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Installations, case studies and practical guides on secure bike parking, e-bike charging and micromobility infrastructure from Bikeep.

A Locky Dock bike parking station with a digital advertising screen on a busy tree-lined street in New Zealand
Insight3 min read

The costliest bike station mistake is the wrong site

Kirsten Corson of Locky Dock names the wrong location as the costliest mistake. In an ad-funded network every site must suit riders and advertisers.

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Two riders locking e-scooters into the Bikeep scooter parking station at Mustamäe keskus in Tallinn
Insight

E-scooter parking for cities as landlords ban scooters indoors

More landlords and transit operators ban e-scooters indoors. Secure docks with charging give owners a safe place outside, at stops, shops and schools.

Bikeep e-bike charging docks and two bike lockers under a solar canopy at Northglenn Recreation Center in Colorado
News

E-bike charging, lockers and rentals on one app in north Denver

Smart Commute's three Smart eHubs in north Denver, delivered by Dero, offer free e-bike charging, secure lockers and e-bike rentals on the Bikeep app.

Ten black Bikeep smart bike docks under yellow how-it-works banners on Veerstraat in Boxmeer town center, the Netherlands
Installation

Free secure bike parking for shoppers in Boxmeer town center

Ten free smart bike docks on Veerstraat bring Boxmeer bike parking to town center shoppers, locked and unlocked with a bank card or the Bikeep app.

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A cyclist in cycling kit docking a road bike at a Bikeep smart bike parking station
Insight3 min read

Secure parking helps towns capture bike tourism spending

Cycle tourists arrive earlier and stay longer, Kirsten Corson of Locky Dock says. Secure parking and charging decide whether towns capture that spending.

Rendering of two Bikeep smart bike parking docks, one dark and one light
Insight3 min read

Hardware and software both decide a smart bike parking system

Locky Dock runs on Bikeep because of two things, hardware that stops theft and an IoT platform that runs the network. What to check in each.

E-bikes in Locky Dock bike parking docks beside an oOh!media digital screen at the Christchurch Bus Interchange
Insight3 min read

Why Locky Dock lets a media company sell its ads

Locky Dock has sold its own ads and worked through a media company. Kirsten Corson explains why new operators should partner, and how to choose one.

A blue e-bike locked in a Bikeep smart bike parking dock
Insight3 min read

An e-bike costs cents to run where a car costs dollars

An e-bike costs about 30 cents per 100 km to run in New Zealand, against about $20 for a petrol car. Secure parking decides whether riders switch.

Bikes at a Locky Dock station beside an oOh!media digital advertising screen on Victoria Street, Auckland
Insight3 min read

Media companies want more bike stations in the ground

Locky Dock's media partner has set no limit on how many stations it wants. Why a bike station works as street media, and what that means for operators.

E-bikes locked in pink-armed Locky Dock stations by a row of new homes in New Zealand
News2 min read

How Big Street Bikers built 100 Locky Dock stations across New Zealand

Since 2018 Big Street Bikers has grown Locky Dock to about 100 free Bikeep stations across New Zealand, with about 198,000 parkings by 14,300 riders.

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Five Bikeep docks and a charging cabinet outside the TC Beo shopping center in Belgrade at night
News2 min read

How Park 011 built a free bike parking network across Belgrade

Since 2021 Park 011 has grown from one station at Kalemegdan to about 16 Bikeep sites in Belgrade and Kotor, with about 20,900 parkings by 3,200 riders.

Bikes parked at a green co-branded Bikeep smart bike parking station
Insight3 min read

A local retailer offer can fill a bike station

One free scoop of ice cream filled a Locky Dock station in Auckland on a Saturday. Here is how operators can use local retailers to get riders to try a station.

Riders docking bikes at a covered Locky Dock bike parking station beside a digital advertising screen at Paraparaumu train station, New Zealand
Insight3 min read

Build public bike parking at the nodes of daily life

Locky Dock plans bike parking as a network at the nodes of daily life, such as libraries, supermarkets and pools. This is how to pick and rank the sites.

An orange bike locked in a Bikeep e-bike charging dock, with a row of docked bikes behind it on Union Road at UNSW Sydney
Insight7 min read

University e-bike charging keeps batteries out of campus buildings

UNSW Sydney charges e-bikes outside its buildings. Ten docks have carried more than 8,000 parkings, a model for US universities moving charging outdoors.

A speaker addresses a crowd at the launch of a Locky Dock bike parking station, with the mayor standing beside the docks
Insight3 min read

How to pitch secure bike parking to a city council

Kirsten Corson of Locky Dock on winning council backing for secure bike parking. Start with theft as the barrier to cycling, then the council's own goals.

Bikes docked at a Locky Dock station in Dunedin beside a digital screen announcing free bike parking and charging
Insight3 min read

Councils can get public bike parking and e-bike charging for free

Advertising screens pay for Locky Dock stations, so councils get secure bike parking and e-bike charging without spending taxpayers' money.

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