Merri-bek takes the next step in bike parking

Merri-bek takes the next step in bike parking

Residents in Melbourne’s inner north could soon have a new option for storing their bikes when space at home is scarce. The City of Merri-bek is exploring a new concept that has taken off in the UK: storing your bike as you would your car – in the street. But in this case the bike is snug and secure in a small, functional steel structure called a cycle hangar. Residents in a street could register and use one of the six spaces in each hangar. Mor…