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Hello Bicycle Commuters and Supporters,
A thousand people have signed the petition for more capacity on electrified Caltrain and seats within view of bikes to deter bicycle theft. Now it's time to take direct action because Caltrain is about to buy more rail cars!
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Action #1: Email Caltrain to Help Prevent Bike Theft on Electric Trains
Caltrain was awarded a grant to buy more rail cars to run longer electric trains. The Caltrain Board will vote on the new rail cars at its meeting on December 6. Now is our chance to get better bike-car layout!
Click here to email the Caltrain Board and copy all the right folks. Suggested talking points:
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- Thank Caltrain for planning to buy more rail cars to run longer electric trains.
- Explain that new rail cars provide an opportunity to redesign bike-car layout to put seats within view of bikes (Caltrain's current plan is no fixed seats within view of bikes).
- Tell Caltrain that seats within view of bikes will deter bicycle theft and help keep trains on time by reducing congestion in bike cars.
- Explain what you would do if you didn't ride Caltrain with your bike.
- Tell Caltrain that bike cars are maxed out today and we need 96 bike spaces per train to meet demand in 2022, when electrified service will begin.
Action #2: Attend the Caltrain Board Meeting on December 6
We are asking the board to approve purchase of the new rail cars only if the purchase is coupled with a new train layout with seats within view of bikes. We need you at the meeting to speak up!
When: 10:00 AM, Thursday, December 6
Where: 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, two blocks from the San Carlos train station
If you are able to make it, please reply to this email and we'll provide more information.
Media Attention Highlights Needed Improvements
- Streetsblog: Caltrain bike car easy pickins for thieves
- BIKES ONboard *new* web pages: SFBCmomentum.org/bob
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition: A better design for Caltrain bike cars
- Local newspapers have published over 40 letters to the editor from bike riders concerned about Caltrain capacity and poor bike-car layout. Thank you to the authors!
Report All Bicycle Bumps
Please report all bicycle bumps using Caltrain’s bicycle bump report form, which automatically sends a tweet @CaltrainBikes.
Please forward this email to other bike riders and anyone who cares about bicycle commuting. Thank you for your continued support!
More bikes, no bumps,
Shirley Johnson
BIKES ONboard Project
Contact us at bikesonboard@sonic.net
Website: SFBCmomentum.org/bob
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