Fwd: [SVBC SMC Committee] Fwd: NEWS: Caltrain Launches Pilot Program to Speed Boarding Process

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John Murphy

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Apr 12, 2018, 1:39:05 AM4/12/18
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Holy crap.

My first Caltrain ride was 20 years ago, and I figured this out within a couple months. Maybe there is hope for humanity that Caltrain is pulling head from arse

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Subject: [SVBC SMC Committee] Fwd: NEWS: Caltrain Launches Pilot Program to Speed Boarding Process
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:18:17 -0700

ATTENTION: Caltrain is launching a pilot "bikes board first" program at select stations: Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Redwood City. See the press release below for more information. This pilot program will start April 16 and last for five weeks. Since those stations have a high number of bike boardings, it is hoped that this pilot will help to speed boarding times and make a faster and more efficient commute for all Caltrain passengers. Feel free to contact me directly to let me know what you think of this pilot program. Thanks!


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Date: Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 11:24 AM
Subject: NEWS: Caltrain Launches Pilot Program to Speed Boarding Process
To: "Lieberman, Dan" <Liebe...@samtrans.com>



LOGO_Caltrain_150px NEWS

April 11, 2018

Media Contact: Dan Lieberman, 650.508.6385

Caltrain Launches Pilot Program to Speed Boarding Process

On Monday, April 16, Caltrain will launch a five week pilot program that hopes to make boarding go faster and more smoothly.

 

Titled “Bikes Board First,” the project aims to do exactly that; allow bicyclists to board bike cars first at the Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City stations. Caltrain staff will be on hand at those stations to enforce the policy, which would prevent bicyclists from having to navigate through a crowd of riders blocking the entrance. These boardings will be timed and compared to the standard boarding process to determine if this new approach could make overall Caltrain service more efficient.

 

Caltrain staff has found that 66 percent of delays result from issues with passengers, with a substantial amount of which pertaining to bikes boarding. In December 2017, issues related to bike boarding resulted in 1,352 minutes of delays. If successful, this program could increase on-time performance and increase the efficiency of service throughout the system.

 

The findings of this pilot, which was crafted with input from the Caltrain Bicycle Advisory Committee and bicycle advocacy groups, will be presented at the May meeting of the BAC. BAC Chair Dan Provence is optimistic about the pilot, stating “Caltrain carries 6,000 people with bikes every weekday. A system that allows for faster and easier bike boarding will greatly benefit everyone who rides Caltrain, which in turn benefits every commuter on the Peninsula.”

 

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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides commuter rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. Caltrain enjoyed more than five years of consecutive monthly ridership increases, surpassing more than 65,000 average weekday riders. While the Joint Powers Board assumed operating responsibilities for the service in 1992, the railroad celebrated 150 years of continuous passenger service in 2014. Planning for the next 150 years of Peninsula rail service, Caltrain is on pace to electrify the system, reduce diesel emissions by 97 percent by 2040 and add more service to more stations.

 

Like us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/caltrain and follow us on Twitter @Caltrain

 

Free translation assistance is available. Para traducción llama al 1.800.660.4287; 如需翻譯,請電 1.800.660.4287.

 




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Emma Shlaes
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
96 N. Third Street, Suite 375
PO Box 1927
San Jose, CA  95109



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Dave Blizard

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Apr 12, 2018, 2:12:27 AM4/12/18
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"Caltrain staff has found that 66 percent of delays result from issues with passengers, with a substantial amount of which pertaining to bikes boarding."

We can put a Tesla in space but now is the time to board bikes on the bike cars and people on the people cars.

I say yippee to progress!!


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