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This way they are not parked incorrectly on the footpath.

New parking spaces for outsized bicycles appeared at eight locations in Ghent. It is an experiment of De Fietsambassade. In the Volderstraat, on the Koophandelsplein, on Gent Zuid, under the De Krook library, on the Oude Beestenmark, on the Sint-Elisabethplein, on the Fonteinplein and on the Kerkplein in Gentbrugge, new, orange-colored parking spaces for outsized bicycles appeared. With these parking spaces, De Fietsambassade Gent wants to try out a solution for cyclists who find it more difficult to find a place in the regular bicycle racks.

"With this experiment, we are testing two things. On the one hand, we offer space for outsized bicycles, so that they can be parked safely and comfortably. On the other hand, the marking and signaling must ensure that ordinary bicycles are not parked there.

No bicycle parking spaces or car parking spaces will disappear for this test set-up. The new parking spaces will remain in place until the beginning of September. The experiment is then evaluated and whether or not continued. According to Filip Watteeuw, alderman for Mobility, more and more people are investing in an outsized bicycle. The city of Ghent also wants to provide comfortable sheds for oversized bicycles where bicycles can be safely secured. This way they are not parked incorrectly on the footpath.

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