The Tribune is reporting that Metra will be banning bikes on Friday due to the Blackhawks parade.
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RE : "It's only one day" ... well not really. It seems the list of METRA (bike) black-out days expands more and more. First for taste of Chicago; then Blues/Jazz Fest; Lollapalooza, air and water show, Crosstown Classic (Soxf vs. Cubs) then blah blah blah.....when you add up all the
black out days I bet it amounts to quite a bit.
There are lots of lock-out days, and rush hour every weekday. For people with regular job hours, this relegates the bike to occasional use and requires a ready-to-use back-up transportation modality. Until METRA provides *regular* (meaning "at all times") bike accommodations, IMO the only way to commute by bike and rail is to use a folder.
This morning, as I rode down the more-crowded-than-usual platform, I saw pitying expressions on several faces... "poor guy; he doesn't know about the block-out". Normal commute, not a peep out of the conductor. :-)
Steve
dan brown said:
RE : "It's only one day" ... well not really. It seems the list of METRA (bike) black-out days expands more and more. First for taste of Chicago; then Blues/Jazz Fest; Lollapalooza, air and water show, Crosstown Classic (Soxf vs. Cubs) then blah blah blah.....when you add up all the
black out days I bet it amounts to quite a bit.
Cool Steve! I'll use my Dahon next time I have to use Metra on a black out day!
Steve Weeks said:
There are lots of lock-out days, and rush hour every weekday. For people with regular job hours, this relegates the bike to occasional use and requires a ready-to-use back-up transportation modality. Until METRA provides *regular* (meaning "at all times") bike accommodations, IMO the only way to commute by bike and rail is to use a folder.
This morning, as I rode down the more-crowded-than-usual platform, I saw pitying expressions on several faces... "poor guy; he doesn't know about the block-out". Normal commute, not a peep out of the conductor. :-)
Steve
dan brown said:RE : "It's only one day" ... well not really. It seems the list of METRA (bike) black-out days expands more and more. First for taste of Chicago; then Blues/Jazz Fest; Lollapalooza, air and water show, Crosstown Classic (Soxf vs. Cubs) then blah blah blah.....when you add up all the
black out days I bet it amounts to quite a bit.
Just be sure to remember the bag... some of the condutors can be sticky about it< and it *is* the rule.
Steve
Matt M. 18.5KM said:
Cool Steve! I'll use my Dahon next time I have to use Metra on a black out day!
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