I use the Commuter Rail to get in and out of the city each day, but my job and house are out of walking distance so I need my bike to get by the three or so miles on each end. As it is I have to rush out of work and ride hard to make it in time to catch the 3:00 train home, which is the last one they'll let me take my bike on. Now I know that during rush hours the trains really do get pretty packed, but there are always rows of seats removed up by the toilet that could easily accomidate some bike hooks. It would be nice to not have to rush every day and have the choice of taking a 3:45 train instead of needing to wait till around 7ish.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:45 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tjvitolo@bu.edu">tjvitolo@bu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">MBTA leadership notwithstanding, keep in mind that operations and<br>capital are very different kettles of fish.<br>
<br>If the MBTA can provide simple, cheap, no/low maintenance improvements<br>for cyclists -- and those improvements result in increased ridership<br>particularly on off-peak hours -- than it's worth doing. Yes, that's<br>
an awfully big "if", but it costs very little to ask the question...<br><br><br> - Tommy<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>Quoting leepeters <<a href="mailto:leepeters@gis.net">leepeters@gis.net</a>>:<br><br>><br>> Thank you very much for sharing. I must say that the T needs to focus<br>> on the basics, such as not injuring people and providing increased<br>
> schedules first.<br>><br>> If asked whether lockers might be helpful, I can't help but point out<br>> the leaky station ceiling just above the stairs at several Orange Line<br>> stations.<br>><br>> The T leadership is a flaming joke and it reflects on our region.<br>
><br>><br>><br>><br>> ----- Original Message Follows -----<br>>> The MBTA are running a bike survey through the end of June. It seems<br>>> to focus on bike parking facilities and how they could improve<br>
>> ridership. The link to surveymonkey is on their homepage:<br>>> <a href="http://www.mbta.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mbta.com/</a><br>>><br>>> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4CwF0RUbjDV_2bsbiGCJ4HiQ_3d_3d" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4CwF0RUbjDV_2bsbiGCJ4HiQ_3d_3d</a><br>
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