BikeStations: How Cycling Centers Could Help Make Life Easier

Andréa White-Kjoss, 35, modeled her full-service cycling centers on a similar idea already popular in Japan and Europe. More than a dozen bike stations have opened in such places as Palo Alto and Berkeley, California; Seattle; and, most recently, Washington, D.C.

"Our existing transportation system has been built around the automobile -- parking, service, fuel -- and we need the same sort of system around other forms of transportation. The biggest reasons people give for not biking to work are fear of theft and the inconvenience of showing up sweaty and in bike clothes. With a service hub like Bikestation, people can not only securely store their bikes but also use the shower rooms and changing facilities, buy equipment, take classes, use the on-site maintenance-and-service station, and ask for advice.

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[Amit Sodha]

Hey There,

Loving the site by the way!

I remember many years ago I had this very same idea...I just never followed through with it...now it's a huge success and great to see it going all round the world.

:-)