Tag: bike corrals

July 9, 2014

After community push, West Seattle is getting its first bike corral

I received a fun email from West Seattle Bike Connections this morning. After a community push to make sure a proposed bike corral actually happens in the Junction, the group announced that the city will install an on-street bike parking corral at California and Alaska. Good job, WSBC and everyone who helped push the city…
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tagged: bike corrals, the junction, tom rasmussen, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
July 1, 2014

West Seattle residents want bike corral at the Junction, White Center discusses first corral on 16th

Seattle has been doing a great job installing on-street bike corrals around town this year. Well, maybe not ALL around town. West Seattle still does not have a corral despite demand for one in the Junction business district, and residents have taken to writing open letters and urging elected officials to get involved and help…
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tagged: bike corrals, on-street bike parking, the junction, west seattle, west seattle bike connections, west seattle blog, white center
December 12, 2013

Seattle’s new bike corrals are more versatile, easier to use and cost 1/3 as much

Here’s a rare story of government transportation efficiency: Seattle’s Department of Transportation has started installing on-street bike corrals that are easier to use, more versatile and expandable, and cost just a third as much as the ones they had been using. The bike corrals are designed for use in high-density areas where the demand for…
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tagged: bike corrals, bike parking, on-street bike parking, sdot
October 30, 2013

Portland has upgraded 163 car parking spaces to create 1,644 bike spots

Portland Now Has 100 Street Bike Corrals! from Streetfilms on Vimeo. The City of Portland has hit a milestone: 100 bike corrals installed, and as many businesses are still clamoring for one near them. Bike Portland presents the number like this: The city replaced 163 car parking spaces with 1,644 bike parking spaces. That seems…
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tagged: bike corrals, bike parking, bike portland, on-street bike parking, streetfilms