2013 Bicycle Parking Census at Metrorail Stations
Bicycles parked at racks at Metrorail stations inched up again this year, and Union Station is now Metro’s number-one station for bicycle access.
Using bike rack counts – one of two ways we gauge bike-to-rail access – bikes parked at Metrorail stations increased by 1% in the last year. The number of bike racks increased 20% over the same time period. (The second measurement of bike access from theMetrorail Passenger Survey was published last week here).
Some highlights:
- Overall bikes parked is up slightly above 2012. However, we observed each station only once or twice, so it is difficult to discern long-term trends from short-term variation so far.
- Union Station is now the single biggest station for bicycle access, not including bikes parked inside the BikeStation there. We counted 130 bikes at that station, well beyond the capacity at racks.
- Bike parking capacity is up 20% since 2012, including the College Park Bike & Ride. Metro now has space for over 5,000 bicycles at stations. We (and our partners) continue to add bike parking capacity to stay on track to reach our goal of 7,000 bicyclists by 2020.
- Bike use increased at several major stations such as East Falls Church, Vienna, Greenbelt, and NoMa, but decreased at other stations such as King Street, Braddock Road, and Franconia-Springfield.
- Bicycle numbers remained about even at several perennial heavy-hitters like Medical Center, Takoma, Grosvenor, and Columbia Heights.
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011-12 Change | 2012-13 Change | |
Parked Bicycles | 2,196 | 2,271 | 2,285 | 3% | 1% |
Bike Rack Capacity | 3,544 | 4,239 | 5,136 | 20% | 21% |
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