[Editors: We'd like to welcome the Bike Train staff who'll be updating us on what's new with this unique service.]
The Bike Train has come along way since its inception as a idea in founder Justin Lafontaine's head. The Bike Train now works with 3 rail companies and has routes that criss-cross the province.
Tess Kalinowski of The Toronto Star claims that providing bike infrastructure through transit is expensive. GO Transit is putting in secured and sheltered parking throughout the system. The TTC is putting in bus bike racks on its entire fleet. The price comes out in the range of a couple thousand per spot. Tess gives some "shocking" numbers, but fails to put them in the context of the alternative - the cost of parking a bulky car:
Starting Saturday, April 25th, 2009, all GO Transit buses will be equipped with racks that can carry two bicycles. This means that you can take your bike with you on any GO bus at any time of day, without any additional cost.
Photo was taken on Christmas Day at Guildwood GO station. Looks like the staff at GO Transit decided to give cyclists a much appreciated present.
At a press conference this morning in Hamilton, GO Transit announced that they will be adding bicycle racks to the front of inter-city GO buses, as well as allowing cyclists to bring folding bikes on rush-hour trains!
Bike on Exhibition GO Train Platform
From the sidebar in this Toronto Star story (April 12)
WHEELS IN MOTION TO SERVE CYCLISTS
GO Transit is making room for two-wheelers, mounting bike racks on buses and giving them shelter at stations.
Noting an increase in bicycle traffic at GO stations of more than 20 per cent in each of the past two years, board members yesterday approved a $225,000 contract for installing bike racks on all buses, beginning with services on the Hamilton corridor.
Hot on the heels of last week's West District Design Initiative public meeting, there will be a public meeting to discuss the proposed changes to the Islington and Kipling transit stations.
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