What’s the difference between cycle parking and cycle storage?
Cycle parking is a facility to securely and conveniently lock a bike for a short duration (not overnight).
Cycle storage is a secure and covered facility for conveniently storing bikes overnight e.g. resident cycle storage for high rise flats.
Residential cycle storage research
A lack of suitable cycle storage is one of the most common barriers to cycling, as detailed in our residential cycle storage research. This project analysed housing stock across Scotland and found that one third of Scottish households are likely to have no safe place to store a bike. It also highlights the clear links to transport poverty and other social inequalities, and the importance of safe cycle storage to access the many benefits and opportunities that cycling can provide.