POR 2025-66
Asked the City Manager to work with relevant staff to investigate bike pod storage options to be placed in suitable areas in the City to provide residents and visitors safe storage options
the first “Ordered” in POR 2025 #66 by adding the words “and to include in this investigation an analysis of potential costs associated with implementation, maintenance, and operation; and be it further;”The clerk's words, from the minutes of May 5, 2025, p. 15.
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Voted yes (9), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons
O-3
The City has reported a general increase of bicycling activity over the last several years on many city streets; and
Many residents do not have bike storage options at their residences and while Cambridge has racks throughout the city, bikes are still frequently damaged or stolen while locked to a rack, even with a high quality a lock; and
Around 500 bikes are reported stolen in Cambridge each year; and
Municipalities including Minneapolis, New York, Jersey City, and London have added
bike pods to provide high-capacity bike storage options that limit access and are weather safe; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with relevant staff to investigate bike pod storage options to be placed in suitable areas in the City to provide residents and visitors safe storage options; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the Council in a timely manner.
Public Comment (3)
3 written comments received (2025-05-12). Letter-writers are named in the city's own agenda and are not republished here, by policy.