According to demographic experts, 70% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050. Given that metropolises are already facing the problem of traffic congestion, lack of parking spaces and pollution, the need to identify the best solutions for sustainable and smart mobility has become a priority on the agenda of the mayors of big cities. The urban space must be reconfigured and transformed into a more sustainable and smarter one, which will bring extra comfort and a superior quality of life to the inhabitants of megacityes. Bike Tower, a fully automated bicycle parking system, is a multi-benefit solution for green mobility that fits perfectly into the urban landscape of modern cities.
Bicycling as an alternative transport is encouraged in major cities around the world because it solves the problem of parking spaces, it positively impatcs carbon emissions and eases traffic. However, parking bicycles safely cannot be done if there are no specially arranged spaces for this purpose. From this point of view, Bike Tower is the ideal solution. With 118 seats, Bike Tower protects bicycles from theft, rain and dust and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to bicycles, Bike Tower also provides storage bags and helmets for children.
The financing of such a parking system can be accessed with European funds. It represents not only a smart solution that is environmentally friendly and healthy, but also a smart investment with rapid results.
What is Bike Tower and how does it support sustainable and smart mobility?
Bike Towers is built vertically, in a tower shape, fully automated. It is basically formed of a steel structure with 12 sides covered in safety glass and a reinforced concrete foundation. It is equipped with an ATM and a modern payment system - cash, bank card or smartphone application, and has intuitive on-screen instructions available in several languages.
Bike Tower is also equipped with a lift system with control unit and allows remote monitoring. The exterior façade is an ideal advertising space and can easily integrat into any type of urban landscape.
Bike Tower supports sustainable mobility by:
Easing traffic and solving the problem of parking spaces.
Reducing pollution and congestion.
Encouraging the use of bicycles and at the same time a healthy lifestyle (in cities in the Czech Republic where it was implemented, the use of bicycles increased by 40%).
Encouraging the use of safety measures when cycling (the use of helmets has increased by 25% in cities where bicycle parking and accessories have been provided).
Offering a varied payment system - with coins and paper money issuing the change, bank card, smartphone with NFC, mobile application etc.
Monitoring daily use and collecting data for urban planning.
Smart & Green solution from KADRA, Bike Tower encourages sustainable mobility, with benefits for both the planet and the health of city inhabitants. "The development and implementation of a wide range of smart mobility solutions is a priority for us at KADRA and we believe that this issue should be on the daily agenda of the mayors of big cities. Increasing the quality of life of every citizen can be achieved if we put the latest technologies to work, and at KADRA we have a strong division of Smart Mobility and an impressive portfolio of such solutions, which can radically and almost overnight reconfigure the way we live in cities", says Octavian Fanea, CEO of KADRA.
On June 25 and 26, at the fourth edition of the Smart Urban Mobility Cluj, a sustainable culture event, KADRA will present Bike Tower, a smart and sustainable urban mobility solution.
About KADRA
KADRA is a leading player in Romania with achievements such as implementing the first card payments or smartphone contactless payment for the automatic parking payment stations, the first large-scale works with polycarbonate in Romania, the first automatic hermetic doors for the operating rooms in hospitals or the largest and most secure truck parking not only in our country, but also in Eastern Europe. More information on KADRA from Romania is available here - https://kadragroup.com/