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Organizing parking for 30,000 bicycles for one night - can it really be done? Museum Night Amsterdam, the city’s biggest and possibly most fun art event, was back! Just like in “A Night at the Museum,” the museums seemed to come alive. This year, over 30,000 visitors explored 73 museums all over the city. With just one ticket, they could dive into all the amazing art and history Amsterdam has to offer. And, of course, almost everyone hopped on their bikes to move from one pink-marked museum to the next. Bikes everywhere! Each year, it’s a real challenge to keep the museums and public squares accessible for everyone. And yes, for this mission, Bikenine was called in once again to organize bike parking at the busiest spots. As invented 5 years ago, we used white lines on the ground to show people where to park. And also this time it surprisingly works like magic. Everyone parks neatly within the lines. Instead of a huge tangle of bikes where people would have to struggle to pull theirs out, the bikes were lined up nicely. This made things easier for pedestrians and residents too.  We also used the familiar green and white colors, which people in Amsterdam instantly recognize as guides for where to park. Actually yet another example that well-functioning solutions do not have to be difficult. Thank you to N8 | Stichting Museumnacht Amsterdam, to all the enthusiastic visitors, the volunteers, the contractors, “square fixers,” and, of course, Bikenine, for making this night another success. See you next year! 💃🎉

We have reached an important milestone in our mission to create bicycle parking garages that people genuinely want to use! Commissioned by CROW, the leading authority on traffic standards, Bikenine & Empaction Parkeren en Mobiliteit begun developing a 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. Our goal is to ensure that developers, architects, and municipalities worldwide can benefit from our insights and best practices for designing high-quality bicycle parking. Ultimately helping bike cities maintain accessibility, particularly on sidewalks and in front of buildings. As we all know, with more bicycles come greater parking demands. In the Netherlands, we’ve seen firsthand how parked bicycles can block sidewalks - even when bike parking garages are nearby. So, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲? To shape our checklist, we assembled various bicycle parking experts across the Netherlands. During our initial session, we discussed the quality criteria that should be included in the checklist. This sparked lively discussions: where should we draw the line between a simple checklist and a full set of requirements? And how can we ensure it remains both practical and comprehensive? The Bike Parking Garage Housemodernes in Utrecht provided the ideal setting to test our preliminary checklist. Here, we pinpointed the features that elevate a parking facility from merely functional to truly exceptional. In the coming months, René Dronkers, Catalien Peerdeman (Msc. Ir.), Sophieke van Beek, Laura van der Woerd & Paul Van Loon continue refining the checklist, aiming for a release in December. Stay tuned for updates, and feel free to share any ideas that could help make this project even stronger. #bikecities #parking #bikeparking #bikinggarage #mobility #durablemobility

At first glance, bicycle parking seems like a manageable issue. But in practice, it is often more complex. Indoor bicycle parking locations in particular often do not match the actual behaviour of cyclists. This leads to frustration, underutilised parking facilities and ultimately bicycle parking chaos on the street. René Dronkers, bicycle parking expert at Bikenine, argues that the focus should be firmly on the needs of the cyclist.

"How Ikea can also inspire in a solution for bicycle parking 💡" When I saw the projected way finding arrows ↗️ at IKEA years ago, which were shone from above with projectors, I got an idea. Why couldn't this also be done on the street? But then with bicycle parking spaces, only when it is needed. A pop-up parking space ✨ Thanks to the cooperation of Team Fietsparkeren in Amsterdam, I was able to realize them on the Albert Cuyp market. They were used successfully. Years later we have now completed dozens of projected parking spaces and they are also being used in other municipalities. Last week I was installing and adjusting the previously announced parking spaces for the municipality of Delft. Deputy major Martina Huijsmans was the first to try them out. It's great that I can contribute to an efficient, temporary way of parking bicycles, in places where the public space has a different function during the day. Thanks Mirjam van Oers for this fun assignment! Bikenine does it with love 🥰👌🏼

Bikenine is getting started in the Dutch City of Maastricht! 🚲✨ Developers need to provide bicycle parking spaces on their own property when redeveloping buildings. This is often challenging, especially with historical buildings. It’s a great project for Bikenine! Catalien is researching the possibility of a bicycle parking fund for the Municipality of Maastricht. In city centers, space is limited while the number of bicycles is increasing. A bicycle parking fund could enable developers to financially contribute to the bicycle parking spaces that the municipality provides in public areas. We are exploring whether such a fund can offer a solution for adequate parking options in the city center. Do you, as a 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 or 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, have experience with such a (bicycle) parking fund or other creative bicycle parking solutions in historic cities? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗨𝗦!

"How can we ever become a cycling city, with less cars! Amsterdam is centuries ahead". When European municipalities visit Amsterdam to see how they also can become a cycling city, they sometimes lose faith. And although it feels like that, it is not as it seems. Not so long ago huge amounts of cars were dominating the streets in the Amsterdam city centre. 'Paid parking' had not yet been introduced, you could always find a spot if you wanted. "Stuff 'm in between" was very common. Like what happens with bikes. We regularly use these images when we assist people from European cities in transforming their city, trying to convince their communities. Because really, with the right political will and vision, it is possible. It takes time and attention, but nothing is impossible. In addition, the shop owners who were afraid that their income would decrease, because visitors could no longer park their car in front, were proven wrong. But that will be the subject of a next post, with more figures and background. In order of appearance:  1. Gerard Douplein  2. Gerard Douplein  3. Gerard Douplein  4. Eerste van der Helststraat  5. Eerste van der Helststraat  6. Reguliersdwarsstraat  7. Kalverstraat  8. Beursplein  9. Beursplein

Showing around Pasquale from RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, the Italian ProRail) in Amsterdam was a pleasure. The great similarity that Pasquale and I have, is that we both love visiting work-related topics during European vacation city trips. Because it just doesn't feel like work. Next to relaxing, it is often fascinating, inspiring and if plans succeeds, even environment improving. We met in 2019 in Rome during my vacation, where I was exploring the possibilities of making Rome more of a cycling city. After a few years, that turns out not to be easy 😄 but... we continue to work on it enthusiastically! 🇮🇹🚲💪🏼 Have a nice trip home Pasquale! 🚈

Taylor Swift was here! And was it awesome? We think so!’ Swifties’ came from all over and beyond to see her unique performance. But how do we attract people to come on their bikes to the concert? And how do we attract these thrilled Arena visitors to our designated parking area? From our City of Amsterdam experience with event parking, you might spend money on good parking racks, put up nice and outstanding signs, and in this case cut the grass nicely, but visitors still don't always park their bike there. They just need a little more motivation. We introduced the ‘Lokfiets' concept here ('Lure-bikes’). Place a few recognisable bikes in the parking area to attract people in. And of course we did it ‘Swift style’, with lots of color! In the ArenA area our colleague Ellen Hanou came up with the Lokfiets idea. And with the help of our famous FlowerBikeMan (who else can make such attractive bikes?) we placed 20 colorful flower bikes in the area, to make it stand out more. And we can say; from the first concert on, it worked! So if you’re on your way for the Pink concert, come on the bike, the weather is great! Great thanks to Derk van Overvest, Catalien Peerdeman, Laura van Schaik and especially Fietsdepot, Auke-Jan Drenth & Martin Klepper, for delivering older bikes for this project. It was a true team efford! By the way, did you see Taylor on a typical ‘Opoe fiets’ last week in the city centre? About Lokfietsen, perhaps you didn’t know, but we have used Lokfietsen in Amsterdam before. They were made from stainless steel and they also prevent cargo trucks from parking on this spot. See the picture of it at Ten Kateplein. Of course this was only one way to get people ‘swiftly to Swift’. We could do even more to motivate people to bike to this concert area.  And remember, a get-a-way bike is much quicker than a get-a-way car! By the way, what creative ways have you or your city used to guide parking people in the right direction? #taylorswift #bikeparking #bicycle #mobility #activetransport #Amsterdam

Taylor Swift was here! And was it awesome? We think so!’ Swifties’ came from all over and beyond to see her unique performance. But how do we attract people to come on their bikes to the concert? And how do we attract these thrilled Arena visitors to our designated parking area? From our City of Amsterdam experience with event parking, you might spend money on good parking racks, put up nice and outstanding signs, and in this case cut the grass nicely, but visitors still don't always park their bike there. They just need a little more motivation. We introduced the ‘Lokfiets' concept here ('Lure-bikes’). Place a few recognisable bikes in the parking area to attract people in. And of course we did it ‘Swift style’, with lots of color! In the ArenA area our colleague Ellen Hanou came up with the Lokfiets idea. And with the help of our famous FlowerBikeMan (who else can make such attractive bikes?) we placed 20 colorful flower bikes in the area, to make it stand out more. And we can say; from the first concert on, it worked! So if you’re on your way for the Pink concert, come on the bike, the weather is great! Great thanks to Derk van Overvest, Catalien Peerdeman, Laura van Schaik and especially Fietsdepot, Auke-Jan Drenth & Martin Klepper, for delivering older bikes for this project. It was a true team efford! By the way, did you see Taylor on a typical ‘Opoe fiets’ last week in the city centre? About Lokfietsen, perhaps you didn’t know, but we have used Lokfietsen in Amsterdam before. They were made from stainless steel and they also prevent cargo trucks from parking on this spot. See the picture of it at Ten Kateplein. Of course this was only one way to get people ‘swiftly to Swift’. We could do even more to motivate people to bike to this concert area.  And remember, a get-a-way bike is much quicker than a get-a-way car! By the way, what creative ways have you or your city used to guide parking people in the right direction? #taylorswift #bikeparking #bicycle #mobility #activetransport #Amsterdam

We are excited to share René's update on our latest project! 🚴♂️✨ The city of Gemeente Delft has chosen Bikenine to install our innovative 'pop-up projection parking' in the bustling nightlife area of the city center. This concept, a hit in The Hague and Gemeente Amsterdam, will now enhance Delft's evening bike parking. Installation is set for mid-August. Curious about our pop-up parking solution? Send us a PM to explore the possibilities! Check out René's full post for more details. #Bikenine #BikeParking #Innovation #SustainableCities