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Wölfersheim optimizes bicycle parking spaces: your bike can be parked safely!
Wölfersheim is optimizing bike parking options at the train station with new boxes and a booking system for more security and convenience.
Wölfersheim optimizes bicycle parking spaces: your bike can be parked safely!
Something has changed in Wölfersheim: the train station is now a safe place for cyclists. Commuters often use their bikes to easily get to the train station, but until now there has been a lack of protected and safe parking spaces. The municipality has recognized this and, in collaboration with the FrankfurtRhineMain regional association, applied for and received funding for the creation of new bicycle parking facilities. Now the municipality can proudly announce that 16 covered parking spaces and 6 practical bike boxes, also known as mini garages, are available at Wölfersheim train station wetterau.news reports.
Particularly noteworthy are the new bike boxes, which offer safe storage for valuable e-bikes. A deposit-based system with coin insertion was previously planned, but this turned out to be impractical. Instead, we switched to key allocation in order to optimize security and user-friendliness. An additionally installed electronic booking system, which can also be used via an app, ensures that improper use as a warehouse is prevented.
Innovative system and personal tests
Mayor Eike See and climate protection manager Markus Michel have already tested the new system on site and are enthusiastic about the improvements. The municipality has continuously expanded the infrastructure for cyclists in recent years, including new parking spaces and the renovation of cycle paths. This is just the first step: Wölfersheim plans to continue investing in optimizing offers for cyclists and improving accessibility to the train station.
A look outside the box shows that such collective locking systems are not only interesting for Wölfersheim. Similar projects in other regions also demonstrate a growing interest in secure bicycle parking spaces, as the offers from book-n-park.de demonstrate. These facilities offer cost-effective and secure storage for bicycles and are not just limited to train stations. They are also used in company parking lots and mobility hubs.
The hardware and software for access control can be easily managed via a web portal, which offers users a certain degree of flexibility. This innovative strength is also reflected in the possibility of retrofitting existing systems, making them future-proof - another step in the right direction for the transport transition. Overall, the community of Wölfersheim remains on the right track when it comes to promoting environmentally friendly mobility.