It looks like San Francisco Bike Coalition is taking steps to endorse this campaign further. The organization and professionalism is impressive.
The current delicateness of economic stability is herding communities in comradery. One cyclist took it upon himself to make his voice heard and seen, by writing a letter to the editor of the Palo Alto Daily. on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 regarding an article on increasing Caltrain’s bike capacity:
“It’s very important to me as an avid cyclist-commuter that Caltrain plans to increase onboard bike capacity. The ability to ride my bike to and from the train means a lot to me, and shows a commitment by Caltrain to care about us as healthy humans, and shows care for the environment.
I take my bike on board Caltrain for two reasons: One, I love to ride my bike (over driving, walking, skateboarding, rollerblading, to work); and two, I don’t have much choice. I need to take my bike on board because I need it to also ride to work. Having bike parking at stations means absolutely nothing to me, personally. I need to have my bike with me throughout the day, to run errands, ride to lunch, etc. Leaving it locked up far away really does me no good. And it’s just a faster, healthier way to get around. I’m sure we can all appreciate that.
It really seems logical and practical to increase bike capacity to 80 bikes per train. The impact of trade-off seems completely worth it to all riders. Furthermore, as ridership increases due to more and more cyclists consistently getting on board, Caltrain will see increased
revenue, alongside a reduction in traffic congestion and pollution. Hopefully we all can come to a solution that we are all happy with… for Caltrain, for all the ridership, and for the planet.
Fabian Falconett
San Mateo”
