The Largest Bike Parking Facility in the Americas (Brazil)

Posted: 07 May 2009

Related to: São Paulo Bicycle Planning, Planning & Advocacy for Cycling & Walking, Brazil
Contributed by: Jonas Hagen, ITDP Brazil

Nearly two thousand commuters park their bicycles every day at the ASCOBIKE parking facility in Mauá, located in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, South America’s largest city. ITDP has been working with ASCOBIKE since 2005, promoting this best practice throughout Brazil and abroad.

The parking facility has evolved from a collection of around 200 bicycles under makeshift steel tube racks and tarp roofs to the first-class facility it is today with over 1,700 bike parks and growing.

BEFORE
Photo: Jonas Hagen

AFTER
Photo: Andrea Felizolla

ITDP created a manual for implementation of bike parking facilities using the ASCOBIKE model. It is available in Portuguese (English version coming soon!) here:
Manuel ASCOBIKE Abril 2009 (in Portuguese) [pdf size: 7.85MB]

Other Related Links:
A Refuge for Cyclists: ASCOBIKE [Sustainable Transport, ITDP’s 2006 magazine issue]
Streetfilm of ASCOBIKE Facility Watch the video!
ASCOBIKE website