Comments on: Guest post: “No bike parking” signs that don’t provide an alternative

By: C Kilgour

C Kilgour — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 06:15:33 +0000

Is it time for CDHB to install some double level bike rakes? Twice the bikes in the same area. They seem to be the norm in any photo of bike parking facilities over in the Netherlands. The last time I had need to visit the hospital I was impressed with the number of bikes parked there. There is a major lack of carparking and enabling more people to lock their bikes securely would take at least some pressure off providing carparks.

By: chrismorahan

chrismorahan — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:48:03 +0000

In reply to Robert Fleming. The DHB do have a lot of challenges, but to me that makes it even more baffling. Providing more bike parking is by far the cheapest and easiest way to improve access for a lot of people - why not just get that one out the way quickly before they try and nut out the harder ones like public transport and car access?

By: Robert Fleming

Robert Fleming — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 01:08:39 +0000

I’m guessing the problem at the real estate co. site could have been in response to damage to some cars parked there. I found it impossible to find a space nor anything to attach a bike to prior. Kudos for the two stands installed, they have tried albeit feebly. The no parking signs appear over the top but aren’t that much different to standard no parking signs for everyone else. The hospital is another story. If only the DHB didn’t have millions of other problems to contend with atm.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:57:54 +0000

Maybe some time put into lobbying the property owner for more accessible bike parking – or let them know why you will not shop with them. Agree the hospital is poorly served – maybe taking away a car parking space with a pop-up replacement or again lobby the DHB.

By: Ian Wells

Ian Wells — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:14:17 +0000

clearly many places in chch are falling behind in providing adequate bike parking. I am impressed uni is getting ahead by adding so many more bike racks this year. And then there are some old bike racks that do not work for todays fatter tire city and electric bikes. Last week a friend’s bike spokes were broken when her bike toppled to the side in a rack designed just to hold the bottom of the front wheel. I hear in Japan you get a fine if your bike is parked not in a bike rack.