Bikes and Ferry to Work

Another lovely day in Auckland, and commuters use their bikes, scooters and motorbikes to get the ferry at Devonport...

This little bike park under cover gets full very quickly... safe, lots of informal security...

This one round the back is pretty full too. Less informal security - but under cover. So bikes out of the sun and rain.

Here's that same Devonport bike park - in the distance. What's interesting is that scooters are using this informal area which has been created since the temporary wooden ramp was built. The message is - build it and they will use it. The message is - build more covered cycle parking and you'll get more people using their bikes to get the ferry to work....

Quite a few people take their bikes across on the ferry now. This day about 20 to 25 bikes on the ferry. Stacked against each other about 5 deep....

Not so much room for bikes while the Kea is out of service, but other passengers don't mind too much. It's a bit of a pain getting on and off full ferries that are not the Kea...

And over the city side there is some parking for bikes - but it's tiny. Almost always completely full. This provision needs enhancing. All those security guards could be put to good use guarding the bike racks...

Here's the other little bike rack at the downtown ferry terminal. There is room for expansion here...

Take this bike parking provision outside the Central Station of Malmo, Sweden - population of 300,000. It wasn't enough though, so they needed to build some overflow bike parking....

..and here it is... wasn't enough land so built a pontoon to park bikes.