An innovative solution to overcrowded bikes

I was browsing through the internet among the various blogs that I watch and happened upon the video at the bottom of this post that showcased an innovative high tech solution to overcrowding caused by bikes in Japan.

The video:


The video basically showcases a problem that we addressed in our design class regarding the bike issue at UC Davis (mainly overcrowding and storage issues). Only in the video, the Japanese have created an innovate solution of a fully animated storage facility that secures the persons bike and keeps it safe, as well as save a lot of room and public space. I felt this was a high tech solution that we didn't come up with in class. The architect for this design kept the peoples need for a safe way to store their bikes as well as keep in mind what the public wanted- no more eyesores of bikes piled upon one another, bikes in "no bike" zones, etc. The designer and the city kept the public interest at heart and created something that addressed this in an innovative way. Although in the end I think cost would be the determining constraint to prevent something like this to ever exist on the campus...