Comments on: An Artistic Bike Rack Tour of Downtown Los Angeles

By: O. Bisogno Scotti

O. Bisogno Scotti — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:58:29 +0000

The problem I see with the chain bike rack is that if your lock is not secured tightly around the rack, thieves will lift the bike up and over the the top. Happens all the time. I can dig a little fashion as long as my bike is there when I get back.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:56:36 +0000

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By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:26:03 +0000

@dc, I loved finding each and everyone. It's great to see so many of them are being used.

By: Jaxrolo

Jaxrolo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:38:41 +0000

I wish our city here in Jacksonville, FL had more fashionable Bike Racks Like your city does .-= Jaxrolo´s last blog ..How to buy the best bike rack =-.

By: dc

dc — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:44:11 +0000

Hehe, that’s awesome! I approve… those racks really are unique, and I’d be happy to find one of them.
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Today’s post, in which I pause to applaud you « BikingInLA — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:08:55 +0000

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By: D. Travis North

D. Travis North — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:37:27 +0000

@LisaNewton, A bike rack surrounded by stairs? That's funny. .-= D. Travis North´s last blog ..GIMP – Free Photoshop Replacement =-.

By: LisaNewton

LisaNewton — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:27:51 +0000

@D. Travis North, As I photographed the various bike racks, I was surprised at how much use some of them got. Many had wear and tear on them, however, a couple didn't have much use at all. I'm not sure if it had to do so much with the looks of the bike rack or more to do with the location. One of them isn't too accessible to bikes because it's surrounded by stairs. It's interesting to note that Los Angeles just replaced over two hundred old parking meters with bike racks, seen here, marked with the green bike on the map. These are much more recognizable.

By: D. Travis North

D. Travis North — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:22:58 +0000

I, of course, love the idea of any artistic installation in public. And yes, I would consider some (if not all) of these bike racks as a form of public art. It is, of course, a challenge to the designer – a constraint (a bike needs lock to it) that dictates the form at least in some aspect. But I question whether or not it is ideal and/or feasible to have bike racks that are barely distinguishable as such. I think the ones that work best are the ones that play on the bike theme – such as the enlarged bike chains sticking out of the ground, or the stylized “big wheel” bike. But some of the designs I’ve seen around aren’t so easily to identify…they look more like art than a functional piece. And I am happy to say that many bikers/citizens will respect art forms – so will some of these racks ever get used? I wonder.

I guess the thing is that we, as humans, are symbol driven. If we can’t identify something, it leads to confusion. There’s something to be said about recognizable forms.
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