Bike Corrals Provide On-Street Bike Parking
Bike corrals, both covered and uncovered, are common in some European cities, and are also used in Portland, New York, Key West, and a few cities in California. In addition to providing more parking space for cyclists so that they are not locking their bikes to scattered sign posts, the corrals provide safer sight lines for pedestrians crossing streets, provide a spill over spot for lined-up customers, and prevent store fronts from being blocked by large vehicles.
Victoria, BC, recently installed its first bike corral. A single vehicle parking space in front of the Mountain Equipment Co-op retail store on Government Street was replaced with a shelter designed to hold 23 bikes.
