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SubjectiveAlbatross t1_j64n9cm wrote

Reply to comment by Randouser555 in Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars by Ok_Champion6840

€60 million is an absolute bargain for something this big, right in the heart of the city too.

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>is a trek to and from the facility

It's literally under the canal directly in front of the station square, and has a direct tunneled passage into the station. Around 150 meters center-to-center.

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TheRealMotherOfOP t1_j6584qb wrote

Free for the first 24h but 1.35€ fee a day after, it will eventually pay itself back too and that's incredibly cheap compared to car parking, hope it will promote people taking the bike to Amsterdam.

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superstrijder16 t1_j66iqmz wrote

On the other hand with the number of people who will use it as commuters it might only pay for the staff who are running security. But it's still worth it

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Randouser555 t1_j65imgq wrote

65m could revamp every bike parking in the country. This was for one facility.

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MaxSpringPuma t1_j65myba wrote

How else was a 7000 space facility going to be built in that area? Its sleek, modern, and hidden away as infrastructure like that should. It's a 65M investment for something that should be around for 100 years

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Randouser555 t1_j66kj3v wrote

Bike storage towers. Cheap and easy to roll out. Mass storage with no additional distance to utilize facility itself.

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MaxSpringPuma t1_j66q45c wrote

Yes, and then you've got a bike tower in the middle of one of the most picturesque cities in the world.

I doubt they would build a 65M underground bike park in the suburbs, but in the middle of the city it's understandable

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SubjectiveAlbatross t1_j65o4dx wrote

No it can't. Hard to find the number of parking spots in the entire country, but there are something like 23 million bicycles in the Netherlands. It's not going to be even close.

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