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Originally Posted by aquaticko
I have to admit being befuddled by the ruckus around Portland's bike parking regulations. Is it really necessary to even have covered bike parking in the back of the building? Presumably a 6-story building has an elevator; can people not just take their bikes into and out of their apartments as needed? Not ultimately convenient, sure, but you can so easily store a bike in most apartments that rolling the extra expense of having dedicated bike parking spaces into construction/rent costs seems silly.
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I tend to agree that the bike parking regulations go too far, but friction is important. Having to haul your bike into an elevator and store it in your 300sf apartment is a significant disincentive.