Bikes On Board - CalTrain February 1 2018 Meeting

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Hello Bicycle Riders and Friends,

In response to public pressure, Caltrain staff have finally agreed to review electrified car design at the next Joint Powers Board (Caltrain board) meeting.

We need to pack the room to get more bike capacity and stop a layout that promotes bike theft!

When: 10:00 AM, Thursday, February 1

Where: 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos

Here's the agenda.

We'll be speaking at agenda item 8: Report of the Executive Director.

We'll have "More Bikes, No Bumps" stickers to identify you as a supporter.

If you can't attend the meeting, please click here to email the Caltrain board

and copy all the right folks. It takes many voices to make Caltrain act - please add yours!Suggested talking points:

• Thank Caltrain for applying for funding to run eight car (instead of six-car) electrified trains in a mixed electric/diesel fleet in 2022
• Express concern about electrified car layout because (1) no seats within view of bikes encourages bike theft, and (2) it's unsafe to block emergency exit windows with stacked bikes
• Explain that cameras will not stop bike theft
• Request that eight-car electrified trains hold 96 bikes per train with seats near bikes and seats next to emergency exit windows
• Request that seven-car diesel trains have four bike cars or 96 bikes per train
• Explain how 96 bikes per train will benefit the community - more people biking, less pollution, less traffic congestion, etc.
• Include your city of residence after your name

Report all bicycle bumps

Please report all bicycle bumps using Caltrain’s bicycle bump report form, which automatically sends a tweet on Twitter. Reporting bumps is critical to show Caltrain that more bike space is needed now and on future electrified trains.

Media Coverage

Many letters to the editor have been published about bikes on Caltrain, highlighting the importance of this issue to the wider community. Kudos to the authors!

Thank you for your support!

More bikes, no bumps,

Shirley Johnson

BIKES ON Board Project

Contact us at bikesonboard@sonic.net

Thank you for supporting bikes on board Caltrain.

Our mailing address is:Bikes on Board 4th & King
San Francisco, CA 94107

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