Design Company Springtime
Bikedispenser The Bikedispenser is a fully automated, space-saving storage and dispensary system for bicycles. It was developed to increase ease-of-accessibility to those business areas lying within three kilometres of commonly used public transportation junctions. Although the initial target-users for the Bikedispenser are indeed commuters, its ease-of-use, simplicity, adaptability and cost-effectiveness make it applicable to a multitude of recreational purposes. Compact and Simple The Bikedispenser is the most compact storage system for bicycles in the world, with specially designed bicycles positioned a mere 16cm apart from each other. This makes the cost for the system an amazing 70% lower than other known automated bicycle storage systems. Security Each user’s identity is connected to an electronic ID tag (RFID) located within the bicycle. This has been shown to greatly reduce problems in terms of theft and vandalism, in contrast to the infamous 1970s Amsterdam Witte Fietsenplan (White Bicycle Plan), which was a totally anonymous system. This successful approach is currently used by OV Fiets (Dutch Rail) and Call-a-Bike (Deutsche Bahn). Environmental Benefits The Bikedispenser capitalises on the idea of the bicycle as the missing, final link in the commuter’s mobility chain. The central idea is to create better alternatives to those imperfect solutions currently in use (such as public transportation or cars). Consumer reluctance to use bicycles to close the mobility chain is overcome by the Bikedispenser because of its ease-of-use, the availability of a good bicycle at all times and the elimination of the need to carry folding bicycles on public transportation. The Bikedispenser takes very little space, and can even be placed under the ground.
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