Amsterdam exploring new ways to create more bike parking

Dutch capital, Amsterdam, has run out of space to park bikes, but the city is set for thousands of new spaces within the next 15 years

(Photo: CC 3.0/Jorge Royan)

Amsterdam has officially run out of parking spaces for bikes, with the city promising to create thousands of new spaces by the year 2030.

The answer could be underground, according to Citylab, as the city has announced a plan to create a 7,000 space bike parking lot under the IJ – a lake on the city’s waterfront.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.