Today I went into town to buy some things. It's been a long time that I did that on a Saturday afternoon because it's always very busy. I didn't believe what I saw, we have a parking problem!! With BIKES!!! An row of bikes as far as you can see!
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It's even hard to get into a store!
It's time to build more of those!
Oh, wow, that's kind of wild!
westytoploader
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Wow...how strange is that? They need some more parking lots...and not for cars either...LOL!
How close are the shops in relation to the residences there? If everything's within biking distance it seems quite logical...
How close are the shops in relation to the residences there? If everything's within biking distance it seems quite logical...
Next bike I get on had better be one of those electric jobs. Has anyone ever used one.. I see them about more and more now. Live better electrically.
Wow Louis
That parking garage is something I have never seen before! And its obvious people over there are going for it in a big way! I like that, I'd like to see more of that over here everyone would be alot healthier.
Now Did you bike in or did you use your Smart Car???
Jet
PS I need to email you!
That parking garage is something I have never seen before! And its obvious people over there are going for it in a big way! I like that, I'd like to see more of that over here everyone would be alot healthier.
Now Did you bike in or did you use your Smart Car???
Jet
PS I need to email you!
Wouldn't it be funny if the wave of cycling actually came across the pond and many of those in large cities starting biking to work and errands? It would certainly be fun to see gas prices falling for lack of demand!
Thanks for the pictures Louis, that parking "garage" is awesome. Do you have to pay to store your bike there?
Thanks for the pictures Louis, that parking "garage" is awesome. Do you have to pay to store your bike there?
Yes, isn't it wild? This city is very compact so you can do everything by bike.
I went into town by bike, you can see the front part of mine in the first picture in the right corner.
That parking garage is free, because it's not guarded. There are guarded parking places too, where you pay just a small fee for storing.
At the moment they are building a semi-underground parking for bikes at the trainstation. It will be ready in a few years and it's going to be one of the biggest in the country.
Overhere biking is required, there is not enough space for everybody to park a car. And parking a car downtown is very expensive.
I went into town by bike, you can see the front part of mine in the first picture in the right corner.
That parking garage is free, because it's not guarded. There are guarded parking places too, where you pay just a small fee for storing.
At the moment they are building a semi-underground parking for bikes at the trainstation. It will be ready in a few years and it's going to be one of the biggest in the country.
Overhere biking is required, there is not enough space for everybody to park a car. And parking a car downtown is very expensive.
Truly amazing.
How you must laugh when we complain of our gasoline prices.
How you must laugh when we complain of our gasoline prices.
Bike racks-When I worked at a govt building in downtown DC area-a work collegue had his bike parked and locked to the bikerack--some imp tore down the bike--all that was left of his bike was the front wheel and the bikelock-all under the watchful eye of the building security guard-the guard has no jusrisdiction outside-didn't even call the Metro police.They could have handled it-he paid $500 for the bike-He then got Cheap ones after that.
Unfortunately like most large cities in N.America they are not designed for safe biking like over in Europe. Calgary has hundreds of miles of paved bike paths webbing thru the city but even then trying to get a direct route is something else, not to mention what happens when you get in the downtown core amidst all the traffic you're taking your life in your hands. As nice as all our bike paths are they're useless in the winter as well. But we are starting to see bike racks and secured areas in the underground parking lots just for bikes. I think I saw some of the buses now have bike racks on the front as well but you can't take them on the trains during rush hours.
In the DC area bike riders can take their bikes on the Metro trains at certain hours of the day-like non-rush hours.Because of this Bike-subway commuters couldn't use their bikes to get to the Metro.Left them with taking the bus or their cars and parking those at the subway parking lots.In the area I am in now-the country roads in NC are VERY DANGEROUS for bikers-If two cars are abreast on the road-the biker is forced onto the grass shoulder which is now mowed only once a month-the grass is now over a foot tall-bad for bikes to ride over.They need PAVED shoulders on the roads here-than bikers won't be inches away from cars going 45-55 MPH.I WOULD NOT ride a bike around this area.Too dangerous.Your are forced to ride in your car to work or other places.
Another problem for the bikes-if they are forced onto the grass roadside-their bikes face the hazard of broken glass shattered by the roadside flail and Hardee sideboy mowers.Folks who drink sodas or ?? in their cars throw their glass bottlesor trash bags full of bottles fall off of vehicles into the grass areas to be hit by the mowers.I would theink this would cause flat tires for the bikes.They don't "litter police" the areas before the mowers come.so the roadside mower does double duty as a "trash shredder"
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Foraloysius, I envy the urban design plans you have over there, that make it possible for people to go most anywhere by bicycle. And your country isn't infested with puritans who pull the fire alarm about anything to do with sex
The San Francisco Bay Area is pretty good for bicycles, but many of the outlying suburbs are awful for all the usual reasons. I've found that going by bike on most local errands takes me at most five minutes more than driving, and there's no parking hassle so in some cases going by bike is faster all'round.
Since gas hit $3 per gallon, I'm seeing more bikes on the roads. I think these trends will continue (gasoline getting more expensive and bicycles becoming more ubiquitous). And why pay for time at a gym when you can stay in shape as you do your errands, eh?
The San Francisco Bay Area is pretty good for bicycles, but many of the outlying suburbs are awful for all the usual reasons. I've found that going by bike on most local errands takes me at most five minutes more than driving, and there's no parking hassle so in some cases going by bike is faster all'round.
Since gas hit $3 per gallon, I'm seeing more bikes on the roads. I think these trends will continue (gasoline getting more expensive and bicycles becoming more ubiquitous). And why pay for time at a gym when you can stay in shape as you do your errands, eh?
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Biking
Bicycles seem to be getting more use here. All the transit buses have them now. When they were first installed, I thought to myself "nobody's going to use those, this is a car town (L.A.)" But I was proved wrong, For a while I was riding buses fairly often and noticed that the bike racks get used a LOT more often than I remember.
Bicycles seem to be getting more use here. All the transit buses have them now. When they were first installed, I thought to myself "nobody's going to use those, this is a car town (L.A.)" But I was proved wrong, For a while I was riding buses fairly often and noticed that the bike racks get used a LOT more often than I remember.
