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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, DECEMBER 22, 2019
BY BEN VERDE
In pod we trust!
Bike-riding Brooklynites fi -
nally have a safe and dry place to
stow their ride if they want to hop
on the train at the borough’s biggest
transit hub, thanks to one entrepreneur’s
bike storage system.
Brooklyn’s fi rst Oonee Pod, a
modular bicycle vault that debuted
in Manhattan last year, is open
for business outside Atlantic Terminal
in Fort Greene. The pod is
the brain-child of Shabazz Stuart,
a Crown Heights native who says
providing safe storage for those
who choose to move around the city
effi ciently is the next step towards
becoming a 21st-century city.
“We need to start to treat those
who embrace and utilize mobility
alternatives as fi rst-class citizens,”
Stuart said at the pods opening.
Cyclists who want to stash
their ride can book a little peace of
mind through an app called Brivo
OnAir. Bike storage in the pod is
completely free of charge, according
to Oonee employees.
The pod business model relies
on leasing out the pods’ exterior
to advertisers, allowing
Stuart to keep the rack free for cyclists,
while providing something
with more aesthetic charm than
a strictly utilitarian parking garage,
Stuart told the Brooklyn Paper
in January.
The pod contains 20 racks, includes
e-bike charging, and has
plantings and phone chargers on
the outside.
“If this infrastructure is going
to thrive in cities and public
spaces, we need to think about the
folks who walk by it on a regular
basis,” said Stuart.
None of this would have
been necessary though if Atlantic
Yards/Pacifi c Park developer
Bruce Ratner had followed
through on his promise to include
400 secure bike parking
spaces in the Barclays Center
Arena, as reported by the Atlantic
Yard/Pacifi c Park report.
Ratner opted instead to install
100 outdoor racks, including 44
a few feet from where Brooklyn’s
fi rst Oonee now stands.
THE PODFATHER: Shabazz Stuart (above) shows off the fi rst Oonee Pod in Kings
County, located in Barclays Center (above). Photo by Ben Verde
POD RACER
Inventor debuts bike storage
vault in Downtown Brooklyn
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