Google Bike Parking

By Aaron Naparstek
May 28, 2009

This is pretty neat: The Department of Transportation just released mapping data identifying the locations of more than 97 percent of the public bike racks in New York City. The data currently contains 5,968 of the 6,100 bike racks that have been installed as part of the DOT’s CityRacks program. The data is in .kml format, which can be displayed on Google Earth and similar applications.

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By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2008

The days of the U- and wave-racks are numbered Think you can build a better bike rack? Now’s your chance. Yesterday the city announced an international competition for a bike rack designed "to be an icon for New York City cycling." The competition is a partnership between DOT and the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt National Design […]

Locking Up Is Hard to Do

By Ben Fried | Mar 17, 2009

Is bike rack installation keeping up with meter removal? Photo: velcroTABandthewalkman/Flickr 2008 was a banner year for bike rack installations in New York City. DOT put in 1,377 racks in the fiscal year ending last July, according to the Mayor’s Management Report — up from 320 the previous year. And when DOT unveiled its new […]

Private Sector Taps Into Demand for Bike Parking

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2009

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Weigh in on the Future of City Bike Racks

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2008

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Google Bike Routes — The Wait Is Over

By Noah Kazis | Mar 10, 2010

Bike directions from the Empire State Building to City Hall on Google Maps. After much anticipation, bicycle directions are finally live on Google Maps. At the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC today, Google announced that its mapping tools can now provide bike directions in 150 American cities. The software provides routes that point cyclists […]