Comments on: Caltrain to Update Its Plan to Increase Bike Capacity http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: murphstahoe http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-4254 murphstahoe Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:42:29 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-4254 In other news... http://295bus.blogspot.com/2009/03/crude-but-effective.html In other news…

http://295bus.blogspot.com/2009/03/crude-but-effective.html

]]> By: murphstahoe http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-4253 murphstahoe Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:41:19 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-4253 No. The racks on the Bombs are taller. They aren't in front of emergency windows. The issue isn't so much with the first bike next to the rack but the fourth bike on the rack. The bungees are hard to secure snugly because the bungee is now coming from under the top tubes of the other three bikes. No. The racks on the Bombs are taller. They aren’t in front of emergency windows.

The issue isn’t so much with the first bike next to the rack but the fourth bike on the rack. The bungees are hard to secure snugly because the bungee is now coming from under the top tubes of the other three bikes.

]]> By: Bruce Lundquist http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-4248 Bruce Lundquist Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:27:36 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-4248 The shorty racks aren't so bad--aren't they the same as on the Bombadier cars? If you bungee snugly your bike should be stable. I think effort would be better spent getting 2 bike cars on EVERY commute-time Bombadier train. The shorty racks aren’t so bad–aren’t they the same as on the Bombadier cars? If you bungee snugly your bike should be stable.
I think effort would be better spent getting 2 bike cars on EVERY commute-time Bombadier train.

]]> By: murphstahoe http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-4083 murphstahoe Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:43:23 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-4083 For those not on the mailing list... Trial Shorty Racks Caltrain installed trial shorty racks in one gallery bike car, but these racks don't work, because bikes lean too much into the aisle and can get damaged. Caltrain said the shorty racks are to keep the emergency window exits clear, so we contacted the Federal Railroad Administration to get the low down on the regulations. We learned that only two emergency window exits are required in each half of the main level. Right now there are four in each half. Given that there are only eight seats remaining in the bike car, two emergency window exits makes more sense than four anyway. We've asked Caltrain to replace the shorty racks with full-size racks. In case you've not seen those shorty racks, Streetsblog ran a story with a photo: For those not on the mailing list…

Trial Shorty Racks
Caltrain installed trial shorty racks in one gallery bike car, but these
racks don’t work, because bikes lean too much into the aisle and can get
damaged. Caltrain said the shorty racks are to keep the emergency window
exits clear, so we contacted the Federal Railroad Administration to get
the low down on the regulations. We learned that only two emergency window
exits are required in each half of the main level. Right now there are
four in each half. Given that there are only eight seats remaining in the
bike car, two emergency window exits makes more sense than four anyway.
We’ve asked Caltrain to replace the shorty racks with full-size racks. In
case you’ve not seen those shorty racks, Streetsblog ran a story with a
photo:

]]> By: g http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 g Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:45:23 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-3995 What happened to the bike rules on the window? What happened to the bike rules on the window?

]]> By: murphstahoe http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-3976 murphstahoe Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:39:17 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-3976 Someone sent me a photo - Fritz actually found the White Whale. I made a very clear point at the meeting this AM that I was very frustrated that Caltrain made no effort of outreach on the new rack, and that I had never seen it but "I heard that it sucks" Someone sent me a photo – Fritz actually found the White Whale. I made a very clear point at the meeting this AM that I was very frustrated that Caltrain made no effort of outreach on the new rack, and that I had never seen it but “I heard that it sucks”

]]> By: bikeculturetheory http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/03/04/caltrain-to-update-its-plan-to-increase-bike-capacity/comment-page-1/#comment-3970 bikeculturetheory Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:52:44 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1670#comment-3970 murph, fritz, did shirley beat both of you to the punch??? murph, fritz, did shirley beat both of you to the punch???

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