What keeps a lot of people from commuting by bicycle? Bicycle theft. How do you get more people to ride bicycles to mass transit hubs like train stations? Bicycle stations.
The very first of its kind, a bicycle station will be installed at the Covina Metrolink station in Covina, California. With the new bicycle station, up to 80 users will be able to securely store their bicycles at the Covina station.
Covina Mayor Walter Allen will unveil new bike station on October 27, 2009. Mayor Allen explained that the new bike station is an effort to create sustainable and environmentally friendly benefits to the citizens of Covina and that he is proud that Covina is taking the role of a leader in alternative transportation.
The average weekday at the Covina stations sees 204,000 commuters from 15 different cities.
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