bicycle to pelham

On Saturday afternoon, after spending the morning at May Fair, and bicycling down to the Darien Library, where I printed out some high speed rail petitions, I rode down the Boston Post Road to the corner of Noroton Avenue, where I met up with Jason Stockmann and friends.

We rode backroads through Stamford, Greenwich, where we dropped the sole female riding with us off at the Greenwich train station, where she hopped on the 6:13 p.m. train to New Haven.

We continued on back roads through Byram, Portchester, Rye, Harrison, Mamoroneck, where we dropped off

Then the three of us bicycled backroads through Larchmont, New Rochelle and Pelham, where I hopped on the 8:37 p.m. train to Grand Central Terminal.

Two weekends ago on Sunday April 29th I joined Zaac, Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma of Ride for Climate and two cyclists from New York in Greenwich for a backroads ride to Central Park via Scarsdale and Bronxville. Very nice ride.

improving LIRR service

Attended May LIRR Commuter Rail Council 12:15 to 2 p.m. meeting at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority 5th Floor Boardroom at 347 Madison Avenue.
The following was submitted as public comment.
A list of suggestions, which LIRR should pursue.
1. Joint LIRR-MNR New Haven Line service via New Rochelle Junction, Hellsgate Bridge, Fresh Pond Junction, Bay RIdge Branch, create a junction at Bay Ridge and LIRR main track to alternative 1: Jamaica Station, Nassau County; alternative 2: Rockaway Line to JFK Airtrain loop
2. LIRR main track/ Sunnyside Yards/ 63rd Street tunnel; alternative 1: Hudson Line to Albany; alternative 2: Harlem Line to White Plains and beyond
3. High speed rail - Grand Central Terminal to Los Angeles Union Station. LIRR Jamaica Station should have direct service to Los Angeles Union Station. The Deep Cavern Eastside Access to Grand Central Terminal is not well suited to this goal.
4. Bicycles-on-trains. May is bicycle month. Eliminate permit; peak hour restrictions; design new train cars with dedicated bicycle parking.
5. Extend electrification, double track and grade separated track beyond Babyon & Ronkonkoma to Patchogue or Speonk and Riverhead. Create a level of service and speeds to accomodate summer season beach bound travel.