World’s Largest Underground Bicycle Parking Garage - 3 Stories, 12,656 Parking Spaces

This is the world’s largest underground bicycle parking garage, which is built below the Utrecht train station in the Netherlands, it's a three-storey bicycle parking lot, which can store 12,656 bikes.
The project forms part of a wider redevelopment of the area surrounding the city's railway station, to enable cyclists to ride from the street level to the bike store, from which they can quickly access the station. It is hoped to encourage locals to commute using bikes and public transport instead of cars, and in turn ease congestion in Utrecht and make it a more sustainable city.
There are row after row of bikes stacked 2 racks high, with 1000’s of bikes in the racks. Most of the bicycle parking spaces are standard type bike racks, but there are even special bays for large cargo bikes.
Alongside the storage, the structure incorporates a repair service and bicycle hire. It also relies on a digital system to guide cyclists to a parking spot that provides the quickest access to the platforms.
At the centre of each storey, there are three stairwells that allow commuters to quickly access the main terminal building, train platforms and public square. Enclosed by glass walls and skylights, these staircases also double as a lightwells, to bring natural light into the depths of the building.
Ultimately, when traveling from point A to point B, people will take whatever method of transport that gets them there quickly and efficiently as possible. But due to good planning in Dutch cities, the choice most people make, is to ride a bicycle.
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[@NotJustBikes]

Great video! I can't wait for the lockdown measures to be over so I can get back to Utrecht ... and start taking trains again!

[@WonderWorldYTC]

Hey Jason, thanks for the footage, I myself found it really interesting that these underground bicycle parking garages even exist, here in Australia, we have nothing like this, that I know of.

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

Imma see what your content is like

[@malloott]

You can still go to Utrecht and take the train?

[@mnwa7326]

You can do all those things right now...

[@TregMediaHD]

Greetings from Zwolle

[@09conrado]

It's not a bicycle culture... it's bicycle-enabling environment. It's made that way by choice.

[@J0k394]

Because of bicycle culture. Most of my classmates cycled 8-10 miles to school every day. School buses don't exist. Public transport is good, but more expensive than a bike and more restrictive than one too. Cycling to school has been a thing for longer than the pretty painted lanes and bicycle flats.

[@job3896]

@@J0k394 neem gwn de bus

[@J0k394]

@@job3896 13 minuten fietsen of 45 minuten met de bus, en overstappen op t station, ik zou t wel weten...

[@job3896]

@@J0k394 haha oké voorruit waar woon je dan?

[@J0k394]

@@job3896 niet langs de route van de bus die langs mijn school reed.

[@yasirjaved9041]

No ads. Really appreciated . Thanks brother. Stay blessed

[@R0adkillRacc00n]

Everything is so clean! No litter anywhere!

[@Michiel_de_Jong]

at 0:41 on the other side of the street;.. an abandoned disposable cup...!

[@WonderWorldYTC]

that's it shut down the country, there is a piece of litter. a scene from MiB happens, black trucks roll up, men in suits and hazmat overalls jump out, surrounding the area, a hazmat team with a bomb disposal box comes up and with long clamps they pick up the cup and place in the bomb disposal box and carefully cart it away. They then get back in the van and drive off and 1 lone street sweaper is left to just finish up sweeping the area.

[@abhayprasad9580]

Again awesome video

[@youtuberchannel5436]

Very beautiful and marvellous

[@SteveMikre44]

Very innovative...👍

[@artwave2715]

It's weird, being from the US I can't even imagine not having a car.

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

Unless you are a new Yorker Because don't you have to pay extra taxes for having a car in NYC, we do in London

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506 Here in Australia, everything is so far apart from each other, car or flying are the only real options, electric cars will never take off here, when you consider cities are like 1000klms part.

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@WonderWorldYTC Australia do be like that, I know some electric cars can go that far but there isn't anywhere to charge them in Australia is there.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506 no I doubt there is, there are in the cities, but not in country towns along the way, at least not that I know of. When they can develop a long range electric or hydrogen car that do at least 1000klms on a charge and sells for under 100k, better yet under 60k that's when Australians will buy them in mass.

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@WonderWorldYTC I'll be waiting on that, and I probably won't drive if I'm being completely honest. If they do make one it's gonna be a Tesla, or a hybrid, so either way out of the average persons price range. What did I just say

[@mix1694]

Very nice

[@RealityTrailers]

And you still wonder why they have no smog there?

[@MartijnPennings]

Maybe no smog, but it's not like the air here is clean either. Yes, there are a lot of bikes, but there's a lot of road traffic, air traffic, water traffic and especially pollution from industry (also from other countries), which makes Dutch air one of the dirtiest in Europe. Could be worse of course and it's slowly getting better, also thanks to the bike friendly infrastructure

[@rrich52806]

Interesting. In the Midwest of the USA we have low population density and 4 distinct seasons. We use cars. Lots of farm land between our cities. No subways, rails, nor even buses.

[@barvdw]

Between cities, most people in the Netherlands don't use a bike either, they either drive or take a train. But the vast majority of the time, people don't go that far, schools, shops and everything else is within a bike ride, or even reachable on foot, exactly because cars don't get nearly as much space, so everything can be build really closely together and still feel open. It's when you replaced your Main Street with a mini-malls at the edge of town, with acres of parking around it, but hardly any pedestrian infrastructure, that people will need a car, which will then lead to more parking needed, which will mean everything needs to be built even further apart and gets even less pedestrians, which...

[@WonderWorldYTC]

yeah small towns can be really funny, we have a small town in Victoria Australia, that has nothing but roundabouts at every intersection, no traffic lights, yet there are 1000's of people who live there.

[@burgerpommes2001]

In farmland you will need to have a car but if you live in a town you should be able to get food or to work and school without one

[@burgerpommes2001]

@@Noam-Bahar it is for many people

[@rrich52806]

@@Noam-Bahar So you can get a DL at age 14. We Do not live on top of each other like rats in a big city. A great freedom feeling.

[@justinteng9503]

so, in Amsterdam lesser people are over-weight?

[@PoisonTheOgres]

Yes, only the lesser people are overweight

[@schout33]

This is not the only bicycle parking garage in the Utrecht Central Station area. In total there are now dozens of garages with in total about 33.000 parking places. For public transport users (23.000) and employees of the many offices and shopping malls (10.000) around the station and they are nearly all underground. There seems never enough however as there are plans for another couple of 1000's end 2021.

[@FloridaMan69.]

cool

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

That’s a lot of bikers.

[@danopticon]

I believe we had an automated underground bike parking system in Millennium Park in Chicago for one hot minute… but I’m not sure what became of it; if it still exists, no one talks about it anymore. It wasn’t speedy, though: you fed your bike into one gizmo aboveground, which couldn’t handle a rush of cyclists. But it was a nice idea. I think we still have lockers and showers downtown for cycling commuters, but I’m not so sure about the parking.

[@THE.SALINAS.O.G.]

Davis California might do the same.

[@ViQRoy89]

I had no idea

[@johnshropshire3399]

👍👍👏

[@petertraudes106]

Slimme jongens en meisjes hè die Nederlanders

[@stinopsv]

Gekoloniseerd!

[@DolleFinn]

Fiets!

[@mackers3035]

THE DUTCH !

[@ethanaleman]

I Like To Ride My Bicycle

[@WonderWorldYTC]

even at 50 I still love riding my mountain bike around the neighborhood for exercise.

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@WonderWorldYTC you're 50! You don't sound nearly that old.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506 :)

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

How do you manage to make bike parking interesting

[@burgerpommes2001]

Not just bikes has over 100k subs because people are interested in urban planning

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@burgerpommes2001 that's cooo

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@burgerpommes2001 cool I can't spell

[@mmlips]

What do they do when it rains or snows?

[@Niwan8]

We still cycle

[@JongeKroost]

Wear a coat

[@PaxV]

Wear (insulating) rainwear, and cycle.

[@aeiouaeiou100]

Look for videos on the channel called BicycleDutch. Everyone still cycles anyway.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

to I rode to work on my mountain bike every day for 6 years regardless of weather. From Zero degree days in Winter to 44 degree summer days in Summer, in Australia

[@fashiontrendsofficial9678]

Hi zabardast goodwill full watch den wt plz old moms ho s

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

BMX Vs Mountain Bike

[@burgerpommes2001]

Dutch city bike

[@guywhowatchessciencevideos3506]

@@burgerpommes2001 fair enough But Have you met my, Shrek/Simpsons hit and run bike

[@Very_Grumpy_Cat]

And Denmark

[@burgerpommes2001]

Worse than the Netherlands but Copenhagen is still great

[@n3bu14]

Of course great country

[@burgerpommes2001]

@@n3bu14 bicycle infra

[@n3bu14]

@@burgerpommes2001 The Netherlands is better but Denmark is not too bad.

[@josiahsims6333]

Imagine coming back to get your bike and forgot where you put it!

[@TomasAragorn]

This happened to me in this exact parking garage. Was walking around for about 10 minutes before I found it

[@rcmrcm3370]

@@TomasAragorn how does the garage inform you where to park your bike? Does it keep track of empty racks and direct you to the correct place? If it does that then I suspect it also has an electronic database to help you find your bike

[@ifer1280]

Every parking spot has a lane and location number (e.g.12-52), and most regulars have a favourite section.

[@J0k394]

@@rcmrcm3370 at 3:03 you can see the way the screens show how many places are free in each row (top and bottom). The system keeps track of what bikes have been there for longer than the removal period, but it's not coupled to you as a person. That is just done at the entrance and exit, you choose your own spot. Many will have their favourite spots, often depending on what exit they take to their destination.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

oh I know and since all the bikes look the same that would be a nightmare to find it.

[@matthewchang5701]

It should have like a traffic light when exiting

[@woutervanr]

Talking a bit faster would be an improvement imho.

[@SoCal_Jerry]

Do they ride their bicycles daily to work even thru the Winter? Snow and ice? Sorry I’ll stay here in SoCal with my awesome cars.

[@J0k394]

We have about 3 days of bicycle-impeding weather once every 3 years. In which case many people walk, because it's easier and safer than driving.

[@fvantpadje]

We have 25 holydays a yearso if the weather is to bad, then we take a day off. No it is never a problem, to make your car ice free takes the same time to goes with the bike to the train station.

[@renekuipers4563]

Yes we do .At a age of 6 i bike to skool alone..But you mus know .we have a differnt infra structure .bikelanes .an the land is flat..But here is almost everything just 10 min bike..

[@paulamorrow6269]

I hate it! If I were in the Netherlands I'd be plunging off the 3rd story. Are they offering the people the alternative of death? May those who wish to escape the Netherlands experience success in doing so.

[@mariohendriks1]

But why?

[@09conrado]

If you choose to go by car, you can. I think I read that the Netherlands were chosen as one of the best places for drivers. Because so many people cycle, there's more roadspace for drivers as well

[@n3bu14]

Um driving here is very pleasant.

[@robeleco1]

What is there to hate?