Five easy ways to reduce bike theft in your community

There are easy things that every community can do to help prevent bike theft, despite a lingering attitude that sky-high rates of theft are just part of living in a city.
Exploring these ideas with me is Rob Brunt, the former Vancouver police detective who now works for Project 529, and has done more work around preventing bike theft than almost anybody else. Together, we take a walk around Vancouver, which was once the worst city for bike theft in North America, but has seen an amazing 52 per cent reduction in reported thefts over the past seven years. Part of this reduction is due to simple measures that any community can do.
0:00 Introduction
2:14 Tactic 1: Place bike racks in prominent locations.
4:20 Tactic 2: A loaner-lock program.
5:37 Tactic 3: A valet bike-parking program.
7:27 Tactic 4: Education.
8:45 Interlude
9:00 Tactic 5: Repurposing car parking.
10:10 Next Steps: Scaling the program.
My playlist about bike theft prevention: • Stopping Bike Theft
A big thanks to Rob Brunt of Project 529 for sharing his time and expertise.
Project 529: project529.com/garage
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