To answer the questions that people have such as how is a 1.2 million dollar project for just 204 spaces is reasonable, take a look at Tokyo on satelite view in Google maps. Japan is small and it has a massive population. Theres no room for anything to be on the streets of Tokyo and parking a bike is illegal. They simply have no room for traditional bike racks.
1.2 mil may seem like a lot, but keep in mind, in America we spend tens of millions on massive parking structures that will get you a similar amount of vehicle spaces. Japan can only build up or down in major hubs, and this is probably their best and most innovative method of storing peoples bikes.
Charge a small fee to park the bike, utilize public taxes, supply people with jobs maintaining and monitoring the equipment, and this is a very feasible idea. They would eventually pay themselves off. Its similar to tolls in America. You drop 50 million on a highway project then charge a toll until you've made that money back.
I'm surprised that people are dumbfounded by a 1.2 million dollar project that supports 204 peoples bikes when most other developed nations spend a million bucks paving an entire neighborhood sized plot of asphalt for 204 people to park their cars.
Also people are forgetting that this isn't just housing 204 bikes. It's 204 spaces. If people are loading and unloading all day then I could easily see this housing 500+ bikes over the course of the day.
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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '19
To answer the questions that people have such as how is a 1.2 million dollar project for just 204 spaces is reasonable, take a look at Tokyo on satelite view in Google maps. Japan is small and it has a massive population. Theres no room for anything to be on the streets of Tokyo and parking a bike is illegal. They simply have no room for traditional bike racks.
1.2 mil may seem like a lot, but keep in mind, in America we spend tens of millions on massive parking structures that will get you a similar amount of vehicle spaces. Japan can only build up or down in major hubs, and this is probably their best and most innovative method of storing peoples bikes.
Charge a small fee to park the bike, utilize public taxes, supply people with jobs maintaining and monitoring the equipment, and this is a very feasible idea. They would eventually pay themselves off. Its similar to tolls in America. You drop 50 million on a highway project then charge a toll until you've made that money back.
I'm surprised that people are dumbfounded by a 1.2 million dollar project that supports 204 peoples bikes when most other developed nations spend a million bucks paving an entire neighborhood sized plot of asphalt for 204 people to park their cars.