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Table 18: Estimated Bicycle Parking Needed by
2040
Bicycle Parking Spaces
Existing* Needed Difference Growth
24 32 8 33.3%
* Assumes two spaces per rack and one space per locker
Figure 44: Example Bicycle Wayfinding Sign
Source: Erica M. (Creative Commons)
Bicycle
Metro is encouraging bicycle access to Metrorail stations with
targeted improvements, demonstration projects, and updated
policies and goals, including a systemwide average bicycle
mode share goal of 3.5 percent of passengers arriving in the
morning peak by 2030. As this systemwide goal is an average
across all stations, some stations will have higher or lower
goals based on existing ridership. The bicycle mode share
goal for Naylor Road Station, for example, is one percent, or
32 cyclists in the morning peak based on Metro’s projections.
Achieving this goal will require Metro and local jurisdictions
to address the following needs.
Bicycle Connectivity to Surrounding
Communities
No bicycle lanes or designated pathways connect the
surrounding communities to Naylor Road Station, and both
Naylor Road and Branch Avenue are challenging for cyclists
due to narrow lanes and heavy traffic volumes. A lack of
such bicycle facilities, as well as the busy primary roadways
surrounding the station area, likely contributes to the low
number of cyclists accessing the station. Direct bicycle
facilities are needed to safely and comfortably guide cyclists
of all abilities to the station.
Additional Bicycle Parking
Metro’s goal is to increase bicycle mode share of all customers accessing the station. Metro
estimates that Naylor Road Station will need 32 total bicycle parking spaces to meet this goal by
2030, an increase of 33 percent beyond present bicycle parking capacity (Table 18).
Wayfinding Signage
Wayfinding signage is limited for pedestrians and cyclists. As bicycle lanes and shared-use trails
are implemented in the following years, wayfinding signage is needed to direct cyclists along
safe paths to Naylor Road Station.
Bus
This study assumes a 35-percent increase in peak-period bus boardings at Naylor Road Station
by 2040. When this assumption is applied on a line-by-line basis for all routes serving Naylor
Road station, the overall level of service increases from 25 to 33 buses per hour in the peak
periods. This increase in Naylor Road Station bus activity, when measured against bus dwell
times at Naylor Road, results in an increase in the total number of needed bays from six to
seven, still below the existing eight bays (Table 19). Thus, future bus service increases assumed
in this study will not necessitate additional bus bay capacity beyond what is currently available.
However, present and future conditions at Naylor Road Station present some opportunities to
improve bus operations.
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