
From Pilot to Permanent: How Downtown Kingston Built Secure On-Street Bike Parking
A summer pilot on Princess Street became permanent: 18 secure Bikeep docks across three downtown Kingston locations, free for residents and visitors.

In order to promote the mobility transition, cycling should be made as attractive as possible. This includes not only well-developed bike paths and fast connections but also safe parking options in public spaces. There is now a luxury variant on the Hörncampus in Kiel.
The installation features a high-tech bicycle station where cyclists can securely park their bikes and charge their e-bikes free of charge. The smart parking infrastructure brings together secure, monitored parking with integrated e-bike charging — addressing two of the most common barriers to urban cycling adoption.
Kiel-based smart city developer Addix is a forerunner in smart city creation, innovation, and development, and has been instrumental in bringing this kind of forward-thinking infrastructure to the region. The Hörncampus installation represents a concrete step toward making sustainable urban mobility more practical and accessible for everyday commuters and visitors alike.

A summer pilot on Princess Street became permanent: 18 secure Bikeep docks across three downtown Kingston locations, free for residents and visitors.

Since 2016, Bikeep smart bike parking stations at BART have cut bike theft and outlasted a decade of daily use across the Bay Area transit network.

Bikeep's IoT platform opens up a range of business models for operators, cities, and entrepreneurs — from corporate campus bike lockers and university mobility hubs to transit station parking and retail bike storage.