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Bicycles on Transit Policies for all US Rail Systems(Includes select large bus-only systems. Does not include historic trolley systems)
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| HEAVY RAIL | LIGHT RAIL | COMMUTER RAIL | BUSES | |||||||||
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| City | State | Agency | Heavy Rail | HR Notes | Light Rail | LRT Notes | Commuter Rail | CR Notes | Fleet | w Racks | % Racks | Bus Notes |
| Phoenix | AZ | 484 | 475 | 98% | ||||||||
| Los Angeles | CA | MTA/Metrolink | 6:30-8:30, 4:30-6:30 (4) | ok some stations at peak | 6:30-8:30, 4:30-6:30 (4) | NR | 2 bikes/car | 2536 | 2536 | 100% | ||
| Oakland | CA | AC Transit | 697 | 697 | 100% | |||||||
| Riverside | CA | 209 | 207 | 99% | ||||||||
| Sacramento | CA | SRTD | NR | 4 bikes/car | 284 | 284 | 100% | |||||
| San Diego | CA | SDT/Coaster | NR | 2 bikes/car, 1/car peak | NR | 544 | 509 | 94% | ||||
| San Francisco | CA | Caltrain/SamTrans | NR | 355 | 347 | 98% | ||||||
| San Francisco | CA | Muni/BART | ~7-9, 4-6 (4) by train | ok some stations at peak | PROHIBITED | 681 | 614 | 90% | ||||
| San Jose | CA | VTA/ACE | NR | 8 bikes/car | NR | 524 | 524 | 100% | ||||
| Denver | CO | RTD | 6-9, 4-6 (5) | AM IB, PM OB | 1067 | 1014 | 95% | |||||
| New Haven | CT | SLE | Peak hrs & limited weekends | permit req | 403 | 53 | 13% | |||||
| Washington | DC | METRO/VRE | 7-10, 4-7 (6) | 2 bikes/car | FOLDING ONLY | 1470 | 1470 | 100% | ||||
| Miami | FL | MDTA | NR | 4 bikes/car, permit req | 1055 | 969 | 92% | |||||
| Miami | FL | Tri-Rail | NR | permit req | 275 | 275 | 100% | |||||
| Orlando | FL | 236 | 226 | 96% | ||||||||
| Tampa | FL | 195 | 195 | 100% | ||||||||
| Atlanta | GA | MARTA | NR | 632 | 632 | 100% | ||||||
| Honolulu | HI | The Bus | 525 | 525 | 100% | |||||||
| Chicago | IL | PACE/METRA | PROHIBITED | 703 | 703 | 100% | ||||||
| Chicago | IL | CTA/NICTD | 7-9, 4-6 (4) | folding on CTA all times | PROHIBITED | OK in a bag/box | 2062 | 2062 | 100% | |||
| Indianapolis | IN | 198 | 146 | 74% | ||||||||
| New Orleans | LA | 358 | 5 | 1% | ||||||||
| Boston | MA | MBTA | 7-10, 4-7 (6) | 2 bikes/car | PROHIBITED | 6-9, 3:30-6:30 (6) by train | AM IB, PM OB Fold NR | 1052 | 24 | 2% | CT buses only | |
| Baltimore | MD | MTA/MARC | NR | except crowded trains | NR | except crowded trains | FOLDING ONLY | 838 | ? | ? | "many buses" | |
| Detroit | MI | 472 | 0 | 0% | ||||||||
| Minneapolis | MN | MT | NR | 4 bikes/car | 868 | 868 | 100% | |||||
| Kansas City | MO | 297 | 95 | 32% | ||||||||
| Saint Louis | MO | Metro | NR | 491 | 393 | 80% | ||||||
| North Jersey | NJ | NJT/PATH | 6:30-9:30, 3:30-6:30 (6) | 2 bikes/car | 6-9:30, 4-7 (6.5) | Folding NR | 5-9:30, 4-7 (7.5) | AM IB, PM OB Fold NR | 3755 | ? | 0% | NJT North Routes |
| South Jersey | NJ | PATCO/NJ River Line | NR | allowed any train | NR | interior racks | 3755 | ? | 100% | NJT South Routes | ||
| Las Vegas | NV | 305 | 305 | 100% | ||||||||
| Buffalo | NY | NFTA | NR | 367 | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| New York | NY | NYCT (MTA) | NR | Peak hours and some hours on weekends | permit req | 4567 | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Cincinnati | OH | 430 | 430 | 100% | ||||||||
| Cleveland | OH | RTA | 6:30-8:30, 4-6 (4) | 2 bikes/car | 6:30-8:30, 4-6 (4) | 620 | 171 | 28% | ||||
| Portland | OR | TriMet/PS | NR | 696 | 671 | 96% | ||||||
| Philadelphia | PA | SEPTA | 6-9, 3-6 (6) | Folding NR | PROHIBITED | 6-9, 3-6 (6) | Folding NR | 1370 | 1100 | 80% | 100% by 06 | |
| Pittsburgh | PA | PAAC | 6-9, 4-6:30 (5.5) | 1243 | 100 | 8% | ||||||
| Providence | RI | 280 | 186 | 66% | ||||||||
| Austin | TX | CMTA | 387 | 281 | 73% | |||||||
| Dallas | TX | DART | 6-9, 3-6 (6) | NR | Interior Racks | 790 | NA | NA | 6-9, 3-6 Inside Bus | |||
| Houston | TX | Metro | 5-9, 3-7 (8) | Folding NR | 1274 | 19 | 1% | |||||
| San Antonio | TX | 409 | 409 | 100% | ||||||||
| Salt Lake City | UT | UTA | NR | 4 bikes/car | 525 | 496 | 94% | |||||
| Seattle | WA | Metro | 1055 | 1055 | 100% | |||||||
| Seattle | WA | ST | NR | 174 | 174 | 100% | ||||||
| Tacoma | WA | ST/PT | Peak restrictions | Line is < 2 miles | 169 | 167 | 99% | |||||
| Text Key | Rail Systems | RATING KEY | Bus Systems | |||||||||
| Folding NR | No restrictions on folders | No Restrictions | > 90% racks | |||||||||
| AM IB | No bikes into the city during the AM | Light restriction (~4 hrs) | 50-90% racks | |||||||||
| PM OB | No bikes out of city during the PM | Mod restriction (~6 hrs) | 10-40% racks | |||||||||
| (8) | Number of hrs no bikes allowed on weekdays | Heavy restriction (8hrs+) | < 10% racks | |||||||||
| Prohibited | Prohibited | |||||||||||