Point of topic, is a more bike friendly place that accommodates cycling as a viable transportation, means designing public places that allow some customers (we are talking about customers) to park their bike.
Duh, as we say!! If I don't see a reasonable place to lock up my bike, I walk it right into the store and ask if there is a place for it, or if I can put it by the customer service counter. My local Ace and Joanns are quite used to be bringing my bikes inside.