The Park and Facilities Catalog announces the introduction of its latest bicycle parking rack invention - the space-saving MK1 Bike Dock.

The MK1 Bike Dock has a unique, patent-pending design that helps bicycle planners park a large number of bicycles in locations where space is limited. Those locations typically include universities, colleges, schools, urban areas and office complexes.

"We know the challenges that architects and planners face when they need to provide bicycle parking for hundreds if not thousands of bicycles," said inventor Chris Luyet, Vice President and General Manager of the Park and Facilities Catalog. "So we designed the MK1 with the smallest footprint possible to accommodate a large number of bicycles and to create an atmosphere that encourages more people to RIDE than drive."

The MK1 Bike Dock keeps bikes upright

Aerial view of Biscayne Green pop-up park. (Source: www.BiscayneGreenMiami.com

Dogs are probably the only creatures that love parks as much as humans and that's why dog park equipment was included in an inventive Biscayne Green pop-up park project in Downtown Miami.

For urbanites restrained by all that concrete and steel in cities but who still love the outdoors, this was one cool idea. The

The UpLift Bike Dock, an innovative bike rack invention designed by Sustainable Sites and offered by The Park and Facilities Catalog, was recently mentioned in an issue of  Bicycle Retailer magazine.

Bicycle Retailer is the "bible" for the bicycle industry. Their website generates 225,000 monthly visits on average and their print magazine is distributed to 27,000 readers. The magazine has been connecting suppliers to customers since 1992.

The UpLift Bike Dock was featured on Page 1 of the website in a feature titled, "New Products." Here is a link to the article.

 

Bicycle Retailer magazine features UpLift Bike Doc

Created by experts in bicycle planning, the UpLift Bike Dock is designed to be one of the highest density bicycle parking racks a

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UpLift Bike Docks, a Sustainable Sites project available from The Park Catalog, now offers a solution to a major problem faced by many cities and universities today.

Bicycle commuting is on the rise. According to the League of American Bicyclists, since 2000 the number of people commuting by bicycle in the US has grown by a whopping 62%.

In some cities like Portland, nearly 6% of residents commute by bicycle. That amount skyrocketed by 234% from 2000 to 2013. The same trend is taking place