Re:How decent bike parking could revolutionize cities
by ahlatimer on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @06:17PM
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The non-profit I work with is interested in bringing biking to my home town (El Paso). We're first going to create some "artsy" bike racks for local business. Hopefully that'll raise awareness for bikes, and perhaps we can get city council to back us on adding more bike racks/bike lanes/etc.
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Re:How decent bike parking could revolutionize cities
by jrockway on Thursday October 29, 2009 @12:41AM
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Just make sure they're functional. Nothing is nicer than a properly-used "staple":
http://trimet.org/images/portlandmall/bike_staple.jpg
It may not be a work of art, but it is very effective. (The only problem is that many cyclists don't seem to know how to use them correctly. You lean your bike against the long part!)
Re:How decent bike parking could revolutionize cities
by ahlatimer on Thursday October 29, 2009 @11:30PM
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We'd probably go with standard bike racks if biking was our only concern. It's not. We're also trying to draw people to local businesses in a town dominated by franchises. It might be gimmicky, but if it gets people to explore a little, it's worth it.
Re:How decent bike parking could revolutionize cities
by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @07:26PM
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When I hear about "awarenesss" I want to get out my gun. Kidding, but real functional bike parking would be much more to the point. Imagine artsy car parking spaces - I would just think "oh cut it out".