The solution literally starts at the 19:52 min mark of this video.
And it's a combination of
1. Bike registry
2. Building more bike lock up sites out in the open
3. Giving loaner bike locks to restaurant/Store owners, to lend their customers.
4. Having event organizers provide a security guard at the bike parking of events.
He thinks that if combining all these little things together, we can put a big dent in bike theft.
Personally I think the real solution will be the one two punch of adding an air tag like device to every bike to keep track of it combined with the inevitable rise of security/ring cameras everywhere.
one of the most problematic things ive encountered is the tendency to put bike racks out of sight away from people as they are aesthetically unpleasing, and in the way.
i often resort to chaining it up to the lampost immediately closest to the front door or the security stand whatever is closer.
The proposed solution is called Project 529, founded by Rob Brunt, a detective with Vancouver Police Dept. and J Allard, a former top executive at Microsoft responsible for building TCP/IP into Windows, along with the Xbox and the Zune. His resignation letter caused some controversy.
And it's a combination of 1. Bike registry 2. Building more bike lock up sites out in the open 3. Giving loaner bike locks to restaurant/Store owners, to lend their customers. 4. Having event organizers provide a security guard at the bike parking of events.
He thinks that if combining all these little things together, we can put a big dent in bike theft.
Personally I think the real solution will be the one two punch of adding an air tag like device to every bike to keep track of it combined with the inevitable rise of security/ring cameras everywhere.