Golden Triangle BID's newest artistic bike rack

I think this one might be my favorite.

The Golden Triangle BID will unveil a new artistic bike rack named “(Re) Cycle.”  The name refers to the fact that the rack is made out of used green parking meter heads provided by the D.C. Dept. of Transportation. The rack has space for up to 10 bikes. The BID will also give away a bike to a lucky attendee.

Tomorrow 9:30 am at 1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW.

Attendees include:

Tommy Wells, D.C. Councilmember, Ward 6

Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President, Brookfield Properties

Gabe Klein, Director of D.C. Dept. of Transportation

Michael Paukstitus, Senior Vice President of Real Estate, WRIT

Comments

[Joe]

I like the design too, but it looks a lot more "art" than "bike rack." Maybe it's just the angle, but there don't appear to be a whole lot of places to lock up to. I'd rather have more plain, utilitarian racks and fewer fancy but functionally useless showpieces.

[Laura]

Doesn't look useless to me... It's utilizing three axes (rather than the two that U-shaped racks use) to maximize the lock-up-able area.

[asuka]

Brilliant!