In Bonn, Germany, these sleek bike elevators help store more bikes in a tiny footprint

Swiss startup V-Locker designed a bike storage system that can be installed near train stations and give commuters a safe way to store their bikes.

As the German city of Bonn works on a plan to eliminate emissions in its city center, it’s trying to make it easier to bike. It’s eliminating hundreds of parking spaces to make room for more bike lanes. It’s adding new cycling highways to help commuters ride longer distances. And at some train stations, it’s starting to use sleek new bike parking towers to quickly add more storage space for commuters who ride to the station.