Comments on: Alewife Station’s Bike Cage: Cambridge, Mass. http://www.streetfilms.org/alewife-stations-bike-cage-cambridge-mass/ Documenting Livable Streets Worldwide Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: David Hembrow http://www.streetfilms.org/alewife-stations-bike-cage-cambridge-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-18371 David Hembrow Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:34:36 +0000 http://www.streetfilms.org/?p=1177#comment-18371 There are secure places to park your bike all over the Netherlands. For instance, I have a video here of a covered, video surveilled and actually quite beautiful cycle park at a <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/10/groningen-railway-station-cycle-parking.html" rel="nofollow">railway station in Groningen</a> for over 4000 bikes, which brings the station area to over 6000 in total. Note how the double level cycle parking here has a lever to provide some mechanical advantage when lifting your bike which makes it rather easier to use. Also, this is an example of a <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/01/visit-to-nijmegen.html" rel="nofollow">manned secure cycle park</a> in Nijmegen city centre. Again it's for thousands of bikes. You find a lot of cycle parking even in <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-cycle-parking-at-beilen-railway.html" rel="nofollow">very small towns</a>. There are secure places to park your bike all over the Netherlands. For instance, I have a video here of a covered, video surveilled and actually quite beautiful cycle park at a railway station in Groningen for over 4000 bikes, which brings the station area to over 6000 in total. Note how the double level cycle parking here has a lever to provide some mechanical advantage when lifting your bike which makes it rather easier to use.

Also, this is an example of a manned secure cycle park in Nijmegen city centre. Again it's for thousands of bikes.

You find a lot of cycle parking even in very small towns.

]]> By: Felipe http://www.streetfilms.org/alewife-stations-bike-cage-cambridge-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-18032 Felipe Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.streetfilms.org/?p=1177#comment-18032 Similar facilities throughout all facets of the transit infrastructure will help solidify cycling as a transportation alternative. All communities with plans to upgrade transit hubs need to watch this film. Similar facilities throughout all facets of the transit infrastructure will help solidify cycling as a transportation alternative. All communities with plans to upgrade transit hubs need to watch this film.

]]> By: Fritz http://www.streetfilms.org/alewife-stations-bike-cage-cambridge-mass/comment-page-1/#comment-18031 Fritz Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:49:49 +0000 http://www.streetfilms.org/?p=1177#comment-18031 I think surveillance and a choke point is key to stopping bike theft. Anyone stealing a bike (theoretically) must leave through the door and will (theoretically) be taped. That's a big disincentive to theft... which is a great thing. Now it remains to be seen if the agency with control of the video cameras 1) maintains their functioning and 2) is willing to use the footage to track down bike thieves. I think surveillance and a choke point is key to stopping bike theft. Anyone stealing a bike (theoretically) must leave through the door and will (theoretically) be taped. That's a big disincentive to theft... which is a great thing. Now it remains to be seen if the agency with control of the video cameras 1) maintains their functioning and 2) is willing to use the footage to track down bike thieves.

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