{"id":1041,"date":"2006-08-02T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2006-08-02T19:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2006-08-04T11:24:55","modified_gmt":"2006-08-04T15:24:55","slug":"extreme-bike-lockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/08\/02\/extreme-bike-lockers\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Bike Lockers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwant2bike2work.org\/images\/mainpage.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The City of Toronto launched its new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/cycling\/locker.htm\">bike locker<\/a> program last week. I <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=1026\">posted<\/a> on this, and one clever fellow replied, in part;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>At $10 per month, this is the cheapest rent in Toronto. I&#8217;m pretty short, I think I could squish up in there with some bedding and pillows, maybe drill a few air holes. I could bring my laptop and take advantage of the free Toronto wireless Internet and it could double as my office.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, my friend, it would appear that you might be on to something&#8230;sort of.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebikeboutique.com\/aboutus.php\">The Bike Boutique<\/a> of Singapore is offering a service called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebikeboutique.com\/bikelodging.php\">bikeLodging<\/a>\u00e2\u201e\u00a2. BikeLodging does NOT let you bunk in your bike locker, but it does provide ample storage, bike maintenance and full shower facilities. You can store a weeks worth of office wear in the lockers and the shop will even send out your clothes for dry cleaning. Other on site perks include a massage service and juice bar. The full service costs $170 a month, including locker rental, but lockers (including bike maintenance and shower) can be rented on a daily basis for as little as $10.<\/p>\n<p>The Bike Boutique&#8217;s managing director, Alex Bok, has even started a movement called <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-admin\/www.iwant2bike2work.org\">iwant2bike2work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/health\/heat_emergency.htm\">Toronto&#8217;s weather<\/a>, these bike parking perks &#8212; especially the showers &#8212; are very appealing. There have already been 17 heat alert days this year and 10 smog alerts. Today, we have both. Monday night was the hottest night in Toronto&#8217;s recorded history.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/NASApp\/cs\/ContentServer?pagename=thestar\/Layout\/Article_Type1&amp;c=Article&amp;cid=1154470210078&amp;call_pageid=968332188492&amp;col=968793972154&amp;t=TS_Home\">Toronto Star article<\/a> today, Environment Canada&#8217;s spokesperson, David Phillips, said people should understand rising nighttime temperatures are one of the telltale signs of global warming.<\/p>\n<p>You would think that cities around the world would be eager to promote &#8212; and fund &#8212; initiatives like bikeLodging.<\/p>\n<p>But, although Bok and his Bike Boutique colleagues are initiating talks with government bodies in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand about funding for this initiative, they have not made much headway&#8230;yet.<\/p>\n<p><em>I originally read about this in a July 30th <strong>Straits Times <\/strong>article. Unfortunately, this is not available online for free. I can <\/em><em>provide a copy to anyone who is interested.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwant2bike2work.org\/\">http:\/\/www.iwant2bike2work.org\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Toronto launched its new bike locker program last week. I posted on this, and one clever fellow replied, in part; At $10 per month, this is the cheapest rent in Toronto. 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