A parking spot for a single car can hold as many as 10 bikes—but it’s often a challenge for a city to convince drivers that it’s okay to relinquish car parking space for other uses (witness battles ...
Today New York cyclists use bike racks, corrals, shelters and indoor/outdoor parking lots. The question is, will these approaches be enough in coming years? In 2007 the New York City Department of ...
A 'fietsvlonder,' or bicycle platform, lets a neighborhood trial the change from car parking to bike parking to get used to the switch—and see if there's a demand—before it's made permanent. This ...
A bike room from an apartment building in north Portland. (Photo: Michael Andersen) Portland City Commissioner Carmen Rubio is expected to slash bicycle parking regulations in a bid to bring down the ...
In 2019, I rode my bike about one mile to the metro station and locked it to a bike rack out front. Then, I took the train to a friend’s party. When I got back, my bike was gone. I couldn’t afford to ...
In February, Amsterdam saw the opening of a new underwater bicycle parking facility. Located in the heart of the city—next to Amsterdam Central Station and under the river IJ (Amsterdam’s ...
Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. It is a Treehugger mantra that three things are needed for ...