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Bicycle Parking Guidelines:Bicycle Parking
An APBP Webinar Series
Phil Miller, APBPScott Cohen, City of Portland, OR
David Louzenheiser,Massachusetts Area Regional Councl
Winter 2013
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City and local programs
• Where many cities start formal bicycle programming
• High symbolic and functional value
• Flexible and economical program
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Today• We’ll look at
programs in Boston and Portland
• Review sidewalk and bike corral designs
• Codes and policies
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Best Practices - Boston
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Sidewalk parking principles
• Where most cities begin their parking programs
• Wide variety of approaches• Generally considered cost-effective
starting point
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Short-term rack layout – Min. 10’ sidewalk width
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Short-term rack layout –Sidewalk 10’ + width
• Locate in furniture / landscape zone• Align racks to not interfere with
parked car doors• Align parallel to street in constrained
areas
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• Distance from racks to curb: 3’• Spacing between racks: 4’ (3’minimum)• Distance to street furniture and obstructions: 4’
• Recommended pedestrian clearance: 8’• Minimum distance from entrance building: 50’
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Sidewalk Bike Racks and ADA
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Facilities – maintenance best practices
• Short-term Parking:– Use “spike” anchors
(tamper-proof)– Inspect racks/anchors for
damage– Method for
repainting/touch-ups– Abandoned bike removal
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Facilities – maintenance best practices
• Long-term Parking:– Check functioning of
moving parts– Change keys or codes
periodically– Check condition of
enclosures– Security lighting and
cameras are working
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Policies and Codes
• Recommended parking policy or code should…– Specify number of bike spaces by land use– Require long-term parking for all workplaces,
transit stations and multi-unit residential– Require adequate short-term parking for other
land uses– Provide site planning requirements– Provide rack/locker design requirements
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Requirements - Residential
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Requirements – Civic
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Requirements – Civic (con’t)
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Requirements - Commercial
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Requirements - Industrial
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Bicycle Parking Programs
• Develop Fixture Specifications• Identify Locations• Install Fixtures (racks)• Maintain• Repeat (ongoing)
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Develop Specifications
• Rack designs– Materials– Finishes
• Placement guidance• Agency buy-in
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Identify Locations• Request-based
– Mail-in cards– Online
• Land use-based– Transit– Schools– Parks
• Visible demand
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Identify Locations
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Install Fixtures
• Either:– In-house– Contractor
• RFP(s) for racks and installation
• Install• Inspect
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Maintain
• Remove abandoned bikes• Replace damaged racks• Replace loose anchors• Maintain finishes, if needed
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Celebrate!
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In-Street Bike Parking
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In-street bicycle parking• Removes bicycles from
pedestrian sidewalks• Increases overall
parking capacity (1 car space = 8-12 bikes)
• Increases visibility of cycling
• Improves sightlines at corners
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Selecting locations• Cyclist safety
– Setback from travel lanes– Low speed limit– Low truck or bus traffic– Low parking turnover
• Adjacent land use (sidewalk café?)
• Side Street?• Traffic Operations
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Design – best practices• Parallel or Diag Space• Locate Parking Spaces• Rack Placement
– Perpendicular for wide streets
– Angled racks for narrow streets
• Basic bike racks (example: inverted U)
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Design – best practicesMinimum $:
Demarcate areaMore $$:
Rubber curb, reflectors, delineators, temporary planters
Highest $$$: Expensive bollards, concrete pad, permanent planters
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Design – best practices
• Convenient circulation/access
• Visibility: signage• Costs vary widely
– Low end: $1,000– High end: $50,000
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Short-term rack layout –On-street parking (8ft. wide)
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Short-term rack layout –On-street parking (6.5 ft. wide)
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On-street parking (diagonal)
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Berkeley, CA
Diagonal Parking: In-street bike parking delineated by pavement markings or rubber curbing on asphalt
Parallel Parking: In-street bike parking delineated by heavy-duty architectural bollards on concrete pad
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Montreal
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MontrealMontreal
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Arlington, Virginia
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Chico, California
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Columbia, Missouri
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Palo Alto, CA ‐ Hamilton Ave
http://www.bicyclesolutions.com/BikeRacksOnStreet/PaloAlto_HamiltonAve.jpg
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Seattle, Washington
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Seattle, Washington
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Santa Cruz, Pacific Ave
http://www.bicyclesolutions.com/BikeRacksOnStreet/SantaCruz_PacificAv_OnStRacks01.JPG
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San Luis Obispo, California
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San Francisco, CAPublic Library Main Branch
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Warrington, UK
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Brussels, Belgium
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Copenhagen
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Implementation -making it happen
• Adopt design guidelines (Best Practices)• Create city policies (maintenance and liability)• Business community outreach - identify locations• Identify funding• Carefully choose pilot locations which will
succeed
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Implementation –making it happen
• Document success/failure– Getting used? How much? (bike counts)– Survey cyclists– Survey patrons of business district– Survey business owners
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Next up in series:
March 13 - Transit Systems
April 10 - Colleges and Employment Centers
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