The Times has an interesting story on a bike parking lot planned for the Penn Station neighborhood. The 34th Street Partnership is looking for corporations to foot the bill, around $200,000 a year.
“We want this to be the premier bike parking facility in the country,” said Partnership President Daniel A. Biederman, presumably meaning something better than what Mount Pleasant erected for its two-tired residents last summer.
The site, on 33rd between 8th and 9th, measures 2,600 feet. It’s slated to hold 100 bikes; the 26-square-feet-per-bike ratio is probably better than most Manhattan residents get.
The city is not officially part of the venture, but reporter Patrick McGeehan says the Department of Transportation has been installing tons of bike racks–800 last year alone.