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1. Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n Provision of safe bicycle parking<\/strong> in convenient locations for its users.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2. Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3. Measure’s importance<\/strong><\/p>\n The importance of this measure relates to the need of ensuring a favourable environment for cycling by allowing it to be safely parked at destination and to overcome the fear of theft and vandalism (pointed as one of the main obstacles to using an own bike). In addition, it is essential to manage bicycle parking in public spaces, especially in the centre of cities, in order to avoid unorganized parking that degrades the quality of public space, invariably harming the pedestrian, and which may even discourage potential cyclists if it is difficult to find a suitable parking place.<\/p>\n Bicycle parking, together with lockers and surveillance systems, are a low-cost measure that provides storage options with protection from weather and theft.<\/p>\n\n