Why not just let the private market decide when, where, and how to provide bike parking?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Kansas City has many examples where the private market has provided long-term bicycle parking in residential and commercial developments, including H & R Block headquarters, the Library Lofts apartments, and elsewhere. But market factors alone are insufficient to consistently ensure that a consistent standard is maintained. The city’s Northland bears evidence of poor and inadequate development standards, and has resulted in discontinuous sidewalks, piecemeal sections of curb and gutter, and inadequate storm drainage facilities. Automobile parking is widely available today precisely because it has been required at all new and major renovations of residential and commercial developments. Left solely to “market” forces, we would not enjoy today’s network of air, public transit, railway, and roadway infrastructure.
