Comments on: What Caltrain should do for bike parking http://www.greencaltrain.com/2008/06/what-caltrain-should-do-for-bike-parking/ BayRail Alliance Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Caltrain: More bike parking - Cult of the Bicycle http://www.greencaltrain.com/2008/06/what-caltrain-should-do-for-bike-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Caltrain: More bike parking - Cult of the Bicycle Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:05:16 +0000 http://greencaltrain.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-14 [...] they plan to present include bike sharing and a folding bike subsidy. Caltrain bike pain elsewhere:Green Caltrain: "The Bicycle Master Plan, unfortunately, will be a big disappointment for some bicyclists who [...] [...] they plan to present include bike sharing and a folding bike subsidy. Caltrain bike pain elsewhere:Green Caltrain: "The Bicycle Master Plan, unfortunately, will be a big disappointment for some bicyclists who [...]

]]> By: Evans http://www.greencaltrain.com/2008/06/what-caltrain-should-do-for-bike-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Evans Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:12:24 +0000 http://greencaltrain.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-13 First, myself is not opponent for bike on board. I believe that some of bike capacity issue can be improved by thier time table. You stated that "I would not have to wait for the bus and I would not be at risk for missing my train because of a late bus." If Caltrain have express train every 15minutes in peak hour, late bus will not be a big problem. Current Caltrain schedule, for example evening NB from San Jose, depart each 05, 25, 29, 39, 45. There are 5 train/h but sometimes you need to wait more than 20 minutes. Train spacing is not constant and each train have different stop pattern. "Baby Bullet SJ to SF within hour" is great. However, I prefer "Express train depart every 15min but SF-SJ takes 65 minutes". Every 15min (4 train/h) seems to difficult because Caltrain runs 4 out of 5 train runs as express. If express train runs every 15 minuts, do you still need bicycle? First, myself is not opponent for bike on board.

I believe that some of bike capacity issue can be improved by thier time table. You stated that “I would not have to wait for the bus and I would not be at risk for missing my train because of a late bus.” If Caltrain have express train every 15minutes in peak hour, late bus will not be a big problem.

Current Caltrain schedule, for example evening NB from San Jose, depart each 05, 25, 29, 39, 45. There are 5 train/h but sometimes you need to wait more than 20 minutes. Train spacing is not constant and each train have different stop pattern.

“Baby Bullet SJ to SF within hour” is great. However, I prefer “Express train depart every 15min but SF-SJ takes 65 minutes”. Every 15min (4 train/h) seems to difficult because Caltrain runs 4 out of 5 train runs as express.

If express train runs every 15 minuts, do you still need bicycle?

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