New Sunset Park Housing Development To Include Modern Bike Parking For Delivery Workers
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New housing developments are often required to provide parking for cars onsite in order to gain city approval, but a new 14-story building planned for Sunset Park, Brooklyn includes a unique provision: a secure bike parking garage that reserves space for delivery workers in the neighborhood.
If successful, organizers of the project hope bike parking for the public will be part of future large developments in the city, which has a shortage of bike parking spots. The current tally of 56,000 spots citywide isn’t nearly enough to meet the growing population of cyclists, although the city has a goal to install 10,000 new bike racks this year.
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