Have you seen my bike?
Amsterdam is arguably Europe's most bike-friendly city, with an estimated 1 MILLION bikes in daily use. (With a population of 750,000 in the downtown core, that is more than one bike per person!)
What that also equates to is a lot of BIKE PARKING. Bikes are strewn everywhere in the city, and seem to be attached to any free-standing medal object. (Bike theft is also an issue, with an estimated 100,000 bikes stolen per year - or roughly 10%!)
Therefore, it is important to have safe parking - which is exactly what we found at the Central Station bike parking lot... a 4 story structure littered with literally THOUSANDS of bikes - as far as the eye can see! It has 24 hour security, is free to the general public, and is essentially the "Granddaddy of the All" in the bike-parking industry. (Aka BIKE ROSE BOWL!)
Here's a few pics!
The final spot... creative!
- J. Twice
1 comment:
J - Chris would fit in so good there! He is now a bike commuter...funny story I will tell you in Hawaii! Love you!
~H
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