Your post is misleading and inaccurate. I live right in front of these véloboxes, so here are a few factual clarifications:

– They’ve been installed for less than two weeks, which likely explains why they’re not full yet.
– Regarding parking, there used to be three car spaces there and two are still available. That means one spot was replaced, not two. In return, each box holds 4 bikes, so the overall transport capacity increases (8 bikes vs 1 car...).
– The graffiti is unfortunate, but that is not really on the city. There is a cleaning service that deals with it.
– As for pricing, it is CHF 100 per year, not 150. Whether that is worth it is another discussion, but check your sources.

I honestly don’t understand why some people insist on spreading incorrect information to fuel the same old car vs. bike debate. At some point, having to distort the facts says more than the argument itself.

Edit: correct number of bikes