Buenos Aires Mandates Bike Spaces In Private Parking Lots

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In a city where bike theft is a very good reason to make you doubt about riding somewhere, providing parking facilities is almost as important as creating new bike paths.

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Comments

[Kenz300]

11:25 PM on 07/26/2010

What a great idea. If only every school, library, mall and other businesses had policies that
made using a bicycle an easier transportation choice.

Maybe when PEAK OIL becomes a reality and the price of fuel goes to $5.00 or more a
gallon people will start to rethink their transportation options.

Mass transit and bicycles can be an option for some. With some bicycle friendly policies
it can become an option for more.

[LMPE]

06:17 PM on 07/25/2010

Alright! You go, Argentina! Que pais maravilloso!

[Guerrier]

04:50 AM on 07/25/2010

What has inflation to do with this?
Cannot we look at things without a conservative vs liberal key hole?
Europe has these bicycles parking lots with public bicycles that you hire in one place and then leave when you're done for years.
Each town has this system in France for example and citizens are allowed to park cars and then take a ride to go to work.
It's only one example of the state of mind touching the quality of life and the environment's respect that didn't cross the pound yet.
And it makes life nicer, believe me!

[sloreader]

04:59 PM on 07/26/2010

I agree with you 100%. Unfortunately, all too many people see any and all change as a negative. It's mystifying really, but it's true.

[NWBrunette]

02:25 AM on 07/25/2010

Excellent idea. We should adopt this in America. Now.

[DesertDawgAlpha]

11:48 PM on 07/24/2010

It's long been recognized that Argentina is a paragon of good government, if you like 1000 percent inflation, etc.

Any concerns about taking private property and mandating that it be used in one way or the other? Maybe commercial parking lot owners could start charging commercial rates for bike parking if it is so profitable and needed?

[Hardyman1966]

11:00 PM on 07/25/2010

Great. So now THEY'RE wrong, too.

Should have known as soon as I saw the word mandate.

Some bullet points backing up the numbers would be interesting.

[DesertDawgAlpha]

01:35 AM on 07/26/2010

Save me some time and just look up Argentina in Wikipedia or about a thousand other online sources. In 1990 Argentina had an inflation rate of a mere 2300 percent. Throughout the 80s it was at about 100 percent per year. Nice economic management.

[mudshark12]

09:11 PM on 07/24/2010

Very sensible.

[Philclock]

04:14 PM on 07/24/2010

Argentina, a failed "progressive" country.

The perfect model for Demo-rats, "progressives" and Huffington Post admirers.

[sloreader]

06:56 PM on 07/24/2010

I suppose you would prefer to live in a neighborhood where the government does not require builders to put in sidewalks? Sewers? Water? OK w/ me but count me out of your Mad Max vision of the world.

[DesertDawgAlpha]

11:49 PM on 07/24/2010

I would prefer we have the government mandate that my children be able to stay in your spare bedroom whenever they are in your town. And mandate that other folks' cars be able to park in your driveway.

[palainausa]

11:56 AM on 07/26/2010

I would like to live somewhere without pickpockets and robbers on every corner. Therefore, I will not live in Buenos Aires.