Bikes racks turned into city art

Who says a bike rack has to be just a bike rack. It can be a snake, a dragon, a bunch of metal that some call art. Bike racks across the nation are becoming civil works of art. USA Today looks at these and visits Mount Clemens, checking out their bike/art racks. Hey, they should call ’em bart racks. Hmm, maybe not. Excerpt: Cyclists can chain their bikes to a dollar sign on New York City’s Wall Street, a pair of giant toothbrushes in Portland, Ore., and sea creatures in Louisville and Mount Clemens Mich. Bicycle racks that combine the utility of security with the aesthetics of art are popping up across the USA. “It creates a better environment for people who live here and visit here, and it gives people a place to park their bikes,” says Lacy LaBorde of the Downtown Austin Alliance. Read the entire article here.