NEW YORK, July 29 New Yorkers who listened to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and began traveling by bicycle have been caught flat finding places to park their two-wheelers.
Many citizens who now use their bicycles to commute as part of Bloomberg's PlaNYC environmentally friendly initiative have been told regulations do not allow them to store their bikes inside city buildings, the New York Post said Sunday.
Rachel Stein, a 28-year-old employee at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, said when she brought her bike to work, she was forbidden from storing it there.
"I was told that there may be plans for indoor bike parking in the future, but no solid plans are in place," she said.
Department of Citywide Administrative Services officials said such regulations are in place to prevent potential fire hazards caused by the bicycles.
A department spokesman told the Post an indoor bicycle rack would soon be installed inside the building where Stein works.
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