Folding Bikes - NY Times article on parking bikes in NYC

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prtyich
06-30-08, 10:38 PM
Interesting article, whose fundamental problem listed would be solved by getting a nice folder...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/nyregion/01bike.html?ref=nyregion

stevesurf
06-30-08, 10:44 PM
true, or a BikeStation (http://www.bikestation.org/seattle/index.asp)!
Dahon.Steve
07-01-08, 05:46 AM
The buildings are not insured for bicycles which is why they don't want them. You would be surprised that many will not accept folders!

jur
07-01-08, 07:02 AM
Insured for bicycles?? What on earth does that mean? Bicycles can't cause damage (except a bit of dirt when wet), they can't injure someone if they are not left lying around. It's silly.

This calls for a united stand.
Urbanis
07-01-08, 07:29 AM
I work in one of these anti-bike buildings (the problem is not my company, it's the building's management). My solution is to bag my Downtube Mini before carrying it in so it doesn't scream "bike."

I would like parking garages in NYC to be required to accept bicycles at a rate equaling the fraction of car space they take up. In other words, if 10 bikes can fit into one car space, and the car is charged $20/day for parking, the bike owner should be charged $2/day. Such a requirement would immediately and exponentially expand the amount of secure bike parking available for commuters in NYC.
Dahon.Steve
07-01-08, 08:30 PM
Insured for bicycles?? What on earth does that mean? Bicycles can't cause damage (except a bit of dirt when wet), they can't injure someone if they are not left lying around. It's silly.

This calls for a united stand.

If the bicycle is stolen, the building's policy would reimburse the owner. However, if the the insurance does not cover bicycles, then the owner would have to pay out of his/her pocket.
jur
07-01-08, 10:32 PM
If the bicycle is stolen, the building's policy would reimburse the owner. However, if the the insurance does not cover bicycles, then the owner would have to pay out of his/her pocket.
So if anything at all got stolen, the building proprieter (or their insurance) is up for replacement? Seems to me movable property is the responsibility of the owner to insure, not the building they're entering.

Still weird, but perhaps that's standard in the US...?