New York City’s Department of Transportation has adopted a plan that will transform more than 12,000 former parking meter poles into bike racks. This started as a test project in 2011 with just 200 former parking meter posts. Originally the city planned to remove the poles as it switched to electronic multi-meters, but this reduced the place for cyclists to chain the bikes.
The city had looked to install about 8,500 new bike racks, but this could be a win-win for the city, for riders and for the local economy as Louis Barbato Landscaping is going to create the new racks that will be affixed to the existing poles.
[Via StreetsBlog: NYC DOT Prepares for 12,000 Parking Meter-to-Bike Rack Conversions]