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By Leah Reddy
Trinity Wall Street has been awarded one of New York City’s newest honors: the “Bicycle Friendly Building Owner” award.
The award, given by the Department of Transportation in conjunction with advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, was created to recognize building owners who promote bike commuting and provide secure bike storage space to tenants.
Trinity has allowed bike storage in its buildings for several years, and it received the award as the city geared up for the “Bicycle Access to Office Buildings” law to take effect. The law requires commercial office buildings to allow cyclists to bring bicycles into their offices by elevator, upon request. The law is part of the city’s push to double the number of bike commuters by 2015.
“I think that having rooms in buildings dedicated to bike storage does encourage people to ride to work,” Trinity Real Estate employee and regular cyclist Paul Woody explained. “The bike room downstairs is always packed. It makes me feel guilty for not riding in the winter. Even when it’s freezing outside, it’s packed.”
Hudson Square—the hub of Trinity’s real estate holdings—sits just off the Hudson River Greenway, the nation’s most trafficked bike lane.
“Allowing bike storage in Trinity buildings promotes healthy and environmentally conscious behavior,” Gina Bertucelli, manager of life safety for Trinity Real Estate, points out. Additionally, Hudson Square was once the center of the city’s printing industry, and buildings have large loading docks and freight elevators, making bike storage relatively convenient.
“I’ve lived in New York for eight years now,” Paul Woody noted. “It’s so much more pleasant to ride your bike than it used to be. This law is the next step in that evolution.”
Leah Reddy is multimedia producer for Trinity TV & New Media.
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