Bike parking boosts business in Australia
"Richard Risemberg [email protected] [CARFREE_CITIES]" <[email protected]> Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:22:30 -0800
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Quotes: "Converting on-street car parking into bike racks could be a gold mine for inner suburban businesses based on an analysis by Australia's top transport research authority." "In 2008, the City of Melbourne changed two street parking spaces in Lygon Street, Carlton, to a corral for 24 bikes at a cost of $30,500. An evaluation several years later found it generated four times more spending at local businesses than if the space was used for cars - $4042 a day compared with $994." Full article: https://t.co/eoxDPa48hQ Rick -- Richard Risemberg http://www.bicyclefixation.com http://www.SustainableCityNews.com http://gridlogisticsinc.com http://www.rickrise.com