Mastodawn

@yy on why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking:

- You don't need a car for groceries
- Grocery access is an equity issue
- Car parking is expensive and subsidizes the rich
- We can have 10 more customers park per spot
- Induced demand works both ways
- Spillover benefits
- Built for the future

https://yyahn.com/wiki/Bike-parking-at-urban-grocery-stores/

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Why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking

Imagine yourself starting your car. Would you go to a smaller nearby store with fewer items, or drive 5 more minutes to Costco or other big box stores? The...

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Mark Stosberg 3d ago

@yy ideas to improve urban grocery bike parking:

1. Make it plentiful
2. Make it convenient
3. Install good racks
4. Accommodate all bikes
5. Cover the racks if possible
6. Make it visible and well-lit.
7. Connect to the bike network.
8. Build for the future

https://yyahn.com/wiki/Bike-parking-at-urban-grocery-stores/

Why urban grocery stores should prioritize bike parking over car parking

Imagine yourself starting your car. Would you go to a smaller nearby store with fewer items, or drive 5 more minutes to Costco or other big box stores? The...

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Todd Nelson

@markstos @yy my suburban grocery stores usually face busy streets. For the homes behind the stores, pedestrians and cyclists need to come out to the busy street in order to enter the parking lot. Seems like having a pedestrian entryway from the neighborhood (avoiding the big street) would make this more inviting.

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Mark Stosberg 3d ago

@footsteps @yy That's a common pattern-- we have the same problem here, where a Kroger fronts to a massive parking lot and busy roads with apartments directly behind it.