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Bikes on Board
We heard from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition today that at the November 6th of the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, there was still no word on increased capacity for bicycles on Caltrain.
Coincidentally, on the very day of the recent PCJPB meeting, we were very nearly bumped from the 5:46 pm northbound bullet at Menlo Park -- in spite of having a folding bike, there was no room for us in the bicycle car, so we sought refuge with four other folders in the (gasp!) luggage car, as four or five forlorn cyclists were left on the platform.
The Powers have told us that they don't want to remove seats to make room for bikes, but there were certainly plenty of available seats on our train. In fact, the SFBC has been collecting images of full bike cars and empty passenger seats for some time now, even though the Department of Homeland Security would like you to "Report any persons showing uncommon interest in critical infrastructure/key resource facilities, networks, or systems (e.g. photographing or videotaping assets)."
Details on Caltrain's 2008 Progress Report after the jump.
We had the pleasure of attending the October meeting of the PCJPB, where we were served tasty Mother's frosted oatmeal cookies, perhaps the last of their kind. We were also treated to a firm statement that small increases in capacity and minor changes in boarding procedure would be implemented soon, but there was no mention of implementation in the Caltrain 2008 Progress Report, released on November 6th. As the report tells us,
Since 1992, when Caltrain first made room for bicycles on its trains, the program has grown to the point where nearly 2,400 customers bring their bikes onboard Caltrain each weekday. The program has been so successful that bike capacity on Caltrain during peak hours has reached a straining point. Caltrain is working hard to stretch its limited resources to accommodate passengers with bikes.
The full report is available here as a PDF.