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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
BUILDING THIS MORNING.
>> WE ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN
IF BIKES WILL BE ALLOWED ON
ALL BART TRAINS AT ALL
TIMES. TO GET YOU MORE NEWS
FASTER WE TURN TO OUR SOLO
REPORTER, KRON 4 JACKIE
SISSEL IS LIVE AT EL CERRITO
FIRE STATION.
>> ANYONE KNOW COMMUTE ON
BART DURING THE MORNING OR
AFTERNOON KNOWS HOW CROWDED
THE PLATFORMS AND TRAINS CAN
BE DURING THE HEAVY COMMUTE
HOURS. WHAT WE NORMALLY DO
NOT SEE DURING THE COMMUTE
HOURS ARE BICYCLES BUT THAT
MAY CHANGE WITH THE BOARD'S
VOOF DIRECTORS BOLT.
>VOTE . LAST YEAR THERE
WERE TWO PILOT PROGRAMS
ALLOWING BART ON ALL TRAINED
AT ALL TIMES. THEY COLLECTED
THE INFORMATION AND NOW PUT
IT INTO A COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT. IT BASICALLY SAYS
YES, LET US DO IT. THEY WILL
TAKE THAT TO THE BART BOARD
OF DIRECTORS ULTIMATELY THEY
WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY.
>> I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO
PEOPLE RIDE THEIR BIKES AND
RIDE BART AND THEY ALL THINK
IT'S A GREAT IDEA. BIKES ARE
PART OF THE COMMUTE LIKE
PEDESTRIANS, CARS OR ANY
OTHER MOBILE TRANSPORTATION
YOU USE. IT IS CHEAPER. IT
HELPS THE AIR ALL THAT
STUFF. THAT IS ALL ANYONE
CARES ABOUT ANYWAY SO WHY
NOT ENCOURAGE THE BIKERS.
>> AS I SAID, BIKERS WOULD
BE ALLOWED ON ALL
TRAINED AT ALL TIMES. THERE
WOULD BE RESTRICTIONS. SOME
WOULD BE IF THE TRAINS ARE
FULL WAIT FOR ANOTHER ONE
THAT IS LESS CROWDED. IT
WOULD NOT ALLOW BIKES ON THE