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Although the ban of bicycles on a handful of rush hour Metro trains is not strictly enforced, the rule is still on the books. After threatening to enforce the rule, officials changed their tune and most recently, the transit agency "piloted a program of taking out seats to make more space for bikes on trains," reported Damien Newton at Streetsblog. "The first step in the public process to end the ban will be a pair of meetings this Thursday in Metro Headquarters at noon and 6 P.M. The meetings will be held at the Board Overflow Room on the Third Floor across from the cafeteria." For more details on the public meetings, head over to this flyer (.pdf).
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Thanks Zach Behrens, this is actually an important issue. They had an awesome idea to suggest signage and official "bike areas" on the train.
Oh, for the visually oriented, here's a maplink to MTA Headquarters.
This may be the change that finally gets me to use the metro to get to/from work.
Bravo! Bikes make the train actually useful for people who don't aren't lucky enough to live close to a station.
Now if they would only make the next logical move and make the trains run till 3 a.m. Apparently getting more drunk drivers off the road and saving lives isn't a priority.
I agree that would be the most awesomist idea in the world!
There's a ban on this? I put my bike on the train every morning and afternoon during rush hour, lol.
This is a nice improvement. I've seen the new Phoenix Light Rail has bike racks aboard the trains. Is there any progress on extending service past midnight? that seems to be my biggest issue. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to go to Pasadena or Downtown via the Metro but haven't because of the 12AM stop time.
They had a pilot project where they did this on the weekends during the holiday season. It was freaking *awesome*(the whole train was like an after hours party caravan).
I think it's totally the kind of thing that's rip for a petition or budget/bond initiative type of thing. (Can anyone say 5 cent tax on bar drinks to fund it?) ; ]