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NYC bike access

Novel new legislation for indoor bike storage

Posted in Environment and design, Physical activity, Workplace health on 10th December, 2009 | no responses

A new bike access law has taken effect in New York City, requiring employers to allow employees to use elevators to bring their bicycles inside to store them. This law was passed to encourage bike commuting by eliminating theft of bikes parked on the street.

Encouraging physical forms of transport such as cycling can help maintain heart health while also cutting back on carbon emissions – a message that is very much in keeping with the climate change talks taking place in Copenhagen.

Source: The New York Times, 8 December 2009.

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