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chainstrainer
11-06-08, 03:31 PM
There's no reason public art can't also be public utility:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-11-02-bike-rack-art_N.htm

xenologer
11-06-08, 04:22 PM
As long as they don't look TOO much like art, to the point that some overzealous cop gives you a ticket or bike cut-off for locking inappropriately to public sculpture...
CB HI
11-06-08, 05:08 PM
I much more prefer this one:
http://www.dero.com/products/bike_bike_rack/bike_bike_rack.html

Simple, cool, reminds people that bikes belong and when cyclist do it right, we can lock 4 bikes to it.

Bluechip
11-06-08, 06:23 PM
I much more prefer this one:
http://www.dero.com/products/bike_bike_rack/bike_bike_rack.html

Simple, cool, reminds people that bikes belong and when cyclist do it right, we can lock 4 bikes to it.

We've got that one at one of our neighborhood pools. I've never seen a bike locked to it or anywhere near it. Mostly kids ride to that pool and just lay their bikes down on the ground.
Mr Danw
11-07-08, 12:24 PM
public art can also be a bike rack
xerotope
11-10-08, 12:28 PM
I'm a big fan of the "Three Rivers Bike Racks" Bike Pgh has installed all of the place in Pittsburgh.

http://bike-pgh.org/campaigns/three-rivers-bike-racks/
EnigManiac
11-10-08, 07:58 PM
We've been doing something similar up here in Toronto:

http://www.ibiketo.ca/node/2155
cudak888
11-10-08, 08:07 PM
I'm a big fan of the "Three Rivers Bike Racks" Bike Pgh has installed all of the place in Pittsburgh.

How much money did Wall-To-Wall Studios get from the city to rip off Lufthansa's logo?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2246483568_bb34fcdc65.jpg?v=0

http://bike-pgh.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/singlerack_small.jpg

-Kurt
mattotoole
11-12-08, 01:15 PM
Ellwood Thompson's organic and natural foods store in Richmond VA is having a design contest, for new bike racks for their stores:

http://www.vabike.org/designers-wanted-ellwood-thompsons-sponsors-bike-rack-design-contest/ (http://www.vabike.org/designers-wanted-ellwood-thompsons-sponsors-bike-rack-design-contest/)

We'd love to get comments at the above article, with links to interesting stuff on the web about public art bike racks.