Comments on: Bikes on a train! Also, sharrows and LUCE http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/comment-page-1/#comment-301016 Siel Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:22:20 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/01/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/#comment-301016 Thanks Alex -- Will look forward to reading more. For someone who lives here, I'm really not v. familiar with the bike route/lane network in Santa Monica as a whole and appreciate advice as to what we should be advocating for, big picture-wise. Mostly everything I need I can get to by riding down California or Arizona.... emily -- I still haven't done the whole bike on the bus rack thing. Current excuse: Bike's heavy, I'm weak.... Thanks Alex — Will look forward to reading more. For someone who lives here, I’m really not v. familiar with the bike route/lane network in Santa Monica as a whole and appreciate advice as to what we should be advocating for, big picture-wise. Mostly everything I need I can get to by riding down California or Arizona….

emily — I still haven’t done the whole bike on the bus rack thing. Current excuse: Bike’s heavy, I’m weak….

]]> By: emily http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/comment-page-1/#comment-300988 emily Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:54:40 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/01/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/#comment-300988 ahhhh, bringing bikes on public transportation is always an adventure, isn't it? i've had so many run ins but want to relive 2 of them right now. first, i rode on a bus for only 35 miles but was trembling in fear and watching my bike the entire time, not that i'd be able to do anything if it happened to bounce off the hook (!!) that it was hanging on, on the outside of the bus! one of the scarier hours of my life. (oh vermont) then, about a month ago i took a bus from denver to boulder and was hysterically laughing because i was the only one on the bus without a bike! without a fixed gear bike at that. i felt so uncool. i did have 2 oversized duffles though! here's to getting better public transport, and im hoping by my train to detroit in september will result in a safe arrival for both me and my bike!! ahhhh, bringing bikes on public transportation is always an adventure, isn’t it? i’ve had so many run ins but want to relive 2 of them right now.

first, i rode on a bus for only 35 miles but was trembling in fear and watching my bike the entire time, not that i’d be able to do anything if it happened to bounce off the hook (!!) that it was hanging on, on the outside of the bus! one of the scarier hours of my life. (oh vermont)

then, about a month ago i took a bus from denver to boulder and was hysterically laughing because i was the only one on the bus without a bike! without a fixed gear bike at that. i felt so uncool. i did have 2 oversized duffles though!

here’s to getting better public transport, and im hoping by my train to detroit in september will result in a safe arrival for both me and my bike!!

]]> By: browne http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/comment-page-1/#comment-300985 browne Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:49:11 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/01/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/#comment-300985 I'm not seeing where taking away train cars or taking away the ability to enforce the ban on bikes during rush hour as even sort of fair. Nowhere in the world can bikes be on the train during rushhour and the cars are getting more crowded. I think METRO should add more cars if they want to discuss this. I think METRO should add more busses if they want to discusss this. I think METRO should add more bike parking. METRO would love to do this because it would be great for METRO because it means they can look like the good guy, when they've done essentially nothing at all. Take some seats from people who need them, because cyclist want some room, nope. Not ok. Browne I’m not seeing where taking away train cars or taking away the ability to enforce the ban on bikes during rush hour as even sort of fair.

Nowhere in the world can bikes be on the train during rushhour and the cars are getting more crowded.

I think METRO should add more cars if they want to discuss this. I think METRO should add more busses if they want to discusss this. I think METRO should add more bike parking. METRO would love to do this because it would be great for METRO because it means they can look like the good guy, when they’ve done essentially nothing at all.

Take some seats from people who need them, because cyclist want some room, nope. Not ok.

Browne

]]> By: Alex Thompson http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/comment-page-1/#comment-300864 Alex Thompson Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:42:29 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/01/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/#comment-300864 Alex has been, and will be, more specific. However, "voice your general support of the LUCE Bike Policy Recommendations" is a specific request, ambiguous as it may sound. Alex has been, and will be, more specific. However, “voice your general support of the LUCE Bike Policy Recommendations” is a specific request, ambiguous as it may sound.

]]> By: Brian http://greenlagirl.com/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/comment-page-1/#comment-300679 Brian Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:07:29 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2008/07/01/bikes-on-a-train-also-sharrows-and-luce/#comment-300679 I didn't know they were called "sharrows," but we actually have those in downtown Corona of all places. They don't seem to detour motorists from honking at me for being on the street, though... I didn’t know they were called “sharrows,” but we actually have those in downtown Corona of all places. They don’t seem to detour motorists from honking at me for being on the street, though…

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