Prague 11 wants to build a parking tower for bicycles. He has no idea if there will be interest
After the opening of the controversial construction of the swimming pool, Prague 11 is preparing another unusual project in the election year. A bicycle parking tower could be built next to the Háje metro station. At the same time, the town hall is not yet clear whether there is interest in a similar project among the inhabitants.
The eleventh city district has not yet decided what the storage room will look like, a parking tower is one of the options considered. “Prague 11 will announce a tender procedure in September at the latest to find out the offer and prices for similar equipment. The results of the proceedings will result in further results, “said Šárka Cicvárková, a spokeswoman for the city district, for E15.cz.
City Hall expects to invest approximately ten million crowns in the project. However, it has not yet ascertained whether the inhabitants of Prague 11 are facing a shortage of places to store their bicycles and whether they would use a similar depository. According to Cicvárková, so far the magazine about her through her website and her Key. “He is also preparing a survey that should clarify the responses,” the spokesman added.
The city district does not currently count on the construction of additional towers in other places. According to the opposition representative from the Prague 11 Movement for Prague 11, this proves that the town hall does not strive for any conceptual development of cycling, but for “distracting attention from major problems such as the construction of a swimming pool or problems with maintaining greenery.” “Since 2011, not a single meter of the cycle path has been built in the South City,” he added.
In addition, Kos thinks that there will be no interest in bicycle storage among the people. “From the position of a cyclist, I think it’s complete nonsense. Here the bike is used more for recreation, I can’t imagine who would use it. ”
An idea from Taiwan
A similar tower, as Prague 11 is considering, has been standing in Hradec Králové for over a year. “I have cycling and I saw something similar while traveling to Taiwan,” said Rudolf Bernart, the author of the project. After returning to the Czech Republic, his company Systemica began to improve the idea, and after three years of development, it agreed with the Hradec Králové municipality to build a pilot project.
Construction of the Hradec Králové tower
The glass tower, less than 11 meters high, can hold up to 116 bicycles, while users do not have to remove accessories from them before “parking”. The bikes in the tower are protected from the elements and thieves, and the stored bikes are also insured. When the internal mechanism leaves the owners, it will deliver within 35 seconds. According to the spokeswoman of the Hradec Králové City Hall, Magdalena Vlčková, a similar tower does not stand anywhere else in Europe.
The construction of the Hradec Králové tower cost 7.5 million, the storage of one round for 24 hours five crowns. “We will fully cover the operation for parking fees,” said Rudolf Bernart, the author of the parking tower project. “The second option is to cover the tower with advertising space,” he added. In that case, the six operators should return the investment within or seven years.
The bicycle can be placed in the tower with its accessories
In Hradec, the tower celebrates success
Hradec Králové praises the parking tower, which has been used by over 20,000 people since its opening. He therefore plans to build six more towers throughout the city. “For the construction of the parking tower, we would also like to use the possibility of drawing available subsidy titles,” said Vlčková.
According to Bernart, Pardubice, Přerov and Lysá nad Labem, for example, are interested in parking towers. But cities are now waiting to see if it will be possible to obtain a European grant for a similar project. In addition, elections are approaching and town halls are reluctant to decide on larger investments, he added.
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