Chicago Lures Commuters Into Cycling
David Schaper, NPR
A man walks his bike through the outer entryway of the new $3.1 million bicycle station in Chicago's Millennium Park.
David Schaper, NPR
An exterior view of the upper level of the Millennium Park bike station in Chicago. Locker room facilities are below street level.
A new state-of-the-art bike storage has just opened in a downtown Chicago park. It has already begun getting many commuters onto bicycles now that they have a secure place to store their wheels.
The $3.1 million facility has a club-like atmosphere in which cyclists can shower and change clothes before heading off to work.
NPR's David Schaper reports.
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