California’s South Bay Bicycle Master Plan covers seven South Bay cities, including Redondo Beach. The city was the first to begin implementing the plan, by installing a bike corral using CycleSafe Vintage Bike Racks. These bike corrals provide short-term bicycle parking and are the perfect complement to urban planners’ historic streetscapes or urban enhancements. The Redondo…
Category: Bike Friendly
Cycling Toward Sustainability
Since its founding in 1980 as a response to the energy crisis of the 70s, CycleSafe has led the way towards sustainable communities promoting active transportation. A leader in promoting green business practices and re-thinking urban transportation systems, the company encourages cycling as an alternative or additional mode of transportation. “Bicycling as a form of…
CycleSafe Classic U/2 Bike Racks Installed for World’s Largest Arts Competition
When preparing for ArtPrize 2012, Grand Rapids, the second largest city in Michigan, decided to install approximately 40 more bike racks in its downtown area in order to accommodate the anticipated crowds. “We’ve got to do something quickly or we’ll have bicycles chained (to parking meters, trees, street signs and other things during ArtPrize),” stated…
City of Detroit offers Secure Bike Lockers
The City of Detroit recently added six new CycleSafe bike lockers in an area between the Science Center, Detroit Institute of Arts and the Scarab Club. According to “Detroit’s new bike lockers” by m-bike.org, an organization that promotes bicycling in Detroit, the secure bike lockers provide peace of mind to cyclists who want to enjoy…
Complete Streets for Bike-Friendly Communities
CycleSafe is partnering their bicycle parking products with communities that have a Complete Streets resolution, Complete Streets ordinance, and/or a bike parking ordinance. Complete Streets policies and bike parking ordinances all serve to provide more livable communities. Complete Streets policies include provisions for accommodation of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists and persons of all ages…
CycleSafe Electronic Access Bike Lockers + Park-by-Phone Technology part of Greening of Indianapolis
The industry leader in bike parking and bike parking security, CycleSafe, recently completed the final pieces for the installation of on-demand bike lockers in Indianapolis, Indiana. The CycleSafe electronic access bike lockers and new Park-by-Phone technology are key components of a massive effort to promote bicycling throughout the city. The installation debuted at Indianapolis’ Bike…
Secure Bike Lockers Contribute to Baltimore’s “Smart Growth” Initiatives
When Governor Parris Glendening set out to double the Baltimore region’s transit ridership by 2020, the Mass Transit Administration developed a Baltimore Region Rail System Plan in order to realize that goal. The plan called for 63 miles of new rail lines and 70 new stations, more than doubling the region’s rail system to 106…
