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It would be useful for cities with colder and snowy seasons like Toronto, where between summer and winter bicycle traffic varies greatly.
by mynegation 7y ago
It would be useful for cities with colder and snowy seasons like Toronto, where between summer and winter bicycle traffic varies greatly.
- dhritzkiv 7y agoThese already happen to be implemented in Toronto as bike corrals which take up the length of just under two car parking spots. They are removed for snowy seasons and reinstalled in the spring. Picture: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/903d-Parking-Stall-Design-Bike-Corral-350x263.jpg https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/903d-Parki... More details: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/bicycle-parking/ https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-tra... FWIW, I feel more confident in parking my bicycle in these corrals than I probably would if parking on the platform featured in the link, as the bike corral is protected on the three sides facing the road.
- acomjean 7y agoWe have those “corrals” in Cambridge and Somerville ma (USA) as well