Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

City Planning Unveils Bike-Friendly Zoning Regs

By Ben Fried | Nov 10, 2008 | 6 Comments

The Department of City Planning revealed a zoning amendment today that would require new buildings to include space for secure bike parking. The lack of indoor parking is one of the biggest obstacles for would-be bike commuters, and the proposed zoning joins other initiatives to improve parking in existing office buildings. DCP’s amendment includes requirements […]

HarperCollins Adds Employee Bike Parking in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

Details are vague, but it looks like we can add book publisher HarperCollins to the list of New York companies providing bike parking. This office memo came in today over the tipwire: As we continue to integrate HarperGreen into our workplace, we are excited to announce that New York employees are invited to join the […]

NYC Start-Up Surveys the Market for Bike Parking

By Ben Fried | Oct 30, 2008 | 10 Comments

An online survey for a start-up venture called Bike Stop NYC has been making the rounds on local blogs, hinting at the profit-turning potential of bike parking in the city. The entrepreneurs behind Bike Stop posted the survey "to support their efforts to raise capital necessary to bring better bike parking options to NYC," reports […]

Eyes on the Street: Dyckman Bike Shelter Hints at What Could Be

By Brad Aaron | Oct 29, 2008 | 6 Comments

Inwood recently got its first city bike shelter, by the A train station at the corner of Broadway and Dyckman/200th Street. It wasn’t getting a lot of use when I snapped this shot, probably because it was Sunday morning. Still, in the couple of minutes I was there quite a few cyclists passed by, most […]

Streetfilms: Commutah Bike Pahking in Cambridge

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 28, 2008 | 9 Comments

In the greater Boston area, a secure bike parking facility has been erected at the end of the T’s Red Line in Cambridge. It boasts one incredible amenity: it’s completely free! Alewife Station, perfectly situated at the edge of the burbs, serves as an inter-modal link for cyclists on The Minuteman Bikeway, one of the […]

Indoor Bike Parking: How to Get It Done

By Eliza Gray | Oct 9, 2008 | 13 Comments

The Bikes in Buildings Bill still awaits a hearing in City Council, while building managers weigh whether to voluntarily provide bike access and parking. Thankfully, not everyone is hesitating. Here's how one New York office building just got friendlier for bike commuters.

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