Jonathan Freed might be able to park right outside his Downtown office under legislation drafted by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s administration.

Freed, 28, rides his bicycle about four miles each way from his Shadyside apartment to work. But the closest secure parking for his black Trek bicycle is more than a block away, making him leery of leaving it outside.

“It’s my only form of transportation, and I never know if it’s completely secure,” said Freed, who works in finance. “If someone stole my bike, I might not know for hours, and I’d have few options to get home.”

The legislation, which has been held up by a yet-to-be-scheduled public hearing by City Council, would expand parking for bicycles throughout the city to lessen auto traffic and promote bike commuting.

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