京都駐輪Kyoto has finally started to take the issue of bike parking seriously.
In addition to several new full-fledged bike lots that have sprung up downtown, the city has also installed bike spaces on Oike Dori (pictured at right) and created a parking "lane" on Kawaramachi Dori.
The former, the bike spaces, are simple to use and free for two hours. You slide your front wheel into the space and it clicks shut to hold your bike in place. When you leave, simply pull the bike out. If you left the bike longer than two hours, you will need to pay 50 yen for each additional hour.
The lanes on Kawaramachi (see bottom left) are an exercise in human behavior modification.
By installing different colored tiles on part of the sidewalk - creating a physical space separate from pedestrian traffic - the city has cyclists politely lining their bikes within this area.
This then makes it much easier to walk on the sidewalk, which is always busy.
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