[BikeLongmont] RTD FasTraks and bicycles?

[Buzz Feldman]

Richard,
I have already forwarded Mary the earlier email from Peter Schow.  Mary is
quite a bike enthusiast herself and I know from conversations I have had
with her that this issue is important to her.  Mary provided the impetus for
putting bike racks on all the RTD busses.  That has been one of RTD's
shining successes.  I am sure she will respond to Peter's question ASAP.

Dialog such as this is very good.

Buzz Feldman
High Gear Cyclery, Inc.
504 Main Street
Longmont, Colorado 80501
(303) 772-GEAR (4327)
www.highgearbike.com
 "Experience the Fun"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Masoner" <richardmasoner at yahoo.com>
To: <bike at bicyclelongmont.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [BikeLongmont] RTD FasTraks and bicycles?


> --- Peter Schow <p.schow at comcast.net> wrote:
> > does anyone know if FasTraks has
> > plans to support
> > the transporting of bikes on their trains?
>
>
> That's a good question.
>
> In RTD's November 2003 report to Denver[1], this is
> what's mentioned under the section on "Bicycle
> Facilities":
>
>   "FasTracks will provide bike racks at all
>   stations, bike lockers at major stations and
>   park-n-Rides, and will accommodate bike
>   access to rail stations and park-n-Rides from
>   existing bike paths and bike routes. FasTracks
>   will also contribute half the cost of the
>   proposed bike path along the US 36 corridor."
>
> It seems everybody is assuming that bike racks will be
> on the buses and trains, but it needs to be explicitly
> mentioned. Would somebody like to contact Mary Blue
> and ask her about this?
>
> RFM
> --
>
> ENDNOTE:
> [1]
>
http://www.metrodenveredc.org/documents/FasTracks%20Executive%20Summary.pdf
>