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So that might work for some cities. In Chicago, where I live, the open space surrounding most train stations is literally just the sidewalk. A few train station

So that might work for some cities. In Chicago, where I live, the open space surrounding most train stations is literally just the sidewalk. A few train stations also serve as hubs for the buses, and those have enough space for that amount of bike storage, but they're a definite minority.

Symbiote 9y ago
I'm not familiar with Chicago, but do you mean a street like this [1], under Carl/Lake station? It has two lanes given over to parking cars, plus a parking garage in one of the buildings. At Nørreport [2], there is no car parking, except a taxi rank for three taxis. A little further away from the city centre, at Forum metro station [3], there is a little car parking, but still plenty of space for bicycles. There are counterexamples — parts of London or Rome, for example, although these areas are often so compact that there's little reason to leave 500+ bicycle in one place. [1] https://www.google.dk/maps/@41.8857466,-87.6305372,3a,75y,266.59h,82.56t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-yOgj9inWKqz026d2E9NHA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en https://www.google.dk/maps/@41.8857466,-87.6305372,3a,75y,26... [2] https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.6842867,12.5731007,3a,75y,204.41h,84.84t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snhRVJApcci-E8-3JxcbTIw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DnhRVJApcci-E8-3JxcbTIw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D131.7448%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.6842867,12.5731007,3a,75y,204... [3] https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.6822581,12.5516201,3a,75y,124.44h,91.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLmPhAT6hdmurzZt6l-upiQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.dk/maps/@55.6822581,12.5516201,3a,75y,124...