Bicycles and scooters on transit are a geometry problem: a bicycle takes up considerably more space than a person does! But some caveats...https://twitter.com/wutrain/status/926081267787096065 …
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...the first of which is that this only applies in circumstances where someone is trying to bring their vehicle with them for the whole trip
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Which is to say, there's nothing wrong with biking on *one* end of the trip, so long as you can walk at the other.
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Which brings me to the second caveat: this geometry problem only exists as a consequence of a larger walkability problem
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Replying to @380kmh
The Dutch integrate bikes well with mainline rail; surburbs are a bit too spread out given stop spacing
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Replying to @neipate96
bicycles are pretty common in Japan but I never hear about them being brought on buses or trains--people only ever use them on one end
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Replying to @380kmh @neipate96
bike parking facilities can get pretty huge tho
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Oh I’m referring to bike parking for the Netherlands; I think there are a few that bring them on trains but very small compared to parking
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Replying to @neipate96
Ah! Gotchu, gotchu...yes, bikes for *one end* of the trip works. Every attempt to bring them along runs into geometry issues
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Replying to @380kmh @neipate96
As a compromise for a place like Boston which is still not ideally walkable, you want bike parking on one end and bike share on the other...
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...and since any stop could be origin OR destination, might as well go with both at all stops
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