Love+Sprockets | NYC Cycling Info

Finalists in the CityRacks lock competition have hit the streets in selected locations. I think the Y rack is the most practical, although isn't ver different from the racks we have now, in terms of basic concept. The extended ascenders of the Y make this design a lot more accommodating though, and that's a great thing. Would have been nice if these were red to match the I Heart NY heart color.

I wonder how the paint on these things will wear, however, as they chip over time. Ugly as they are, the silver upside down Us we have now take wear very well because they're not painted. The newer black Us look terrible and are often loose enough to pry off the sidwalk. Hopefully they'll not miss that important feature of the rack--it has to stay attached to the ground to be useful.

Tokyo has a sick bicycle parking/locking solution that involves bringing your bike into a parking facility with an automated robotic parking attendant. You slide your bike into a hatch, receive a ticket and the machine slides your bike into the tower below. When you return, swipe your ticket and the machine retrieves your bike.

We desperately need something like this in NYC. I would think good places to start are Union Square and Columbus Circle. Come on you American parking companies. Get with it.