Posts tagged Bikes On Trains
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BART pilot will test bikes on rush hour trains
WMATA’s counterpart in the San Francisco Bay Area, BART, currently restricts bikes on their trains during rush hours. But they’ve decided to pilot letting cyclists bring their bikes on trains during the peak period. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Test the status quo
More school, more tests; Ban the bike ban?; Cap on money orders moves; Parking and bus get more expensive; Reporter finds money for DC; Earthquake damaged buildings reopen; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All liquored up
Virtual liquor license moratorium; MoCo liquor stores to open Sundays; How not to set a good example; Jefferson High struggles with diversity; Clarendon Trader Joe’s nearing lease; Baltimore codifies bike rights; More escalator problems uncovered; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask Metro: Broken PIDs, bus fareboxes, and bikes
As Metro’s infrastructure continues to age, broken elements have become a fact of life for riders. We asked Metro about a few of the issues cropping up from maintenance headaches. Many riders have noticed that the PIDs (the signs showing train arrivals) are increasingly out of sync with trains, often showing “BRD” for a few minutes after a train leaves, or… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Hot and bothered
Very bad day for vertical transport; Golfers irate at pro-bicycle management; You can’t air condition the outdoors; It was better before?; Bikes less limited on Capitol Limited; In Arlington, now; Tourist pedestrian child dies; Road projects on hold. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Boxes big and small
DC getting in on big boxes; Metro improving safety; Reagan’s actions affect Reagan today; Does DC need to up its game?; Why don’t Amtrak and bikes mix?; Did you steal our trail counter?; Hit and run and get away; Fix the water, here’s no money. Keep reading…
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Metro needn’t ban bikes all day on the 4th
As usual, bikes will be banned on Metrorail all day on the Fourth of July. As usual, it will be a totally unnecessary, and even counterproductive, precaution except around the fireworks. Metro’s policy is: Bicycles are not permitted on Metrorail on July 4th or other special events or holidays when large crowds use the system. Large crowds, huh? Last year 631,206… Keep reading…
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Bike to work tomorrow, tour DC and Arlington this weekend
Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. Bike to work! I won’t, since I’d probably take a nasty spill trying to bike down the stairs from my bedroom to my office (plus the handlebars and pedals would scuff up the walls), but I recommend it for the rest of you. There are pit stops offering food, speeches, and more all across the region. Convoys will gather in a number of places and… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Ending the year, beginning construction
MARC explains why not; Top ten for transit; Killed in Columbia Heights, injured in Rockville; Great Streets construction; Free speech on the Metrobus; Metro and the federal government, together forever; Tax abatements for Donatelli. Keep reading…
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MARC should (and must) allow bikes
Maryland’s MARC commuter rail system is one of only two in the nation with a blanket ban on non-folding bicycles. The only other commuter rail line with a total bike ban is the South Shore Line between South Bend, Indiana and Chicago operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. The Maryland Transit Administration, which operates MARC, cites safety… Keep reading…