The Bike Park at Hindmarsh Square is now a busy hub of activity for cyclists and the whole community.
It’s a free service for commuting cyclists with secure bike storage, showers and toilets, plus cloakroom, maps and tyre-pump. All at no cost to users. Simply turn up to use, you don’t need to book.
The Bike Park is also a community space, with picnic tables, umbrellas, deck-chairs, art displays and table-tennis. Plus catering vans selling coffee, wraps, churos, burgers and freshly made juices (using bike power). Most lunchtimes it’s busy with city workers enjoying the comfortable, laid-back atmosphere. And now there is also music to enhance the atmosphere, with guest spots for DJs and performers. See Alistair on site to book your session on the decks or try your hand at the open mic.
On Sunday 18 March the whole of Hindmarsh Square including the Bike Park will also be a focus for the Boileau VeloAdelaide community bike ride, with live music, children’s activities, demos, expos and lots of fun.
Every weekday the Bike Park also has free City Bikes for hire, if you want to go for a ride in your lunch break. All you need to do is complete a form and submit your driver’s licence (or passport of Proof of Age ID) and return the bike before the end of the day. Simple, and again at no cost.
If you haven’t already visited the Bike Park on the south-west corner of Hindmarsh Square, then make sure you check it out soon. It’s operating until the end of March and the more people who use it, the stronger the support for permanent facilities for commuting cyclists in the city. Operating 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday (except public holidays) until 30 March, the Bike Park offers:
- Free secure sheltered bike storage
- Free showers and toilets (separate male and female)
- Free cloakroom facilities, where you can leave your cycling clothes
- Free City Bike hire
- Free maps and other bike information
- Free air!
- Plus coffee, food stalls, deck chairs, visual art exhibitions, bike demos, skills training, an outdoor cinema and table tennis, plus much more!
Again, you don’t have to book or subscribe, it’s a flexible programme offered on a first come, first serve basis. You can use the service occasionally or every day.
The Bike Park is the culmination of Bicycle SA’s efforts to create end-of-trip facilities within the city, and the opportunity to partner with Adelaide City Council’s Splash Adelaide programme, as well as the designers at Hassell Architects. Together we’ve created a unique space that works for all users.
The Bike Park is an important part of Bicycle SA’s advocacy work showcasing the role that cycling plays in shaping a better city. It’s a meeting place, an eating place, a talking place and a sharing place. And it’s not just for bike riders. Until the end of March the Bike Park will be an activation point for the whole community and we’ll measure the number of users and visitors.
Spread the word and encourage your work colleagues to make use of this facility.
Find information about the Bike Hub at www.bikesa.asn.au/BikeParkHindmarshSq and you can also contact Bike SA at office@bikesa.asn.au or phone 8168 9999.
Phone 08 8168 9999
www.bikesa.asn.au
111 Franklin Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Upcoming 2012 Bike SA events:
Boileau VeloAdelaide – Ride up the Freeway – Get Sponsored for The Smith Family – 18 March – Adelaide
Grand Slam Challenge #2 – 1 April – Mt Torrens
Easter Cycle – 6 – 9 April – Moonta and Copper Coast
UniSA’s Ride for Pain – 29 April – Adelaide
Kona Dirty Weekend – 5 – 6 May – Cudlee Creek, near Adelaide
Grand Slam Challenge #3 – 27 May – Yankalilla
Sustainability Drinks – 16 May 6-8pm
Guest speaker is Paul Hendy.
Paul Hendy is both an Architect and Industrial Designer whose passion for creating buildings using the principles of ecologically sustainable design has led to involvement in a variety of projects across the globe. In 2009 Paul co-founded TS4 Architecture with Architect Brett Aylen, and in conjunction with team Collaborative Future, has been announced winner of the Zero Carbon Challenge, Australia’s first zero carbon house design and build competition.
Location:
Saldechin
21 King William St
Adelaide, SA
5000
Australia
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