June 6th 2019 - Bikes-on-Board

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Hello Bicycle Commuters and Supporters,

June 6 is our last chance! The Caltrain Board will vote on final configuration for bike cars on electric trains on June 6. Caltrain staff's recommendation is prone to bike theft and has less bike capacity than trains today. Take action now because the board's decision will be with us for decades.

Get the word out by downloading and printing this quarter-page flyer to hand out on trains.

Attend the Caltrain Board meeting on June 6

We need to show up in droves to get the board to override staff's faulty recommendation. Bring friends, too!

Time: 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 6

Place: 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos

Find the agenda here - see agenda item 11

Email Caltrain

Click here to email the Caltrain board and copy all the right folks. Suggested talking points:

• Ask the board to direct staff to provide additional options for consideration to solve the layout problem, not rubber stamp staff's faulty recommendation
• Explain that bike cars need at least half as many seats as bike spaces within view of bikes to match today's trains; any fewer will make bike theft even worse
• Insist that the board keeps its promise of the 8:1 ratio of seats-to-bike-spaces, that is, 84 bike spaces per seven-car electric train
• Share why bringing your bike on board is important to you
• Include your city of residence with your signature

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Robert Riechel

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