Starting the School Day Off at the Bike Corral
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By 8:15 a.m., the racks were mostly full.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking
Meet the Oonee Pod, Secure Bike Parking Designed to Be Flexible Enough for NYC
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Co-founders Shabazz Stuart and Manuel Mansylla hope the Oonee Pod will become a fixture of New York City's public spaces. They unveiled their prototype Tuesday night.
DOT Will Try Out a New Way to Provide Secure Bike Parking
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If you need to park your bike outside in New York, you never really know if all your components will be there by the time you get back. Though garages have to provide bike parking options by law, affordable secure bike parking is still in short supply. DOT is looking to change that.
DSNY Needs to Devise a Better Fix for NYC’s Abandoned Bike Problem
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Unusable, forgotten bikes are mainstays of the NYC streetscape, hogging bike parking for months and even years before they meet the Department of Sanitation’s standards for removal. DSNY has proposed a rule change to loosen its criteria, but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough to solve the city’s abandoned bike problem. Reports of abandoned bikes have increased 43 percent this year compared to 2015, […]
Help Fix the Sanitation Department’s Process for Clearing Abandoned Bikes
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Rusty bikes missing wheels, saddles, and other parts are a common sight on NYC sidewalks. Clearly abandoned, they clog up bike racks and other places to lock up, making it harder to park bicycles that people are actively using, and they’re an eyesore to everyone else. Cleaning up abandoned bikes is the Department of Sanitation’s job, but DSNY’s system […]
After a Car Wreck, Dutch Kills Civic Association Flips Out Over Bike Corral
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After a speeding motorist collided with a motorist who failed to stop at a stop sign, the Dutch Kills Civic Association in Long Island City is telling the powers that be how unhappy they are — with a nearby bike corral. The corral was installed in April at the intersection of 29th Street and 39th Avenue following a […]