JAPAN SOLVING "CYCLE CLUTTER"
Authorities have developed unique approaches to high density bicycle storage as demonstrated in the Mitsui Miike Cycle Tower system in Kasukabe City, a suburban center near Tokyo. Considered the most sophisticated bicycle storage system in the world, the 12-story building houses up to 1556 bicycles. To use the system, the cyclist inserts the handlebars of the bicycle into a hook at one of the gates, turns a key and removes it with its attached magnetic card. The computer has been alerted and the bicycle is conveyed to an unmanned crane which lifts it and stores it. On the owner's return, he runs his magnetic card through a slot to determine the charge which can be paid by monthly pass or by coins. The bicycle may be released by turning the key in the handlebar lock. This facility services commuters to city centers who travel to the suburban rail stations on bicycles.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
525 School Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20024 - Publication Date: 1986-2
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 2
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Serial:
- World Highways/Routes du Monde
- Volume: 37
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
- ISSN: 0964-4598
- Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycles; Commuters; Handling and storage; Park and ride; Storage facilities
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00457764
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM