Comments on: 5 Cool Concepts for Mobility on Demand, Courtesy of Copenhagen

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By: 5 Ideas for Greener Transit Gunning for MIT Prize

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By: Perry North

Perry North — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:01:08 +0000

As an entrant in the competition (#85417), I'd like to thank Copenhagen for the opportunity to share our proposal with the World. Our design, which is currently being developed for NYC, seemed ideally suited for Europe, where bicycling is not a fad or trend, but a lifestyle and way of life used for decades. I've been riding a bicycle for over 40 years.

Bike Share’s seem to follow a similar but separate path from the daily bike use. Our proposal had attempted to address the parking needs of the general public as well as the Bike Share. Perhaps that may have been the problem....trying to accomplish too much with one system.

On another subject, I've seen the video’s and read how Groeningen has a need for parking nearly 5k bikes daily at the train station. Perhaps our system is better suited for the high density storage applications.

I’d welcome the opinion of others who use public bike parking systems.

How long does it take to secure your bike?

Are the bikes truly secure?

Have your bikes suffered from vandalism in public parking?

What is a fair amount to charge for parking at one commuter site?

What is a fair amount for unlimited daily parking around an entire city?

Thank you in advance for your opinions.