Chinese Bicycle Park (Chicago Needs One Too)

Chongming Bicycle Park near Shanghai...includes a bike museum, visitor center and multipurpose hall in Chongming, China. An urban oasis from the city of Shanghai...the main attraction is a double helical museum which encourages riders to bike downward along an outdoor perimeter ramp. a multipurpose hall is placed upon an adjacent island. the exterior of the building is surfaced with a network of intertwining undulating paths and terraces set at diverse elevations, offering panoramic views of the landscape and grounds.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 7, 2012 at 9:53am

If only we still had a bike museum....

Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on March 7, 2012 at 10:07am

Wow.  it's sort of the Eastern ramped-up bike version of St. Louis' City Museum. 

Permalink Reply by Tiberculosis on March 7, 2012 at 10:15am

Get involved, Volunteer! The Chicago Velo Campus is about as close as we're gonna get, and I am cool with that. The plan is to move far past the current outside velodrome. Check out the site, under home and amenities...

Chicago Velo Campus will feature state-of-the art amenities ranging from an indoor Velodrome Track to healthy restaurants and cafe’s.

State of the Art Indoor 250m Velodrome Track
Outdoor and Indoor Mountain Bike tracks (MTB)
Outdoor Cyclocross Track
Triathlon Training Center
Wind Tunnel Facility
Indoor Olympic Sized Swimming Pool
Indoor 400 meter Running Track
Fitness Center
Coaching and Education Facility
Olympic Development Training Center
Youth Beginner, Elite and Masters Programs
Community Center
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center
Sports Retail
Cycling Museum
Restaurant, Cafe, and a Healthy Juice Bar

http://www.chicagovelocampus.com/

Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 7, 2012 at 10:50am

Nothing like some pretty computer generated renderings for a design competition to get people excited...

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on March 7, 2012 at 10:52am

We had a bike museum?

2. We have Cycle Smithy at least!

Anne Alt said:

If only we still had a bike museum....

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on March 7, 2012 at 2:33pm

Lol.  My reason for tossing this out there was that I was both impressed and in awe that in China, bicycling is so central, so everyday and so legitimate that something on this grand a scale could even be envisioned.  A bicycle park and museum could be contemplated because it would appeal to everyone.

Thanks, Tiberculosis, for the info on the Velo Campus.  I had imagined this being a plywood race track set amongst the rubble of the ruined American steel industry.  If even half the features you've listed come to fruition, this will be a great asset to the area.

I guess I'm struck by the contrast of a Chinese society that can plan a bike park like this versus the kind of push back we're getting for a measly Berteau greenway, or a Navy Pier flyover.  In China, it appears, bikes are for everybody.  Here, it's a niche interest, something that "most" people have no knowledge of or interest in, like hot air ballooning or scuba diving.  Or worse, something the average taxpayer is afraid of funding, as they think they'll have no use for it themselves, while at the same time making their lives more difficult.
 
Anne Alt said:

If only we still had a bike museum....

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