Vibrant and successful communities are designed for the people that live, work and play in them. They promote healthy living with walkable streets and bicycle infrastructure, and have acres of open space and parks for outdoor recreation. Neighborhood identities form organically, and housing, jobs, shops, and restaurants are located in close proximity. To move around…
A rich history of support for the arts and environmental stewardship exists in West Michigan, from both residents and local businesses, and often times the two go hand-in-hand. A clear example of this relationship is how the Forest Hills Public Schools System designed and built their Fine Arts Center, and how the Grand Rapids Ballet…
In 1982 CycleSafe won an award recognizing Innovation in New Product Design from The Society of the Plastics Industry. The SPI award was for the innovative construction of our reinforced plastics composite modular bicycle storage lockers that have significance in design, materials, processes, or market potential. A wide range of products showcasing the latest in…
We know you are busy and don’t have hours to waste tracking down planning documents. At CycleSafe, we are always looking for ways to make your life easier. That is why we have joined forces with CADdetails.com, a leading online resource for high quality design and planning documents. Whether you’re working on BIM objects, sketch-up…
The Crim Fitness Foundation and members of the Safe and Active Genesee for Everyone (SAGE) coalition installed nine new CycleSafe bike racks along South Saginaw Street in downtown Flint this past November 2013. SAGE offers downtown business owners the opportunity to have bike racks installed free of charge. Previously, bicyclists were forced to improvise parking…
The Central Gateway in Kent, Ohio is offering CycleSafe bicycle lockers to promote downtown shops and restaurants as part of an initiative to keep Kent Alive. Located near Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center and the historic Atlantic & Great Western Railway Depot, opportunities for biking play an important role with bike racks throughout…
CycleSafe is pleased to introduce a new innovation in Bicycle Parking: Extension Bike Lockers. CycleSafe has designed a variation of their ProPark bike locker to meet the needs of longer wheelbase extension bikes and recumbent bikes. Available in 3-unit locker modules to accommodate (2) extension bikes and (2) standard bikes in individual storage lockers. Bicycle…
CycleSafe is pleased to announce that the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority has installed 8 CycleSafe bicycle corrals and 90 bicycle racks to improve bicycle parking along its bike paths in downtown Grand Rapids. “It is the DDA’s belief that these new facilities would help to promote cycling as an alternative mode of transportation and…
Canadian efforts continue to promote active transportation for healthy, sustainable communities by providing CycleSafe Bicycle Lockers. The lockers will allow cyclists to park their bicycles more securely in lockers with high-security locks. The city selected custom colors for the lockers of blue and white to correlate with the way-finding signage with the same color scheme.…
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…
