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Paws and pedals on our new light-rail trains — are we on track for trouble?

The city’s transit commission this week recommended that bicycles and pets in reasonably-sized containers should be permitted on our spiffy new train system, even during rush hours.

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I’m skeptical about the plan, for one main reason. We’re spending $2 billion (and counting) on a rail system that is supposed to be smoother, cleaner, more comfortable and reliable, more spacious and accommodating, than what we have today.

In other words, the whole “transit experience” should be better. For the money we’re spending — and the ripping up of the city we’ve endured — this thing damn well better work, part of which means getting ridership numbers way up, lest we’re running ghost trains.

Thousands of you know better than me about taking the bus at rush-hour. Oh, it’s a million laughs, especially in winter when nothing’s on time. The windows are fogged up or covered in crud, commuters are standing shoulder to shoulder, swaying around like colliding bears, and “somewhere else” is where everyone wants to be.