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Public Realm
Bicinova (Barcelona ES)

An underground privately owned and run, off-street cycle parking service in the Barrio Gótico of Barcelona. Popular among users who cannot find acceptable or sufficient on-street parking to store their bicycles safely in the area. Parking is provided for up to 100 bicycles at €23 or €21 per month. It has 24-hour access, facilitated by a magnetic card. There are surveillance cameras, an alarm and insurance which covers bicycle theft from the cycle park.

Provider
Intelligent Parking BICINOVA. Tel: 933150407

Designer / Architect
Information not available

Cost of provision
Information not available

Strengths
• Located in the city centre
• Surveillance cameras
• Insurance which covers bicycle theft from the cycle park
• An alarm

Weaknesses
• The price is very high, the bicycles are mid-range in terms of quality but surprisingly the cycle park is quite full
• In addition, the company only analyses data if it is economically viable to do so

Useful References
Tel: 933150407