Re “MTS’ park-and-ride lots a necessary evil, for now” (Aug. 31): MTS should consider improving bike box parking at the trolley stations. The bike boxes provide safe parking, but an e-bike barely fits inside. I have to remove the rear basket and mirror to fit. I frequently get tire tracks on my clothing from wrestling my e-bike into the box.
At the Clairemont Drive station, the bike boxes are located behind the electrical boxes, out of view. Unhoused people use the shady nooks to sleep, making the boxes at times inaccessible. To get to my bike, I have to wake up the sleeping person and ask him to move. If the bike boxes were larger and in view, they would be easier and safer to use.
If the trolley cars are wrapped, it is impossible to see inside the wheelie section to tell if it is already full with people with wheelchairs, bikes, etc.
— Suzanne Deal, Clairemont