Comments on: Bike Commute Options During the BART Strike

By: Jeff McKnight

Jeff McKnight — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:46:08 +0000

Regarding the Caltrans Bike Shuttle between Macarthur BART and the Transbay Terminal, I received an email from a Caltrans rep earlier today (Su 8/16, 3:30pm PDT) which seems to indicate that there will be two bike shuttle vans instead of one for each bridge run, with the schedule and pickup locations remaining the same as usual. I hope this pans out like it sounds.

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Actual response from Caltrans:
“I think it will be at the same time, but I’ll let you know if I’m wrong.
Same stops. This is to handle extra capacity in the event of a BART strike
and will be temporary at this point.”
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By: Jeff McKnight

Jeff McKnight — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:21:24 +0000

Seems like the rumors of an extra bike shuttle van are true. From the Caltrans “BART Strike Assistance” page:

“Caltrans offers a shuttle service between the MacArthur BART station in Oakland and the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco. Caltrans will add a second bike shuttle during the commute periods.”

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/bartstrike.htm

By: Jeff McKnight

Jeff McKnight — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:04:34 +0000

Interesting Bike Shuttle comment by “danny” after “BART Strike Likely To Overwhelm Other Transit Agencies” article:

“The driver on the $1 Caltrans bike shuttle this morning said they would be running an extra van on Monday, essentially doubling capacity.”

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/08/13/bart-strike-likely-to-overwhelm-other-transit-agencies/#comment-25651

Any additional info (official confirmation, updated schedule, links, etc) would be awesome.

By: ZA

ZA — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:49:32 +0000

@ Ms. Bike and All East Bay Commuters:

http://www.ebbc.org/?q=node/3801

By: ZA

ZA — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:48:01 +0000

@ Ms. Bike

The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is setting up bike valet parking at:

Fruitvale BART and Embarcadero

to support cyclists to get to buses and ferries (doubled service from Alameda and Oakland) who don’t have to then bring their bikes on board (more transit riders can be squeezed aboard).

By: ms. bike

ms. bike — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:56:55 +0000

Those of us in the East Bay unfortunately do not have the option/alternative of riding to our SF destinations (with or without the company of others) like our city-counterparts. Choosing to bring our bikes on board transit will surely just put us in the back of the line of some of the worst congestion the Bay Area’s ever seen.

I would love to see and participate in a Critical Mass-style ride across the bridge–with the expected amount of gridlocked motorized vehicle traffic (and some careful lane-sharing), it may be the only time bicyclists can safely ride the entire length of the bridge.

By: mm1

mm1 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:59:45 +0000

Open the tunnel for temporary bike traffic. Lay steel plates over the tracks in both directions. Light it up and ensure adequate ventilation. If BART workers don’t want to drive trains, then the owners of the tunnel, the taxpayers, shall continue to use it as they see fit.

By: ZA

ZA — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:38:02 +0000

@ Nick – I’d like to offer you a Commuter Convoy option myself, but there’s no way to delete any entry on Streetsblog that I know of. If you’re in SF, I’ll make a public entry later to see if I can form up another cluster of riders.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:43:03 +0000

Looks like SF Bike will have group rides going downtown at 8:30AM from Balboa Park, Glen Park, and 24th St Stations.

I rode with them awhile back and it was so much safer and pleasant than riding by yourself. Wish it were along my route…