Being bike-friendly means having bike parking, bike lanes, trails, and the like, but what about those soft, squishy things that make a community bike-friendly?
Last night I biked to the DC Jewish Community Center (JCC) for a volleyball league match. Upon arriving at their plentiful bike parking, I found that I had left my bike lock at home. What to do? A return trip home to pick up the lock and come back would have made me late for the night's match as well as a bit tired from racing. I explained my predicament to the parking attendant who was walking by and he notified me that the Center has bike locks at the front desk for this. I ran inside to borrow a lock and learned they have not one, but four locks. Me and my closest three friends could have biked here and left our locks at home.
As a cyclist I'd never heard of an organization having extra locks for this situation. More organizations following the JCC's lead would encourage cycling and create a more bike-friendly town. Kudos to the JCC.
by Paul DeMaio, BikeArlington
image credit: 2dayBlog.com
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Posted by: Ronald Crockett | August 10, 2009 at 04:52 PM
That is awesome! I have found myself in the same predicament before--no lock. What a great idea!
Posted by: Steve Offutt | July 29, 2009 at 10:25 AM