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Originally Posted by Cat
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Originally Posted by Ceri JC
Still, it's definately a start... I'd also like to see more incentives for commuting by motorcycle (free designated parking bays etc.). More people on bikes (especially commuter machines rather than sportsbikes)= better 'cager awareness' of bikes, less anti-biker attitudes at pubs/restaurants, less congestion in general.
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I write Travel Plans as part of my job, and always include incentives such as you describe to encourage the use of bikes (powered and non-powered) - not only making parking free but also secure, and under cover wherever possible. This is becoming more usual now, as Travel Plans are compulsory to obtain planning consent for larger developments. Many Travel Plan specialists STILL treat PTWs as an afterthought tho 
Where I work, loads of ppl use motorbikes to commute, ever since we installed designated parking spaces under the building. Result  |
Where I work there is a designated area of a 2000 plus space car park for bikes. Behind a hedge with no visability. I have a reserved parking spot and used to park the bike in it when I did occassionally ride to work but after noticing someone trying to pull into my space and hitting their brakes when they found a bike in what they thought was a gap I stopped. and now park in front of the camera by the front door.
Our security cameras are networked which means I can bring up a window on my workstation to monitor my bike from the office and to sound the alarm/record should movement be detected