Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The main barrier to bike commuting is bike parking:

On the flip side, people would be much less likely to drive into Manhattan if they knew their expensive car was likely to be stolen, vandalized, or taken away by police. And yet this is what was being asked of bicycle commuters, save those lucky few who work in a handful of buildings that provide indoor bicycle parking. Surveys have shown that the leading deterrent to potential bicycle commuters is lack of a safe, secure parking spot on the other end.

The math building here at LSU doesn't seem to have a single bike rack, and that's on a college campus. Sad.

2 comments:

Katie B said...

You can just park your bike at my building up the street! Human Ecology has at least one bike rack. And the AC seems decent, too.

likeincense said...

sounds like an achievable "cause" to organize the locals and agitate for ... let us know if you get it done :-)