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Solutions

The photographs and links here illustrate bike-on-transit solutions. Please note that some of these links will take you offsite. We welcome your comments, photos and reports.

Bikes on Buses

Link Diagram of the popular DL2 Bike Rack for Buses made by Sportworks. Click here to view the new DL3 rack which holds 3 bikes.
Link Portland, Maine Metro - Bike on Bus loading instructions The photos on the Reality X site are of a higher quality than those on the Sportworks web page.
Photo Placing a Bike E recumbent on a bus bike rack. Caution! Test your Bike E on an idle bus before you take it on a bus ride.
Link The Buscycle bike on bus rack manufactured by Doer Enterprise
Photo Bike Racks on Shared Ride Vans
Link Denver - Bike Racks on MCI motorcoaches (like Greyhound)
Photo Loading a bike into a bus luggage compartment on a NJ Transit commuter Bus.
Photo Loading a bike into a bus luggage compartment using special bike racks in the UK
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Link		 A commercial outfitter's Van with a bike trailer in Jim Thorpe PA.

Bikes on Trains

Photo SEPTA Regional Rail , boarding and storing a bike on the train without high platforms or bike spaces.
Photo Interior bike racks in the accessible area on NJ TRANSIT "Comet IV" railcars.
Photos Simple tiedowns for Bungee cords on NJ TRANSIT Trains
Photo Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) bike car
Photos Some views of the Caltrain "bike cars"
Photos A hanging bike rack complete with boarding instructions on VTA's Light Rail cars.
Link The Easy Rack made by Bomar Industries on AMTRAK's California Cars in Southern California.
Link Loading your bike on AMTRAK's Bike and Baggage Cars on the Vermonter train. (discontinued) Racks are designed by Bike Track.
No link Bike Track's MMW-2X hanging bike rack, on AMTRAK surfliner cars in Southern California.
No link AMTRAK racks for Talgo trains on AMTRAK's Cascade (Pacific Northwest) service.
Link Bike Racks on AMTRAK's Cardinal Superliner Coaches. No longer in service.

Bike Parking

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Link		 The Bike Station .- Palo Alto Caltrain Station
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Link		 Bike Lockers made by Cycle-Safe at Princeton Jct. Rail Station NJ Secure covered bike parking for daily commuters.
Link The Bike Lid, a locking device that covers the bicycle. Ideal for occasional users want cover and theft protection.
Link SPI Bike Lockers (bikes are stored vertically)
Photo Bike Racks at a bus shelter in Tempe AZ.

Bike Surveys

Table A table listing bike on transit counts showing the highest reported daily and monthly bike counts of various transportation agencies.
Chart Metro subway in Washington DC. Comparable bike surveys before and after the bike permit was abolished.
Link A chart that tracks the ridership trends on the Santa Cruz Metro website.
Link New Jersey Transit an analysis of bike rack usage by garage.
Link Denver RTD Bike-N-Ride survey summary

Videos

Video State College PA - CATA's Bike on Bus video
Video Seattle Washington - Sounder Bike on Rail video
Video Philadelphia, PA- Loading a bike on a SEPTA bus NEW! (Quicktime Movie 4.7mb)