muller877
Senior Member
I prefer indoor, secure bike parking stations. I worry that the ECLRT bike facilities will be nothing more than the typical on-street bike parking.
The main difference...price. A bunch or rings attached to a concrete pad should only cost $5000-20,000. A building, maintenence, janitorial, security, etc....I'd be scared how much the City paid for it.
As well, there are a lot of smaller areas that can be converted for outdoor bike parking. The indoor one would not fit into the dense urban envionment at most stations.
I agree with the other comments. Buy a beater bike and a good lock (which could cost you more than the beater bike).
I hope the City gets their act together and puts bike parking at every station where there is room.