A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking space for ten bicycles

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Post by mr_tyzik » Tue, Jul 09, 2019, 7:20 PM UTC

A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking space for ten bicycles
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Post by whalesalad » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:06 PM UTC

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over.

It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

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Post by futureastronaut » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:12 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

Temporary/incremental bike racks are common? I've never seen this before in any US city. Pretty cool idea.

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Post by jlarocco » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:16 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

Yeah, we have a few of these in downtown Boulder, too. Most are permanent, but I think they put up temporaries during popular summer events.

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Post by elif » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:17 PM UTC

Seems like a good way to regulate escooters. Better for cities than sidewalks, better for companies than permitting the construction of infrastructure. Flexible enough to adjust to demand.

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Post by greenshackle2 » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:17 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

Hopefully not so light that a thief can load up the whole thing and steal all the bikes.

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Post by futureastronaut » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:18 PM UTC

greenshackle2 wrote: post #6

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

Hopefully not so light that a thief can load up the whole thing and steal all the bikes.

Ten years or so ago I recall a story about some guys in Eugene unbolting an entire rack full of bikes from the asphalt and loading it into a truck. Can't find the story now.

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Post by bryanlarsen » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:19 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

The innovation is that these are temporary, and are an experiment. If the temporary one attracts significant usage, it's replaced with a permanent one. If not, it reverts to car usage.

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Post by jascii » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:20 PM UTC

My first thought? Bring a flat-bed and you have 10 bicycles.. Are there any security features in this concept?

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Post by supergauntlet » Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 5:21 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #2

> A light, quick, cheap solution so good, it should be copied the world over. It is. This can be seen all over... SF, LA, DC, Austin, Ann Arbor ... I have seen this everywhere (in the US)

Where in Ann Arbor? I live in it and have never seen a structure like this.