Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

Does Times Real Estate VP’s “Joke” Betray Anti-Bike Bias?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 11, 2008 | 13 Comments

In December, Streetsblog reported on the lack of bicycle parking in the new New York Times Building, despite promises to bike-commuting staff that there would be space inside. We talked to several Times employees who said that after initially being allowed to bring their bikes in, they were suddenly denied entry. A months-long standoff of […]

Sleek Bike Parking Facilities Appear in Queens and Brooklyn

By Jason Varone | Jan 2, 2008 | 33 Comments

2008 quickly bring good news for commuters in Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City, Queens. Eric Chang of Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Committee snapped these photos of the new covered bike shelter that was just installed at the Vernon Blvd /Jackson Avenue station on the 7 line in Long Island City. The third photo is from […]

New York Times Employees Say Renzo Forgot the Bike Parking

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 6, 2007 | 52 Comments

When Ray Bengen learned that he was going to start work at the New York Times new Eighth Avenue office tower back in July as a software engineering consultant he thought, "Great. It’s just up the street from where I live. I can ride my bike to work." There was just one problem. While the […]

Alan Durning’s “Year of Living Carlessly” and “Bicycle Neglect”

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 19, 2007 | 2 Comments

Alan Durning, executive director of the Seattle-based Sightline Institute has been doing some great writing on Livable Streets and sustainable transport issues over the last year. If you haven’t run across his work, he is writing a pair of ongoing series that I think will be of particular interest to Streetsblog readers. On Friday, Durning […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: DOT to Install Sleek New Bike Parking Shelters

By Jason Varone | Nov 15, 2007 | 48 Comments

While the NYPD, Parks Department, MTA, unnamed authorities and, of course, bike thieves, busily clip locks and cart off New Yorkers’ bicycles in great number, the Department of Transportation is making sure that not only do bike commuters have a classy spot to park outdoors, but their tushies won’t get wet when it rains. Next […]

10,000 New Bike Parking Spaces for London Schools

By John Kaehny | Nov 9, 2007 | 2 Comments

Speaking of bike parking, 10,000 new bike parking spaces have been installed in 400 London schools since the 2004 launch of the Mayor’s School Cycle Parking Programme, Transport for London announced yesterday. This year alone TfL will spend £1.2 million on school bike parking (that’s $2.5 million and rising). Many of the new bike parking […]

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