Old Lady Rell Joins the Fray

Governess Rell is in the bike on trains fight now. She’s ordered that the new M8 cars have bike accommodates onboard designed in. Design New Haven has a good chronological summation of the saga up until now posted here. It got me thinking though; it would probably be a major pain in the ass to even get your bike to the platform at Stamford, arguably the largest station in CT. The city might want to put some thought into that as part of their People in Public Places study to improve the pedestrian environment around the transportation center.

Meanwhile, if you’re not sold, here are 17 reasons why bicycles are the most popular vehicle in the world today.