Underground Japanese Bike Parks Are The Future Of Cycling

We all think we are so advanced with our city bikes in the Western world but over in Japan they have something even smarter. While cycling is increasing in popularity as a cheaper healthier alternative in cities around the world the fear of having your bike stolen or indeed finding a space to park it in large urban areas puts many off. Well the Japanese have been short of space in their cities for some time and they’ve come up with this…

I’ll let the video below do the explaining but it is one of the most remarkable pieces of city design I’ve ever seen. Can you imagine how many more people would take their bikes into cities if this was an option? The sooner the rest of the world get these the better. Absolutely genius.