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Explore our most frequently asked questions about bikes on transit
General FAQ
Many cities publish detailed bike maps of their bike routes, and there are regional and state maps as well. Various apps also can help you plan bike travel. You may want to use some time when traffic is light to try several different ways to bike to your usual destination. If you work for a large employer, you may have a commute program that includes bike resources and a buddy who'll ride with you.
Metro is actively planning improvements in how bikes and transit work together. Metro's long-range plan, METRO CONNECTS, envisions significant growth in biking and walking as ways that people will reach transit as described in the plan's Connecting to Transit section. Metro coordinates its bike and pedestrian planning with local cities and Sound Transit, and serves on the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
Metro has been awarded grants to help several of King County’s cities build safe bike and walk connections to transit, and in the coming years, Metro will add more bike parking at transit locations.
Follow the directions on our Lost and Found page. If the bike is found it will be tagged and you’ll get a case number with instructions on where and how to pick it up. Bikes will be held for 10 days. Once you have a case number, you may authorize someone else to make the pickup for you. Remember that Metro is not responsible for your property.
First, contact our Lost and Found to see if it’s been found.
Also, register your bike on BikeIndex.org, file a police report in the city where you think the theft occurred, check re-sale shops and sites like Goodwill, Craigslist or OfferUp, and post on Twitter, neighborhood blogs and other sites where neighbors and police may be able to keep an eye open for your bike. Remember that Metro is not responsible for your property.
The policy for scooters inside the bus is the same as the policy for bikes: only those that can be folded are permitted. Folding bicycles and folding scooters are allowed on the bus, provided they can be safely stowed out of the aisle. The customer must ensure that wheels and other frame extrusions such as pedals are stored in one compact form and do not pose a danger to customers.
In any case, the bus driver’s judgment prevails if the bus is crowded or if the item is causing an issue of safety or discomfort to passengers.
As of June 22, 2019, the service to carry extra bikes on SR 520 out-of-service buses had to end because the Montlake freeway stops on SR 520 (eastbound and westbound) closed permanently for long-term WSDOT construction.
When construction finishes in several years, new transit stops will be located on a future Montlake lid over the freeway. If you travel SR 520 on Metro or Sound Transit buses—with or without a bike—please check Trip Planner in this area.
Learn more about SR 520 Montlake construction
Bike rack FAQ
The bus bike racks fit standard adult bikes. Read the size and weight limits for bikes.
No. The e-assist bike share bikes exceed the rack’s weight limit of 55 pounds per rack position. Please find another bike share bike at the end of your transit trip and save the rack spaces for personal bikes.
Park it in a bike locker or bike cage at a transit facility if you don't need to ride it at the other end of your transit trip.
The hook needs to be able to sit over the top of the wheel, close to the frame. If your basket or rack would prevent that secure position, you may not be able to use the rack. You don’t want your bike to fall off!
There are several models of racks, but all work in a similar way. Look for the label on an available slot showing which direction to face your front wheel—toward the curb or toward the street. Then set your bike in the slot. Pull the support arm straight out and up over the top of the wheel with the hook resting on your wheel or fender as close to the frame as possible.
Stand on the curb and face your front wheel toward the curb. Lift your bike and roll the back wheel into the track. Release the support arm and extend it over the front wheel, setting it at the top of the wheel next to the frame.
See how to use the middle slot of the bike rack
If the hook on the middle slot faces the street, stand in the street at the centerline of the bus. Do not stand in the line of moving traffic. Lift your bike at a 90 degree angle to the front of the bus with the back wheel toward the bus. Swing the back wheel past the first bike and set the back wheel in the slot without the hook. Set the front wheel near the hook. Pull out the hook and extend the support arm over the front wheel.
The slot farthest from the bus gives the driver the best view of the rack in use. The driver knows to leave extra space between the bus and a vehicle ahead of it. The outside space is also the easiest access for the bike rider.
If you don't need your bike at the end of your transit trip, consider parking it at your transit stop instead of traveling with it.
安全自行车停放常见问题解答
如果您所在的地点没有按需储物柜，您可以发送邮件至 metrobikes@kingcounty.gov，申请在该地点增设储物柜。
目前暂不支持预约功能，但您可以通过 BikeLink™ 地图查看实时更新的空位情况（点击地点即可弹出该站点的状态窗口）。目前，已安装储物柜的地点均有足够的储物柜可供使用。
几乎所有储物柜都无法容纳超大尺寸的自行车。储物柜仅用于存放标准成人自行车及部分装备（如头盔、骑行服、鞋子和自行车工具）。
由于内部采用斜向隔板设计，储物柜内部呈楔形。尺寸约为：长 75 英寸、宽 26 英寸、柜门处高 46 英寸，后端逐渐收窄至约 5 英寸（建议将车把朝向柜门方向停放）。
注意: U-District 站的储物柜为嵌入式全尺寸长方形储物柜，分别位于 Brooklyn Ave NE 和 NE 43rd St 两个入口处。UW Husky Stadium 站下层也设有全尺寸长方形储物柜。 Link 2 号线的轻轨站配备更大型的长方形储物柜，内部尺寸约为 84 英寸 × 34英寸。
您可以存放一辆标准成人自行车及部分装备，例如头盔、自行车工具、骑行服和鞋子。储物柜内没有底板，因此您的其他物品将直接放在地上，除非您将其挂在自行车上。
Metro 曾评估过安装自行车停放笼，但认为这些设施并不适合我们的站点。Sound Transit 目前已在多个地点设置自行车停放笼，未来几年内即将启用的部分 Link 轻轨站也已规划增设更多停放笼。
请发送电子邮件至 metrobikes@kingcounty.gov，向 Metro 提出建议。我们会综合考虑该地点的需求、成本及场地空间等因素。
我们的选址决策会综合考虑多个因素。这些因素之间往往存在权衡取舍，因此我们会尽最大努力做出最佳安排！
- 当前是否缺乏安全的自行车停放设施
- 汽车停车位是否过于拥挤
- 是否方便骑自行车抵达
- 公交车上携带自行车需求是否高
- 公共交通使用量
- 系统整体地理分布
- 场地所有权及可用空间
- 可用资金情况
公平性是我们所有决策的核心原则。我们支持骑行作为一种经济实惠的出行方式，并与公共交通结合，让人们能够在更多地点、更灵活的时间到达目的地。
按需使用的自行车储物柜费用低廉，无需长期承诺，用户可在任意地点停放自行车。
Metro 与 Sound Transit 携手合作，正共同扩大储物柜覆盖范围，使其比以往更加便利，惠及更多人群。
Metro 鼓励民众骑行或步行前往公共交通设施。每个停车换乘站（ park‑and‑ride）和交通中心均免费提供开放式自行车架。由于这些停放架不具备上锁，请自备车锁以确保自行车的安全。
自行车储物柜为每辆自行车提供独立、安全的存放空间，采用灵活实惠的按使用付费方式，每小时仅需 5¢。无需长期承诺，既灵活又便于更多用户使用。