Your city buses with bike racks?

[Atlas]

A few of the lines and buses here in Ames have them, though I haven't used them. They do give me some peace of mind though, if I ever flatted on the way to work I could just get on the bus with my bike and fix it later.

[Owlie]

Cleveland's buses have racks for two bikes. You can also take them on the train during off-peak hours.

[badgercat]

There is a 2-bike rack on every city bus in Tucson, AZ, and I never count on being able to use one because they're so often full!

[Catrin]

Every bus in Indianapolis has two bike racks up front and they get used!

[shootingstar]

Good to know all this. Any more locations?
There is something that North America DOES do better in terms of cycling infrastructure: that's bike racks on local buses.

Seriously. We were in some cycling-intensive European cities and there were hardly any or none. But then some of the cities use streetcars more heavily than buses. Still buses are used in their areas out in the 'burbs for some cities.

[Leigh66]

Went to Durham, NC (little over an hour from where I live) to a ballgame the other day, and saw the first bus I've ever seen with a bike rack on the front! I live in a small town that doesn't have buses. LOL I thought it was pretty cool!

[jessmarimba]

Think Richmond, VA has some buses with bike racks.

[Grog]

Good to know all this. Any more locations?
There is something that North America DOES do better in terms of cycling infrastructure: that's bike racks on local buses.

Seriously. We were in some cycling-intensive European cities and there were hardly any or none. But then some of the cities use streetcars more heavily than buses. Still buses are used in their areas out in the 'burbs for some cities.

I do like the bike racks on buses quite a bit as a concept... but as another poster mentioned, I never expect that I will be able to put my bike on one of them.

Just a wild guess, but I'd say that the distances are usually shorter in Europe (because of increased density), thus bi-modal commuting is much less of a necessity or of a demand made by commuters. Also, in a lot of cities where lanes are extremely narrow, I think it would be quite a bit more challenging to drive buses with a rack on!

[Groundhog]

There is a 2-bike rack on every city bus in Tucson, AZ, and I never count on being able to use one because they're so often full!

Seattle and suburbs are like that...they're often full.

I use the bus for part of my commute. I ride to the express bus flyer stop, put the bike on the front and then ride the remaining few blocks to my office. On the way home I reverse, but get off earlier and ride a longer distance home. My commute is 17 miles in very heavy traffic. The trail goes part-way but I could never commute if I had to ride the whole way. The bus makes it do-able.

DH and I are talking about riding our bikes to the bus, getting on the bus and going downtown, then getting on a ferry and going on a vacation tour...all without using a car!