Originally Posted by
buzzman
I've had friends go down hard especially in Jamaica Plain where it's not just crossing the tracks but taking the lane where the tracks run right down the street parallel to the direction of the cyclists line of travel. It's easy to slip right into the rut while trying to stay out of the door zone or trying to make a right turn. The JP tracks are no longer in use and there is a plan to repave in April. In the meantime, cyclists are fairly constant victims to the tracks.
Those JP tracks felt squirelly even in a car when I was there in a good snowstorm once. I certainly wouldn't bike around them.
I saw the overhead electric buses in Seattle and thought they seemed like a better solution. I don't really see an advantage to trains that have to share a street with traffic. Other than some kind of chic or coolness factor for the city. I'd rather my city continue improving bus service rather than installing these contraptions.