New Lincoln Park Apple Store: Why No Bike Racks?

The new Apple store at North/Clybourn in Lincoln Park does not have bike racks.  Indeed, the picture of the store on the Apple website ironically shows a biker, who may have been searching for a bike rack at the time.
Biker wonders why beautiful computers but no bike racks (Photo from Apple website)

Chicago Blogger Steven Vance noted that bike accommodations were removed as part of the construction of the store and the associated renovation of the nearby Red Line station.  Apple funded those renovations in partnership with the CTA.

I talked to an Apple employee when I visited the store.  She was unaware of any plans to add bike racks, but said that such were a "possibility."

As a loyal Mac user I'm POed at Apple's lack of accommodation for customers who arrive at the store on bike, especially since it appears that Apple may have struck a deal for auto parking at a nearby garage.

Suggest bikers make their views known to store employees when they shop at the store or by phone:  (312) 777-4200.   As this is a prominent new retail outpost by a company that prides itself on good design and that demonstrated a commitment to public transit by investing in a renovation of the nearby CTA station it is worth squawking.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on November 3, 2010 at 4:39am
Filet mignon wrapped in bacon ;-)
Permalink Reply by Duppie on November 3, 2010 at 12:08pm
I finally had a chance to ride by there, and one thing I noticed was that there was not a single road sign (parking/no parking signs, etc) on any side of the Apple store (North, Halsted, or Clybourn). As a result the right lane on Clybourn was full of parked cars with their blinkers on. You can hardly blame the drivers since they are trained to look for no-parking signs to know where not to park.
1. I can hardly believe that a row of parked cars is what is what Apple had in mind.
2. It might just be indicative of the pull that Apple had in redesigning this public space. They are so concerned about the curb appeal of their store that they were able do away with signs
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 6, 2010 at 5:01am
A friend sent me a picture last night that was taken in front of the North/Clybourn station. Apparently they've just added bike racks. It's a start, but judging from the picture, I'd say it's not nearly enough.

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