New Portland Grocery Store Has More Parking for Bikes Than Cars. By A.K. Streeter, TreeHugger, 10/14/10. “New Seasons, an upscale Whole Foods-style grocery store that has enjoyed massive success in Portland, Oregon, is opening its seventh store this week. The newest store, in the dense (watch the web cam to see how dense) inner-city Hawthorne Street neighborhood, has something of a surprise. Rooftop parking for cars, and rows of bright blue staples in front of the store for bicycles. Well, perhaps that's not so incredible. What makes it much better is that according to Bike Portland, the sum total of bike spots (50) outnumbers the slim number of car parking spaces (36).
“Because parking is such an integral part of sprawl, here's some fun fast facts from Streetsblog on what we give up for the almighty car: 1) 99% of U.S. car trips begin and end with a free parking spot. 2) The average car is parked 95% of its time. 3) Office space typically requires 175 to 250 square feet per person. In comparison, curbside parking requires 200 square feet per vehicle, and garages require 300 to 350 square feet per vehicle.”
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