A Constellation of Stations: Train + Bike = Yes

From his article I Now Pronounce You Husband and Bike: Marrying Cycling and Public Transport, Julian Ferguson writes:

Cycling has the potential to change how people think about public transport. And in the suburbs, where car use tends to be higher, cycling extends the 'catchment area' of transport. 9-16 more stops are within reach with a bicycle than on foot.

 'Train + Bike = Yes'

From these 8 stations I can reach any point on the Scotrail Network. Plus, I have total access to the Strathclyde area and beyond (from the dozen or so different lines represented here) without having to change trains. What's more, the ten or fifteen minute cycle to or from the station is just the warm-up (or warm-down) you need. And for the likes of Maxwell Park, or Pollokshaws West, the cycle there through parks is a great start to any journey. For those stations north of the river (Partick, Exhibition Centre, Central and Queens Street) there is a lovely cycle across and alongside the river.

It appears I have chosen the ideal place, in Cessnock, to live, but I imagine, as Ferguson points out above, that wherever you are (and this is the point), and with the added benefit of a bicycle, you are always in an ideal place!

Scottish trains are not the best for carrying bikes but they are getting better...

the car is still seductive for many because it means door-to-door transport. A train ride for example will mean having to walk or take the extra bus/tram journeys at the start and end of the journey. Understandably, many simply can’t be bothered.
It’s time to revisit this cliché: Imagine if a public transport (PT) provider could offer a door-to-door trip, anywhere in a city? Well the answer is right under their noses: the bicycle.

- See more at: http://www.ecf.com/news/i-now-pronounce-you-husband-bike-marrying-cycling-and-public-transport/#sthash.EN6Sc7Gr.dpuf

Polish trains on the other hand have a whole wagon dedicated to bikes!

Danish trains also have fantastic provision for carrying bicycles...

There’s a global push to get people out of cars and onto public transport (PT). Grid-locked roads are hurting economies (some 3% of GDP in OECD countries), and they’re making cities unpleasant, noisy and polluted places to live. While there’s no doubt that air pollution is a killer, you may be shocked to learn that 50,000 Europeans die each year because of traffic noise. Indeed, we’re finally realizing that we need to change the way we move.
Yet despite this push, the car is still seductive for many because it means door-to-door transport. A train ride for example will mean having to walk or take the extra bus/tram journeys at the start and end of the journey. Understandably, many simply can’t be bothered.
It’s time to revisit this cliché: Imagine if a public transport (PT) provider could offer a door-to-door trip, anywhere in a city? Well the answer is right under their noses: the bicycle.
Cycling has the potential to change the way people think about PT. And in the suburbs, where car use tends to be higher, cycling extends the “catchment” area of transport. 9-16 more stops are within reach with a bicycle than on foot.
- See more at: http://www.ecf.com/news/i-now-pronounce-you-husband-bike-marrying-cycling-and-public-transport/#sthash.EN6Sc7Gr.dpuf

There’s a global push to get people out of cars and onto public transport (PT). Grid-locked roads are hurting economies (some 3% of GDP in OECD countries), and they’re making cities unpleasant, noisy and polluted places to live. While there’s no doubt that air pollution is a killer, you may be shocked to learn that 50,000 Europeans die each year because of traffic noise. Indeed, we’re finally realizing that we need to change the way we move.
Yet despite this push, the car is still seductive for many because it means door-to-door transport. A train ride for example will mean having to walk or take the extra bus/tram journeys at the start and end of the journey. Understandably, many simply can’t be bothered.
It’s time to revisit this cliché: Imagine if a public transport (PT) provider could offer a door-to-door trip, anywhere in a city? Well the answer is right under their noses: the bicycle.
Cycling has the potential to change the way people think about PT. And in the suburbs, where car use tends to be higher, cycling extends the “catchment” area of transport. 9-16 more stops are within reach with a bicycle than on foot.
- See more at: http://www.ecf.com/news/i-now-pronounce-you-husband-bike-marrying-cycling-and-public-transport/#sthash.EN6Sc7Gr.dpuf

There’s a global push to get people out of cars and onto public transport (PT). Grid-locked roads are hurting economies (some 3% of GDP in OECD countries), and they’re making cities unpleasant, noisy and polluted places to live. While there’s no doubt that air pollution is a killer, you may be shocked to learn that 50,000 Europeans die each year because of traffic noise. Indeed, we’re finally realizing that we need to change the way we move.
Yet despite this push, the car is still seductive for many because it means door-to-door transport. A train ride for example will mean having to walk or take the extra bus/tram journeys at the start and end of the journey. Understandably, many simply can’t be bothered.
It’s time to revisit this cliché: Imagine if a public transport (PT) provider could offer a door-to-door trip, anywhere in a city? Well the answer is right under their noses: the bicycle.
Cycling has the potential to change the way people think about PT. And in the suburbs, where car use tends to be higher, cycling extends the “catchment” area of transport. 9-16 more stops are within reach with a bicycle than on foot.
- See more at: http://www.ecf.com/news/i-now-pronounce-you-husband-bike-marrying-cycling-and-public-transport/#sthash.EN6Sc7Gr.dpuf