Everybody loves a freebee

  • Soort:Artikelen Fietsverkeer
  • Author:Karin Broer
  • Uitgever:Fietsverkeer nr. 18
  • Datum:11-02-2008

Short survey of a number of towns where guarded bicycle parking was made free of charge.


  • Making guarded parking free of charge makes visitor numbers go through the roof. The effects on bicycle theft and nuisance due to illegal parking are less clear. These are the results of a survey among ten towns that have instituted free parking.
    In order to reduce the large numbers of bicycles parked outside bicycle stands in the Groningen town centre, local authorities successfully introduced three measures last year: red carpets, rush-hour stands and the free use of four guarded bicycle parking facilities. The result: a tidier street scene but also slightly more bicycles in the town centre.

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