Post #752759 by kenbo-jitsu on Sun, Oct 18, 2015 3:50 PM

It's more politics than science. The bike racks are prominently labeled on the floor plan because they are intended to appease any concerns the City of Wauwatosa may have about the lack of automobile parking.

The following is from Wauwatiki’s "Plan of Operation and Statement of Conditional Use" document.

... Moreover, WauwaTiki will minimize its effect by drawing customers from the surrounding neighborhoods who will walk and not drive their vehicles. First, two (2) bike racks – one in the front and one in the rear – will accommodate on-site bicycle parking. Second, WauwaTiki will highlight the use of the nearby convenient bus stops and encourage vehicle-driving customers to park once in the area to link their trip by walking to the other nearby food, entertainment, retail and commercial destinations in East Tosa.

Finally, WauwaTiki expects that a sizable number of employees will reside in the area with the ability to walk to work. Employees in general will be encouraged to travel to work by bike, carpool, and mass transit. ...