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April 16, 2008
Times Building Continues to Discourage Bike Commuting
StreetsBlog fingers The New York Times Corporation for cracking down on bicycle commuters, but keep in mind that Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner developed and co-owns the Renzo Piano-designed building, which originally was supposed to be loaded with environmentally friendly features.
In the latest episode of the New York Times Building vs. bike commuters saga, building management is tagging chained bikes with notes threatening to clip and "remove" them.
After being promised space in the new, 1.5 million square foot building, cyclists were barred from bringing their bikes in for months. Management finally opened a small room with enough space for 20 bikes, which, not surprisingly, is apparently not enough. Rather than meet demand for bike storage in its "green" building, it looks like the Times is again taking a hard line against clean commuting.
NoLandGrab: Ha, judging from the photo, the building itself makes an excellent bike rack.
Posted by lumi at April 16, 2008 4:02 AM