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With
the capital of the Netherlands struggling to accommodate over 880,000 bicycles
in a city of 780,000 citizens, Amsterdam is considering underwater bicycle
garages and other radical ideas to park its bikes, according to RT.com.
With
just 2,500 designated parking spaces available to handle the hundreds of
thousands of bicyclists daily, the city has drawn up plans for a 7,000-space
bicycle facility beneath its waterfront, as well as floating garages to meet
the soaring demand for bicycle parking.
The story continues:
The
new parking garage beneath the IJ, a lake in the center of Amsterdam which was
formerly a bay, would connect via underground tunnels to major transportation
hubs, like Central Station and the metro system.
The
plans also call for creating a total of 21,500 new bike spaces around the
station by 2030. While two new floating islands with space for at least 2,000
bicycles each are to be completed by 2020.
The
influx of bicycles in the city has led to some high costs for taxpayers, who
must pay for the removal of illegally parked bicycles, at a cost of up to €70
per bike.
A
phenomenal number of 73,000 bicycles were removed by authorities from the
streets in 2013 alone.
Over 50 percent of
Amsterdam’s 781,000 residents use their bicycles each day, with 43 percent
relying on bicycle transportation for their daily commute.
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