craig austin
Before this turns into 200 emails from OBRA members to other OBRA members,
maybe this comment should be directed toward Tri-Met, and not David, who's
merely stating that for those people who want to stash a bike at a station,
things are looking up.
Craig
2009/3/9 eric aldinger
> That does not really fix the problem of not enough room for bikes on
> TriMet. I never ride to a Max stop with the expectation I will not want to
> ride at the next stop.
>
> 2009/3/9 David Hart
>
>> http://www.kptv.com/traffic/18889128/detail.html
>>
>> TriMet officials said they plan to use $1 million of the federal stimulus
>> money to upgrade 100 bike lockers and build a parking garage that will house
>> 250 bicycles.
>>
>> The $1 million project will increase secure bike parking by 65 percent
>> over the current 380 lockers, officials said.
>>
>> Officials said Monday that because of growth in the number of people using
>> bicycles, there has become limited space on the transit system to bring the
>> bicycles on, especially during rush hours.
>>
>> The new bike parking would allow riders to store their bicycles when they
>> got to a transit center rather than bringing them on board, TriMet officials
>> said. [image: sponsor]
>>
>> Each MAX train has space for four bikes, or eight per two-car train, and
>> buses have space for two bikes on the outside rack. Even if TriMet doubled
>> the bike capacity on its MAX trains, it would never meet the demand,
>> officials said.
>>
>> More riders are using bikes to get to transit, and with limited options
>> for bringing bikes on board, having more secure bike parking facilities
>> helps to make the bike, transit connection work, TriMet General Manager
>> Fred Hansen said.
>>
>> The proposal would increase bike storage at several transit locations:
>>
>> - Secure bike parking for 250 bikes at the Beaverton and Sunset
>> transit centers, where morning trains are crowded and demand for bike
>> parking has far outstripped the current facilities, officials said.
>>
>> - Replacement of 100 older bike lockers outside the Central BusinessDistrict. Some of these replacements will test electronic lockers, which
>> allow multiple riders to use them on any given day, according to TriMet
>> officials.
>>
>> TriMet is also applying for $1.7 million in Oregon Department of
>> Transportation stimulus funds to build another five bike Park & Ride
>> facilities, including an indoor facility at Tigard. The five facilities
>> would provide a total of parking for 525 bicycles at five locations:
>>
>> - Barbur Transit Center
>> - Gateway/NE 99th Ave Transit Center
>> - Hollywood/NE 42nd Ave Transit Center
>> - Tigard Transit Center
>> - Orenco/NW 231st Avenue MAX Station
>>
>>
>>
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>> david hart
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