tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post677212252725351370..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Dealing with abandoned bikesDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59754904059240253112009-06-10T18:59:23.789+02:002009-06-10T18:59:23.789+02:00I think it's the Danes who call this a "C...I think it's the Danes who call this a "Cykel Vultuur". Good name!Willie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745553398286725511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-31535456637317778952009-06-08T12:36:16.821+02:002009-06-08T12:36:16.821+02:00Hi Mark: As you can see, I used your photos at las...Hi Mark: As you can see, I used your photos at last. I've a blog post about the crisis in cycle parking, and the plans for expansion already written and coming up in a few week's time.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-61352530086485120242009-06-08T12:29:52.151+02:002009-06-08T12:29:52.151+02:00I think that is right David, but they even allow a...I think that is right David, but they even allow a certain period in which you could collect your bike. <br />Still... all this doesn't really solve the problem that there are just not enough parking spaces. ProRail announced Saturday that they will build 100.000 (yes that is indeed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND) extra parking spaces around railway stations in the coming four years, investing 100 Mark W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07882028603632115187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25807818482670184572009-06-08T09:53:21.439+02:002009-06-08T09:53:21.439+02:00We have something very similar in Austria (at leas...We have something very similar in Austria (at least on public parking places) with slightly more text. You can see some pictures (and text) here: http://cyclingisgoodforyou.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-happened-to-blue-bike-next-door.html<br /><br />I think it's a very good system, because otherwise abandoned bikes pile up and end up blocking all cycle parking.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989947994626570874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25118593561836647062009-06-08T08:20:21.279+02:002009-06-08T08:20:21.279+02:00Adrienne: I believe the decent ones get sold, but ...Adrienne: I believe the decent ones get sold, but the unsellable ones get recycled.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-38618626462641381002009-06-08T03:42:47.028+02:002009-06-08T03:42:47.028+02:00So what happens to the abandoned bikes? Here in t...So what happens to the abandoned bikes? Here in the States, they would eventually be auctioned off.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.com