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04-23-07, 10:14 AM
Perhaps a stopover on the next Tour of SB???
From today's LA Times...
Cities peddle parking for bicycles
Communities hope that valet and other services will encourage residents to use bikes for commuting and doing errands.
By Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
April 23, 2007
Pity the cyclist with the $4,000 titanium road bike attempting to park at the Sunday farmers market in Santa Monica.
After 10:30 a.m., the meters and street signs were already claimed by early rising cyclists who chained their bike frames to the poles, and that hefty, pricey Kryptonite lock simply wouldn't fit around the nearest fence post.
Now, cyclists in search of heirloom tomatoes and organic cilantro can enjoy valet parking of the sort offered to BMW-driving diners at Ivy at the Shore or Chinois on Main, handing over their wheels to polite attendants who park them at a nearby bicycle stand.
In California bicycle circles, this kind of service is the coming thing.
Long Beach residents can check their bikes at the downtown Bikestation, where they can get free air for their tires and on-site repair service. A Santa Barbara self-service bike center opening May 1 will feature hot showers and a locker room for changing from sweaty nylon-spandex jerseys to suits, ties and heels.
Valet bike parking would seem a quintessentially Californian response to clogged freeways and overflowing parking lots. By encouraging more cyclists, cities are promoting environmental consciousness and outdoor cardio workouts.
Full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikevalet23apr23,1,1072842.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
From today's LA Times...
Cities peddle parking for bicycles
Communities hope that valet and other services will encourage residents to use bikes for commuting and doing errands.
By Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
April 23, 2007
Pity the cyclist with the $4,000 titanium road bike attempting to park at the Sunday farmers market in Santa Monica.
After 10:30 a.m., the meters and street signs were already claimed by early rising cyclists who chained their bike frames to the poles, and that hefty, pricey Kryptonite lock simply wouldn't fit around the nearest fence post.
Now, cyclists in search of heirloom tomatoes and organic cilantro can enjoy valet parking of the sort offered to BMW-driving diners at Ivy at the Shore or Chinois on Main, handing over their wheels to polite attendants who park them at a nearby bicycle stand.
In California bicycle circles, this kind of service is the coming thing.
Long Beach residents can check their bikes at the downtown Bikestation, where they can get free air for their tires and on-site repair service. A Santa Barbara self-service bike center opening May 1 will feature hot showers and a locker room for changing from sweaty nylon-spandex jerseys to suits, ties and heels.
Valet bike parking would seem a quintessentially Californian response to clogged freeways and overflowing parking lots. By encouraging more cyclists, cities are promoting environmental consciousness and outdoor cardio workouts.
Full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bikevalet23apr23,1,1072842.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true