Is bike parking the key to better cities?

Grist
By Holly RichmondMay 29, 2014, 2:29 pm28 pts
Cycling advocate (and former Grist contributor) Elly Blue thinks parking spaces are a waste of money. They could be, you know, actual businesses attracting customers and juicing up the local economy, after all. Apex Blue gives the perfect example: Portland’s Apex Bar. It has modest seating inside, but the…

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