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0 pointsbunderbunder8y ago0 comments

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.

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Symbiote8y 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,26...

[2] 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...

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