This is a pretty negative factor when evaluating whether the building is environmentally friendly.
One of the factors considered when a building tries to get LEED certified is whether it has bicycle parking. (
http://www.supereco.com/glossary/leed-certification/ and
http://bcgp.blogspot.com/2008/03/bic...ification.html)
See page 6 of
http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEEDdocs/LEED_RS_v2-1.pdf
Could there be an angle here for criticizing the building as not being green?