Metro's Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Planning Study will identify strategies for encouraging more people to walk and ride their bicycle to and from Metrorail stations. The study will result in recommendations for a range of physical infrastructure improvements such as more and better bicycle parking facilities, better wayfinding and signage to and from stations, and better connections to nearby trails and on-road bicycle lanes. It will also identify and present recommendations for addressing major physical barriers to walking and bicycling to stations.

The study will include recommendations for programmatic improvements, for example by identifying communications and marketing strategies for encouraging multi-modal trips. It will include a phased implementation plan that prioritizes recommendations with the greatest potential to increase the walking and bicycling mode share. It will highlight best practices from other transit systems throughout the country, while also identifying strategies and venues for enhanced coordination between Metro and other stakeholders such as counties and cities in the region, federal government agencies, and private-sector businesses.