Another sign that winter is coming
winter's coming, the 6-bike racks are going!
Winter's coming!
How do I know?
The Ville de Montreal is removing the seasonal 6-bike parking stands.
New-style parking meter secure-bike-locking posts
The new style parking-meter-post stands will remain. It is only the sidewalk-blocking 6-bike stands that are being removed.
The rationale is that they interfere with snow-removal operations. But they don't take down the big-sidewalk-blocking bus-shelters. Maybe we could combine bike parking and bus-waiting. And maybe... the bike parking could have a roof to protect bikes from the rain and snow, year-round!
Two models of year-round bike stands
posted by Cycle Fun Montreal @ 8:38 PM
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Since the de Maisonneuve path will be maintained year-round, it would make sense to plan some sort of bicycle parking. If the city thinks that the bike racks will interfere with snow-removal, how will they react when bikes are locked to various sign posts or parking meters during the winter?
I have a horrible vision of a sidewalk snow plower racing through (like they do) and hitting a bike. p
The city has installed many new year-round parking-meter-stand bikes, which hardly block the sidewalk at all.
Of course, if you leave your bike parked on the sidewalk during snow-clearing operations, you may have some surprises when you come back to your bike!
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