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Abbreviations

Bike lane:

A special road lane reserved for bikes only, usually about 4–6 ft wide, normally located on the right-hand side of the road.

Bike locker:

A box-like metal or plastic container for secure bike storage, often at rail stations, usually rented on a monthly basis.

Bike rack:

A device on which bikes can be mounted for transport (on buses) or attached for storage and security (on sidewalks).

Bike station:

Full-service, secure bike parking facility, usually providing repair and rental services, accessories, and touring advice.

Bus:

Motorized coach services providing communal transport on roads, usually in mixed traffic, but sometimes as part of special bus rapid transit (BRT) systems with separate rights of way.

Light rail:

Type of rail system similar to streetcars (trams) but often with separate right of way over at least part of its route, special boarding stations, and pre-paid fares.

Metro:

Urban rail system with separate rights of way, frequent service, and high carrying capacity, usually found only in large cities.

Public transport/transit:

General term for communal transport in cities, including buses, trams, trolleys, light rail, metros, suburban rail, ferries, and funiculars.

Suburban rail:

Short-distance passenger rail systems connecting large cities with their surrounding metropolitan areas, with longer distances between stops and less frequent service than metro systems.

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  1. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Dr. John Pucher

  2. School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA, USA

    Dr. Ralph Buehler

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  1. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Mehrdad Ehsani

  2. Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Fei-Yue Wang

  3. Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Gary L. Brosch

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Pucher, J., Buehler, R. (2013). Bicycle Integration with Public Transport. In: Ehsani, M., Wang, FY., Brosch, G.L. (eds) Transportation Technologies for Sustainability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5844-9_490

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