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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by ambicapter on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @10:57AM (#14359025)
I was thinking the other day how sweet it would be if it was easy to take your bike on the subway.
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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by mikeash on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:56PM (#14360329)
The DC Metro lets you do this, and I've taken advantage a couple of times. It is pretty nice. It vastly increases the effective reach of the network.

Unfortunately, they don't allow it during rush hour due to space constraints, so it's not nearly as useful as it could be.

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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by dsr_ on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @01:05PM (#14360421)
The MBTA allows this during non-rush hour times, and most buses have fold-down bike carriers in front.
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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by Piskvorrr on Thursday May 18, 2017 @07:52AM (#14366463)
Indeed. This was implemented here ~15 years ago. The initial fears "Just ride the damn bikes! Trains full of cyclists! Cats and dogs living together!!!" did not materialize, and it's a major improvement on a bike's radius.
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