Tag: bike parking

April 12, 2016

Bike-and-Ride: New bike cage opens at Beacon Hill Station

If you live or work within an easy bike ride of Beacon Hill Station, you no longer need to lock your beloved ride outside all day or night exposed to theft, vandalism and weather. Sound Transit has opened a new secure bike cage at the station, and it costs $50/year to get a spot. That’s…
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tagged: beacon hill, beacon hill station, bike parking, sound transit
July 14, 2014

How Seattle can build more and better bike parking

Bike parking is not the sexiest bike issue, but it’s important. As biking increases, the city must keep up by installing more bike racks. And with public sidewalk space at a premium in many areas, that means getting creative with where bike parking should go. At the same time, private developers and property managers have…
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tagged: bike parking, cascade bicycle club, on-street bike parking, rackathon, seattle neighborhood greenways
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
September 13, 2012

Bike Rack News: Beacon Hill grocery gets corral + Sportworks profiled + Biz owner still waiting

There’s lots of bike parking news floating around Seattle this week. Here’s a look at some of the happenings around town: Beacon Hill Red Apple creates bike corral in prime parking spot I first heard of Beacon BIKES’ mission to get bike parking at the Red Apple about two years ago. After lots of urging…
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tagged: Beacon BIKES, beacon hill, bike parking, dylan ahearn, el portal, red apple, ryan harrison, sportworks
August 23, 2012

New free iPhone app displays nearby bike racks

A new free iPhone app allows users to quickly locate a nearby city-installed bike rack. It’s fast, responsive and easy to use. Good work, TeknaDesigns! The only criticism I have of the app is actually a good thing: The city has done such a good job of installing bike racks all over the place, that…
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tagged: bike parking, iphone apps, teknadesigns