Over the last few months, there has been a steady stream of photos and videos showcasing the world’s largest bicycle parking garage that opened in Amsterdam. This facility, which is completely free for daily use under 24 hours, and this massive investment by the municipal government, is not simply to benefit those who ride bicycles.
One thing that frustrates me is poor bicycle parking. Such as:
Granted, my city has a really low crime rate, but it still shows that bicycle infrastructure is not a priority. But when I go shopping, I usually ignore the rack and secure my bike to the cart return or something which is secured to the pavement.
At least our main bike path now has bike repair stations every few miles (never needed, but it’s nice to know they’re available). And that main bike path does go somewhere useful, it just doesn’t connect to my workplace or the commuter rail station (and getting to that station by bike is unsafe).
So we have a long way to go, but at least the city seems to be making some progress.
This one drives me crazy. Why bother putting a bike rack if you’ve got it hidden? I actually contacted the manager(?) of a plaza after they moved a central bike rack to the side of the building! They moved it back a week later. LOL