integration of bikes and transit

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(1) TCRP Synthesis 62. Integration of Bicycles and Transit. 2005,
Transportation Research Board.
http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp_syn_62.pdf

The purpose of this report is to share information about how bicycles are integrated with public transportation by many different types of transit agencies in the United States and Canada. The information in this synthesis can be used to improve existing bicycle services and to assist other communities with developing new bicycle and transit services. This report is an update of TCRP Synthesis of Transit Practice 4.

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(2) Bikes on transit database
http://www.bikesontransit.org/

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(3) For four months -- from May through August 2005 -- North American transit agencies duked it out in the 2005 Sportworks Rack and Ride Transit Challenge. Which transit authority encouraged the most riders to incorporate bicycle and bus transit in their daily travel? Well, the winners have been announced, and they are:

RESULTS:
http://www.bicyclenewswire.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.showrelease&cid=8&id=135

Highest Percentage of Bicycle Boardings for Major Urban Area
(over 1 million population)
Valley Metro, Phoenix, Arizona
2.31% bike share

Highest Total Number of Bicycle Boardings for Major Urban Area
(over 1 million population)
Valley Metro, Phoenix, Arizona
302,416 bicycles carried

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(4) MassBike's excellent summary:
http://www.massbike.org/info/biketran.htm