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Theunderwaterbicycleparkinggarage

AtAmsterdamsCentralStation,asizableundergroundbicycleparkinggarage

recentlyopened.Thebuildingfeatures6,300spacesforindiidualbicyclesand700

additionalspacesforsharedbikes.

Statisticsconstantlyshowthat35%ofAmsterdampeopleand50%ofUtrecht

inhabitantsusebicyclesdaily.Beforeconstructingthegaragefloorandsettingthe

massiecolumnsthathadbeencarriedinbyshiptosupporttheroofthatwould

eentuallybeflooded,workershadtofirstdrainthewaterfromthe19th-centurystation.

Aroundhalfofthe200,000dailyisitorstoAmsterdamsCentralStationarrieby

bicycle.Theotherhalfarriebytrain,ferry,tram,bus,andsubway.Theyusedtoparkin

manyofthedisorganizedaboe-groundbikeracks（架子）thatwerelocatedaroundthe

stationandweretakenoutnow.Localsiewedtheseasannoyingracksthatfrequently

hadnoopenspacesduetoahighnumberofabandonedbicycles,despitethefactthat

thelargestnumberoftheseissoenormousthattheyhaebecomeatouristattraction.As

aresult,regularcommutersrantheriskofhaingtheirbikesimpoundedbylockingthem

tonearbytrees,streetlamps,andsignpostsorbyplacingthemonanyfreeslab（板子）of

concrete,whichraisedthelikelihoodthattheywouldbestolen.

Thebrand-newunderwaterparkingstructureisspotless,atleastforthetime

being.SeeraldozenOV-Fietssharedbikesandpossiblyafewhundredpersonal

bicyclesareaailableforrentalinsidethefacility,whichisstaffedaroundtheclock.The

facilityalsohasadailycleaningcrewhardatworkandafewfriendlystaffmembers

preparedtoexplainhoweerythingoperates.

Thefirst24hoursofparkingatthegaragearefree;afterthatjtcosts$1.46each

day.Thatmakesithandyforfolkswhocommuteeerydayandseresasapowerfulway

forpeopletoswiftlyremoetheirb