Public Outreach Update and Key Recommendations

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Caltrain Bicycle Master PlanPublic Outreach
Update andKey Recommendations

• Prepared for Caltrain Board
• Prepared by Planning Development
• August 7, 2008

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Update

• April JPB Board Meeting
• Scope and Planning Process
• Review Outreach to Stakeholders
• Todays Presentation
• Update on Public Meetings
• Key Findings Recommendations
• Next Steps
• Release Draft Plan
• Finalize Plan
• Return to the Board in October

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Caltrain Bicycle Master Plan

• Federal Transit Administration Grant (2007)
• Todays Operations Practice
• 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

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Context

• Baby Bullet Service
• Ridership increase by 17
• June 2008 44,079 weekday boardings
• Running out of capacity
• Longer-term Planning
• Increase service level
• Improve access to system for all modes

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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)

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Timeline
We are here
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Recommendations
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Access and Parking Recommendations
XXX Strong Concern X Concern 0 No Co
ncern cited
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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

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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

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Finalize Plan

• Release Draft Plan 8/11
• Final Round of Comments Due 9/9
• Final Plan to the Board 10/4

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Questions / Comments?Marisa Espinosa Manager,
Planning and Research
bikeplan_at_caltrain.com