Interesting. Auckland has become tougher on bikes as well. I am lucky enough to be able to park less than 5m meters away from the entrance to my building, so I am not really affected by this, but I do take my chances elsewhere. It looks like bikes and scooters will continue to become more popular for commuting. It makes sense to me that they want to establish some sort of order before things get out of hand, which has been the usual approach (letting things get out of hand). Look what happened to cell phones and loud exhausts. It's much easier to control before it gets out of hand. On the other hand, they have an obligation to provide sufficient parking spaces for people who are already going out of their way to reduce the congestion on our roads. It's a little ironic that the Chinese have been abandoning their bicycles and scooter for cars, while we are going into the opposite direction (well, just a little :-).
