On 21 Aug 2014,
someone posted this picture on Facebook:
“Anybody knows where i can park my bike in
sports hub? I cycle to work everyday and have been parking on the basement for
the past 3 weeks without any issue then suddenly issued me a warning ticket. I
don't see any bike parking lots outside the establishment”
The person added
this photo of the warning ticket:
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| Taken from Lovecyclingsg Face book page |
Let’s have a look
at the Singapore Sports Hub’s website to see if they have any information about
arriving there by bicycle and the parking of bicycles. A
quick look at the Singapore Sports Hub’s webpage, “Getting
Here”, revealed that there are many
ways to get there. But I was very sad to discover that cycling isn’t one of
them.
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| Taken from Sporthub webpage |
In
its webpage entitled “Sports
Hub Project”, the Singapore Sports Hub dedicates
itself as a public facility to promote sports to all:
“Come June 2014, it will serve as a dedicated
venue where Singaporeans can come together as a community to watch, play and
support sports and entertainment.
The Singapore Sports Hub will be a fully
integrated, state-of-the-art destination that will be open year-round to the
public and will provide a variety of unique experiences, including community
programming, Experience Sports initiatives and public facilities for everyday
use.
Targeting all demographics – from elite
athletes to the general public – the Singapore Sports Hub campus will
ultimately be a space where Singaporeans can experience sports and
entertainment.”
The
sport of cycling has an extremely low carbon footprint, does not contribute to
traffic jams, and provides a good means of exercise. Commuting by bicycle is
also increasingly popular for many who live in Singapore. So, why wouldn’t a
venue like the Singapore Sports Hub support this healthy and sustainable mode
of transport by providing parking for bicycles?
Currently
housing the world’s largest dome-shaped structure, the Singapore Sports Hub costs
S$1.3-billion[1]
and sits on 35 hectares (86.4 acres) of land[2].
Surely, cost and space could not have been the reasons why bicycle parking
fixtures were omitted. So why aren’t there any legal places to park a bicycle within
our glorious, world-class Sports Hub?
Speaking
of parking, check out the FAQ
on getting to the Singapore Sport Hub; more than two-thirds of the FAQ is dedicated
to paid parking for cars. I wonder why.
We hope that the
Singapore Sports Hub will look into this matter of providing parking spaces for
bicycles soon.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Darren Siow, cyclist
Taiwoon , cyclist
* [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Sports_Hub
Good question Taiwoon. The cycling community is looking forward to a good answer from the Sports Hub.
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