Bicycle Voting
Now that biking is really picking up in my town, I’m noticing something interesting. I don’t need to check Yelp much anymore.
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I successfully harassed a property management company that built a new shopping district near my work using federal dollars into putting in bike racks. If they don’t put them at their new addition I think I’m going to harass them again.
Everyone knows what a “drive through is”. How about a “bike trough” window? If I only need some stamps from the post office or a bagel from the bagel shop, why do I need to get off the bike, lock it to something, walk in, *order*, walk out, unlock the bike, get on, cycle off,if all I really need is the *order* part?
There was one bakery on my way home that always had something as a special deal and a little window on the street. This meant that on the way home I could just swing by, have a peek – and if there was anything I wanted just order it. So quick & easy, I spent much more than I would have if they hadn’t had that windos…
The problem at many stores/restaurants is that an inordinate number of the bike rack spaces are taken up by employees’ bikes, because the businesses pay minimum wage and a bike is all the employee can afford. You try to tell them the employees should put their bikes elsewhere – the customers should have the rack space next to the front door, but they don’t listen. (Does anyone put employee car parking right next to the store? No, they don’t). A sure way to lose business. Then there’s all the abandoned bikes on the racks…