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Raleigh Wants You To Fund New Cool Bike Racks

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Bike racks have come a long way, baby. If you're thinking about those old metal U shaped ones, well, where have you been?

There are some amazing racks out there. documents some of the coolest.

hanging bikes
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Hanging bike parking in the historic Spalding building in Portland, OR

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Wall bike rack designed by Luca718

NC state bike rack
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Raleigh does have some interesting racks, like this one.

Will Raleigh be able to get "cool" racks? Well, it's up to you. The city is kicking off a pilot project, trying to "crowdfund" some new ones.

The goal is to It will cost $6,500. If they get the money, and you donate, you get to vote for the final design.

By the way, Raleigh planners are also crowdfunding benches for the new 28 mile long Neuse River Greenway.

Perhaps they could combine the two projects, with a bike rack/bench.

rack that is a bench
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Carol Jackson has been with ¹ÏÉñapp since 2006. As Digital ¹ÏÉñapp Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with ¹ÏÉñapp's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.
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