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Utrecht opens world’s largest bicycle parking facility

06 September 2017

by Nick Michell

Utrecht, in the Netherlands, has opened the first section of what will be the largest bicycle parking lot in the world. The first part of the three-level Stationsplein Bicycle Parking has a capacity of 6,000 bicycles, which makes it the largest in the country and another 1,500 bicycle parking places will be added in the next few months. By late 2018, the garage will have a full capacity of 12,500 parking spaces, making it the world’s biggest.

“In total 22,000 public high-quality bicycle parking places will be realised around Utrecht Central Station,” Victor Everhardt, Vice Mayor, City of Utrecht, told Cities Today. “Almost all the bikes that used to be parked in public space around the stat...

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