Mark Stosberg3d ago

@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/

#urbanplanning #bikeTooter #cycling

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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Show threadMisuse Case
@markstos @yy There’s a shopping center with a grocery store and I ride my bike there often. So do many other people, judging by how many bikes I see there. But they don’t have bike racks. We have to lock our bikes to No Parking signs and stuff.
Apr 5 at 9:51pmWeb
Show threadMark Stosberg2d ago

@MisuseCase @yy Sometimes in those situations I walk in to politely tell an appropriate seeming person that I’m here as a customer, I’ve locked my bike to a tree, and is there some bike parking I’ve missed?

I can’t say for certain this has ever manifested a bike rack but I like to think if they meet enough customers arriving by bike face to face, something might happen.