What It Looks Like When Bikes Are Part of the Transit System

"It’s not about the money," Gil told us again and again. "It’s about the vision and it’s about political will. The politicians can always find the money."

"For every 25 people who ride bikes to the bus terminal," former Parks Commissioner Gil Peñalosa says, "That is one less ‘feeder bus’ we need to run through the neighborhoods. You do the math and pretty quickly you see it makes financial sense to set aside some space and hire a security guard to help people to ride their bikes."

Bogotá, Colombia has made significant efforts to integrate bicycling facilities into its TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system. The New York City Streets Renaissance team was there to learn more and take a look.

"It’s not about the money," Gil told us again and again. "It’s about the vision and it’s about political will. The politicians can always find the money."

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