• Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    That comes down to infrastructure though.

    My workplace has a bike storage room, change rooms, showers, irons and lockers, so the problems you’re describing as impractical are quite practical for me.

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      6 months ago

      That’s nice. I just don’t see showers and change rooms, with bike storage and whatnot becoming the norm. It would be great if it did, but I think it would be a long way off. Fingers crossed though

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        6 months ago

        It won’t be the norm for workplaces for a long time, but my city also has semi public spaces that offer the same in the CBD. Basically, for a subsidised monthly fee, you have access to the facilities I described above, in a dedicated bike storage space. And that could easily become normalised

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          It won’t be the norm for workplaces for a long time

          I have no idea what they’re talking about, because it’s already the norm. Last time I was applying for work, asking about end of trip facilities was one of my routine questions, and they always had a good answer to it. Most CBD offices have them. As do other major employers like unis, schools (via the change rooms used for PE, if nothing else), and hospitals.

          And if your particular CBD building doesn’t, there’s the Cycle2City EoT facilities, which are cheaper than public transport and much cheaper than paying for CBD parking.

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            6 months ago

            Last time I was applying for work, asking about end of trip facilities was one of my routine questions, and they always had a good answer to it

            Oh, that’s good to know!

            I’ve been with my current employer for longer than I’ve been cycling to work, so I don’t have any other points of comparison.

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        6 months ago

        Everywhere that I’ve worked so far has had an End of Trip facility except for my supermarket job as a teenager.