August 2012 Bikes on BART pilot

For five Fridays in August 2012, BART will implement a pilot program lifting restrictions on bringing bikes aboard trains during commute hours. The goal is to test the impact on passengers and train operations of lifting the commute restrictions.

  1. Reminder, BART bike task force meeting tonight, 6 pm, at Bort Metro Center, 101 Eighth St., Oakland. Agenda (pdf): bit.ly/SibJTy
  2. Today is the last day of the commute period bike pilot -- take the survey to give your feedback at bart.gov/bikes
  3. Last friday of August commute time bikes on BART trial @ 19th St. Oakland BART Station instagr.am/p/O_yXuYrbEY/
  4. 5 bikes on rear half of last BART car from Oak to SF. All is peaceful. YES to bikes on BART. NO to blackouts. @EBBC http://pic.twitter.com/W7cyYLXE
  5. Being Judgy McJudgerson on @Bart tonight. Due to delays too crowded for bikes or backpacks & dude squeezes on at West Oak with both. #fail
  6. It's the 3rd of 5 Fridays for bike pilot. Around 3,000 comments so far - take the survey at bart.gov/bikes
  7. @sfbart @EBBC On Bart Train to SF from Fremont. Just passed West Oakland with another cyclist. Everything is great. http://pic.twitter.com/vj4BhpQ3
  8. Bikes during the Friday morning BART commute - not as awkward as you'd think.
  9. It's the 2nd of 5 bike pilot Fridays; if you ride BART today during the commute please take the survey: 1.usa.gov/MYMXXN
  10. This Friday, bikes are allowed on BART at all times! Be a rockstar. Don’t hold train doors, so @SFBART keeps running smoothly.
  11. was loving all the excitement about bikes on BART today. hope the pilot is successful!
  12. #BART bike pilot program begins. Riders can bring bikes on board during commute hours Fridays in August. @cbssf yfrog.com/kftentdlj
  13. I think the @511CC Twitter operator is a "Bill & Ted" fan: "Taking your bike on BART tomorrow? Be excellent to each other out there!"
  14. Interesting: bike usage down 25% at Berkeley Bike Station as more customers bring #bikesOnBART | bart.gov/bikes http://pic.twitter.com/IXruHtAM
  15. Hate to say it, but I'm not digging the four bikes blocking the exit on this BART train. I don't think this Bikes on BART Day is working.
  16. BART director Robert Raburn delivers a simple message for rush hour bike pilot: "Be Nice." http://pic.twitter.com/zVaujMwd
  17. From NYC to Chicago, experiences of other big cities offer lessons for BART bike pilot. 1.usa.gov/MQrZyN
  18. Help make the @SFBART bike pilot a success by following these simple rules! sfbike.org/bart http://pic.twitter.com/0qwZEB47
  19. Neat bart will allow bikes on fridays next mo. http://pic.twitter.com/ZK32aBS1
  20. So, chest-to-chest, packed like sardines at 5:30PM on Fridays.. And you guys want to add bikes in there too? Um. @SFBART

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