tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post1918123955281189441..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: More NS cycle parkingDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25954553914175087822009-10-08T22:26:05.894+02:002009-10-08T22:26:05.894+02:00Spag: It's good to hear they're doing some...Spag: It's good to hear they're doing something, but they're still orders of magnitude off the figures required to really make a difference. The article you pointed to says that they'll spend that 14M pounds "to create cycling hubs in ten of our major stations including Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield and London St Pancras, Victoria and Waterloo. These stations will have David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-89425457052588156322009-10-08T16:11:50.831+02:002009-10-08T16:11:50.831+02:00Some UK good news: Lord Adonis is promising some 1...Some UK good news: Lord Adonis is promising some 14M Pounds on rail cycle parking and related infrastructure.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.labourmatters.com/the-labour-party/lord-adonis-we-want-a-cycling-revolution-in-this-country/" rel="nofollow">"We want a cycling revolution in this country"</a><br /><br />we'll see.Daniel Sparinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07770694012992195852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-38335995149116954892009-10-01T19:32:15.397+02:002009-10-01T19:32:15.397+02:00Erik, I'd missed that. It looks like you will ...Erik, I'd missed that. It looks like you will be able to user the OV-Fiets card to access the parking.<br /><br />There aren't enclosed boxes at Assen, but a 700 space guarded cycle park. It looks <a href="http://www.grootjans.com/filialen/assen_station.html" rel="nofollow">like this</a>.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-40538591651591720762009-10-01T19:26:19.955+02:002009-10-01T19:26:19.955+02:00David, sorry if you've covered this, and my kn...David, sorry if you've covered this, and my knowledge of Dutch is narrow as a British bike path.<br /><br />But it looks here like they will be offering enclosed bicycle parking to holders of an OV-Fiets pass. If that's what it is, I think it's a clever way to get more people joining OV-Fiets so they can loan a bicycle at the other end of their train journey.<br /><br />So you ride Erik Sandblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411108063216855210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-66459658747584715082009-09-19T20:37:50.901+02:002009-09-19T20:37:50.901+02:00It would be a real advantage to even have a local ...It would be a real advantage to even have a local railway station. 45 years ago there were four railway stations on two separate routes within a mile of where I live. Now there's nothing, not even a railway, the nearest of which is ten miles away.<br />Such is life in the car-centric hell-hole.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59785585841360424922009-09-17T14:48:34.287+02:002009-09-17T14:48:34.287+02:00In my hometown, Alcalá de Henares, de are maybe 50...In my hometown, Alcalá de Henares, de are maybe 50 bicycle parking spaces. However, they so bizarrely designed that I don't think many people are aware of their use! Unless you have a chain, you cannot really lock you bike to them.<br /><br />Still, it's much better than the average Spanish train station. It's also worth pointing out that they were installed in the 90s, when bicycle álvarohttp://britpopcorn.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-77710951527944939862009-09-16T18:58:58.728+02:002009-09-16T18:58:58.728+02:00For those who don't realise already, I have to...For those who don't realise already, I have to point out that Mark is joking. 666 extra in Utrecht would be a bit of a joke, but mark knows already that his station is upgrading from its <a href="http://hembrow.blogspot.com/2009/01/long-commute.html" rel="nofollow">existing 14000</a> to have a total of around 22000 cycle parking space (yes, 22 thousand).<br /><br />Jon: Last year, the railwayDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-13524588539421439782009-09-16T14:13:29.367+02:002009-09-16T14:13:29.367+02:00It's always seemed to me that the obvious(TM) ...It's always seemed to me that the <i>obvious</i>(TM) solution to a shortage of cycle parking would to charge for it, much as happened long ago for car parking. For the railway company (or whoever) this has the dual advantage of suppressing demand and generating a revenue stream. The latter could be used to further improve cycle parking facilities, though in practice that probably wouldn'tjw35https://www.blogger.com/profile/01606359745703313801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-90827120278430522812009-09-16T13:55:42.871+02:002009-09-16T13:55:42.871+02:00Near to where I live there is a Village with a St...Near to where I live there is a Village with a Station nearby ,it is a Suburban Area of Dublin.<br /><br />There was a small Yard for Parking Bikes but now they have closed it possibly because of Vandalism. So now People have to Lash their Bikes to the Handrails of the Railway Bridge outside the Station next to the Roadway. So Total Amount of Bikes that can be Parked are around 12 ,6 to each l' homme au velohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964877237998191937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-70425606827591045642009-09-16T09:00:16.076+02:002009-09-16T09:00:16.076+02:00Is it enough? Definitely not! 666 for Utrecht is n...Is it enough? Definitely not! 666 for Utrecht is <i>nothing</i> really. So I hope the parking spaces will be unevenly spread! Or better: they will increase the numbers.Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-8368528473483280962009-09-16T04:04:18.308+02:002009-09-16T04:04:18.308+02:00Is it enough? I hope not! I hope so many people ...Is it enough? I hope not! I hope so many people want to ride that parking is always a challenge. That would be a good problem to have : )Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.com