Comments on: Garcetti, Cyclists and the CRA Sponsor Bike Rack Design Contest http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/garcetti-cyclists-and-the-cra-sposnor-bike-rack-design-contest/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: angle http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/garcetti-cyclists-and-the-cra-sposnor-bike-rack-design-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-4150 angle Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:00:27 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1731#comment-4150 In all seriousness, the original poster has a good point; more functional bike racks on the streets should be the primary goal. However, if we can come up with a design that somehow draws attention to itself and its purpose, even when the racks are not in use, it will get the idea of transportational cycling in front of a lot of people's eyes. In all seriousness, the original poster has a good point; more functional bike racks on the streets should be the primary goal. However, if we can come up with a design that somehow draws attention to itself and its purpose, even when the racks are not in use, it will get the idea of transportational cycling in front of a lot of people’s eyes.

]]> By: SoapBoxLA http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/garcetti-cyclists-and-the-cra-sposnor-bike-rack-design-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-4145 SoapBoxLA Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:27:57 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1731#comment-4145 I love it! It's functional and it has a strong message. Contest is over! I love it! It’s functional and it has a strong message. Contest is over!

]]> By: El Gabacho http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/02/10/garcetti-cyclists-and-the-cra-sposnor-bike-rack-design-contest/comment-page-1/#comment-4134 El Gabacho Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:59:59 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1731#comment-4134 Christ, jsut pull the money out of the general fund and pay for the inverted U racks already! Here is my suggested design: ....................../´¯/) ....................,/¯../ .................../..../ ............./´¯/'...'/´¯¯`·¸ ........../'/.../..../......./¨¯\ ........('(...´...´.... ¯~/'...') .........\.................'...../ ..........''...\.......... _.·´ ............\..............( ..............\.............\... Christ, jsut pull the money out of the general fund and pay for the inverted U racks already!

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