InstallingBikeParking

BicycleParkingFacilitiesGuidelines PlanningtoInstallBicycleParking FindingaGoodLocation RackSelectionandInstallation LocatingShorttermParking LocatingLongTermParking PlanningtoInstallBicycleParking SpacingandSitingStandards CoveredBicycleParking BicycleParkingSigns MinimumRequiredBicycleParkingSpaces ExamplesofPoorBicycleParkingRacks

Thisguideisintendedtohelpyousavemoneybyinstallingbicycleparkingfacilitiesthatwork.Whetheryouarerequiredor volunteeringtoinstallbicycleparking,youshouldplanthoughtfullyforconvenient,secureandplentifulbicycleparking.Ifyou seebicycleslockedtotrees,postsorotherstationaryobjectsnearby,youprobablyneedbicycleparking.Ifyouhavebicycle parkingthatisrarelyuseditmaybepoorlylocatedorofatypethatofferslittlesecurity.Youwillfindtipsinthisguidetohelp youplanfornewparkingorimproveyourcurrentparking.Thebasicsofeffectivebicycleparkingarea goodrack anda good location .Theinformationonthefollowingpagesshouldprovideyouwithenoughknowledgetoinstallbicycleparkingfacilities thatwork.Foradditionalinformationorguidanceyoumaycontact: CityofPortlandBicycles 1120SWFifthAvenue,Room800 Portland,Oregon972041972 (503)823 CYCL (503)823 2925 roger.geller@pdxtrans.org

FindingaGoodLocation Thefirststepinplanningyourbicycleparkingisfindingagoodlocation.Thelocationyouchooseshouldmeettheneedsofyour potentialusersandconsiderwherecyclistswanttopark,notwhereyoumightlikethemtopark.Whilethenewbicycleparking coderequiresbothshortandlongtermparkingformostlandusesandhasdifferentstandardsforeachcategory,wellplanned bicycleparkingcanservebothuses.Lackofadequatebicycleparkingfacilitiesandfearoftheftaremajordeterrentsforall bicyclists.Toensureyourbicycleparkingwillbeused,besuretochooselocationsthatare:convenientenoughtoencourage cyclingandsecureenoughtoreasonablysafeguardagainstbicycletheft.

RackSelectionandInstallation

Allbicycleracksarenotcreatedequal.Therearemanystylestochoosefrom.Makesureyou
chooseyoursaccordingtothefollowingguidelines:
What'srequired Racksthatallowtheframeandonewheeltobelockedtotherackwithahighsecurity,U shapedshacklelockifbothwheelsare leftonthebicycletheseracksarepreferredbycyclistsandcanhelpyouattracttheirbusiness.

Allracks(andlockers)mustbesecurelyanchored seasonedcyclistswilloptforthenearest permanentobjectinlieuofapoorlyanchoredrack.

Whatworks Bicycleparkingmaybeprovidedinfloor,wallorceilingmountedracks theCityofPortlandBicyclespecialiststaffcanhelpyou determinewhetheryoursmeetthestandards.

Designyourownrack youcanbecreativeinyourdesignaslongasitmeetsthestandards. Whatdoesn'twork Oldfashionedracksthatholdonlythewheelofthebicyclecancausedamageandareawasteofyourmoney seasonedcyclistswill findotheralternativesortaketheirbusinesselsewhere.

LocatingShorttermParking
Shorttermbicycleparkingprovidesshoppers,customers,messengersandothervisitorswhogenerallyparkfortwohoursorlessa convenientandreadilyaccessibleplacetoparkbicycles. What'srequired Locatewithin50feetofamainentrance shorttermparkingshouldbeneartheentrancecyclistsuse. Distributeshorttermparking wherethereismorethanonebuildingonasite,orwhereabuildinghasmorethanonemainentrance, theparkingmustbedistributedtoserveallbuildingsormainentrances. Cover ifmorethan10shorttermspacesarerequired,atleast50%mustbecovered.

LocatingShorttermParking
Shorttermbicycleparkingprovidesshoppers,customers,messengersandothervisitorswhogenerallyparkfortwohoursorlessa convenientandreadilyaccessibleplacetoparkbicycles. What'srequired Locatewithin50feetofamainentrance shorttermparkingshouldbeneartheentrancecyclistsuse. Distributeshorttermparking wherethereismorethanonebuildingonasite,orwhereabuildinghasmorethanonemainentrance, theparkingmustbedistributedtoserveallbuildingsormainentrances. Cover ifmorethan10shorttermspacesarerequired,atleast50%mustbecovered. Apermit ifyourbuildingisbuilttothelotlineandyouplantoinstallparkingonthesidewalk,youwillneedapermit.

Whatworks
Locateparkinginvisibleandprominentlocations ifcyclistsareunawareoftheparkingitwon'tbeused. Locateparkinginareaswherethereishighpedestrianactivity havinglotsofeyesandearsnearbyaddstocyclists'perceptionof security. Whatdoesn'twork Isolationabicyclerackthatisvisuallyorphysicallyisolatedwillnotbeusedandisatargetforthieves.

LocatingLongtermParking Longtermbicycleparkingprovidesemployees,students,residents,commutersandotherswhogenerallystayatasitefor severalhoursasecureandweatherprotectedplacetoparkbicycles.Themeasureofsecurityforlongtermbicycleparking mustbegreaterthanthatprovidedbyshorttermparking.

What'srequired Locateonsiteorwithin750feetofthesitedailybicyclecommutersaregenerallywillingtowalkashortdistance,aboutthree blocks,iftheyareconfidenttheparkingissecure. Coveratleast50%oflongtermbicycleparkingmustbecovered. Securitycanbeachievedinatleastoneofthefollowingways: 1)inalockedroomorareaenclosedbyafencewithalockedgate 2)withinvieworwithin100feetofanattendantorsecurityguard 3)inanareathatismonitoredbyasecuritycameraor 4)inalocationthatisvisiblefromemployeeworkareas. Whatworks Securelocationscyclistswillbemorelikelytoparkwheretheyareconfidenttheirbicyclewillbethereuponreturn. Locateinwelllitareas lightingincreasessecurityofpropertyandpersonalsafety. Installlockersinareaswheresecurityisinquestionorwherethereislimitedopportunitytoprovideweatherprotection,enclosed bikelockersarethebestsolution. Whatdoesn'twork Isolationabicyclerackthatisvisiblyorphysicallyisolatedwillnotbeusedandisatargetforthieves.

SpacingandSitingStandards
Eachbicycleparkingspaceshouldbeeasilyaccessible.Cyclistsshouldbeabletosecurelylocktheirbicycles withoutundueinconvenienceandtheirbicyclesshouldbereasonablysafeguardedfromintentionaloraccidental damage.Considerthespacethatarackfullofbicycleswilltakeup,notjusttherackitself.Alsoconsiderthatcyclistsrequireasufficient pathwayinandoutoftheparkingarea. What'srequired Eachparkingspacemustbeaccessiblewithoutmovinganotherbicyclegenerally,allowfor2feetby6feetforeachbicycleparkingspace. Provideanaisleatleast5feetwidebehindallbicycleparkingtoallowroomformaneuvering justasautomobiledriversneedadditional spacetomaneuverinandoutofparkingspaces,sodocyclists. Whatworks Staggeredracks somebicyclerackscanbestaggeredon17inchcentersallowingroomformorebicyclestobeparked. Considerthespaceafilledrackrequires theCityofPortlandBicyclespecialiststaffcanprovideyouwithspacingrequirementsfor specificracktypes. Whatdoesn'twork Installingbicyclerackstooclosetoawallortooclosetoeachotherinstallingracksimproperlycancutcapacityasmuchas90%. Installingbicyclerackstooclosetocarparking motoristswillseldomleavesufficientroomforbicyclestoparkandmaneuverifbicycle parkingisnotsufficientlyseparatedfromcarparking.

CoveredBicycleParking
Prolongedexposuretoraincanrustabike'smetalframeandcomponentsandthesun'sultravioletrayscan deteriorateabike'ssoftseatandtires.Cyclistswhovaluetheirbicycleswillthankyouforprovidingweather protectionbygivingyoutheirbusiness. What'srequired Covermustbepermanentthecovershouldbedesignedtoprotectthebicyclefromrainfallandbeatleast7feetabovetheflooror ground. Whatworks Takeadvantageofexistingoverhangsorawnings thisisacreative,low costwayofprovidingsomeweatherprotection.Install bicyclelockersinareaswherepotentialforsufficientcoverislimited,enclosedbicyclelockersarethebestsolution. Whatdoesn'twork Partialcoverorcoverthatistoohighcoverisintendedtoprotectbicyclesfromrainandsunaswellasprotectcyclistsfromrainwhen theyarelockingorunlockingtheirbicycle.

spacetomaneuverinandoutofparkingspaces,sodocyclists. Whatworks Staggeredracks somebicyclerackscanbestaggeredon17inchcentersallowingroomformorebicyclestobeparked. Considerthespaceafilledrackrequires theCityofPortlandBicyclespecialiststaffcanprovideyouwithspacingrequirementsfor specificracktypes. Whatdoesn'twork Installingbicyclerackstooclosetoawallortooclosetoeachotherinstallingracksimproperlycancutcapacityasmuchas90%. Installingbicyclerackstooclosetocarparking motoristswillseldomleavesufficientroomforbicyclestoparkandmaneuverifbicycle parkingisnotsufficientlyseparatedfromcarparking.

CoveredBicycleParking
Prolongedexposuretoraincanrustabike'smetalframeandcomponentsandthesun'sultravioletrayscan deteriorateabike'ssoftseatandtires.Cyclistswhovaluetheirbicycleswillthankyouforprovidingweather protectionbygivingyoutheirbusiness. What'srequired Covermustbepermanentthecovershouldbedesignedtoprotectthebicyclefromrainfallandbeatleast7feetabovetheflooror ground. Whatworks Takeadvantageofexistingoverhangsorawnings thisisacreative,low costwayofprovidingsomeweatherprotection.Install bicyclelockersinareaswherepotentialforsufficientcoverislimited,enclosedbicyclelockersarethebestsolution. Whatdoesn'twork Partialcoverorcoverthatistoohighcoverisintendedtoprotectbicyclesfromrainandsunaswellasprotectcyclistsfromrainwhen theyarelockingorunlockingtheirbicycle.

SignParkingSigns Signsserveseveralpurposes.Theyletcyclistsknowyouhavebicycleparkingandthattheirbusinessisvalued.Signsalsohelp cyclistsfindyourparkingifitisnotimmediatelyvisibleordirectlong termuserstointendedlongtermparking,keepingmoreshort termparkingopenforyourcustomers. What'srequired Asignmustbepostedatthemainbuildingentranceindicatingthelocationoftheparkingthiswillhelpyourcustomerslocateyour parkingifitisnotvisiblefromthestreetormainentrance. Whatworks TheCityofPortlandBicyclespecialiststaffcanprovideastandardsignforpubliclyaccessiblebicycleparkingthatmeetsthe expectationsofthecode. Whatdoesn'twork Complicatedsigningschemes ifacomplicatedsigningschemeisneededtofindyourbicycle parking,youmayneedtofindabetterlocation. Signsthatdiscouragebicycling signsprohibitingbicycleparkingwhennoalternativeisavailableonlycreateillwill. Table2666 MinimumRequiredBicycleParkingSpaces

UseCategories ResidentialCategories
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SpecificUses Multidwelling Dormitory TemporaryLodging

LongtermSpaces 1per4units 2,or1per20residents 1per8residents 2,or1 None None

HouseholdLiving GroupLiving

CommercialCategories
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RetailSalesAndService

2,or1per12,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area area 2,or1per20rentablerooms 2,or1

Office CommercialParking

2,or1per10,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area ofnet 10,or1per20autospaces 10,or1per20autospaces 10,or1per40seatsorper CUreview None None None

CommercialOutdoorRecreation MajorEventEntertainment

IndustrialCategories
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ManufacturingAndProduction WarehouseAndFreight Movement

2,or1per15,000SFofnetbuilding None area 2,or1per40,000SFofnetbuilding None area 8 10,or5peracre None None

InstitutionalCategories
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Lightrailstationstransitcenters,

BasicUtilities

CommunityService

Parkandride

2,or1per10,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area area

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Lightrailstationstransitcenters,

8 10,or5peracre

None None

BasicUtilities

CommunityService ParksAndOpenAreas Schools

Parkandride Grades2through5 Grades6through12

2,or1per10,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area area PerCUreview 2perclassroom,orperCUorIMP review 4perclassroom,orperCUorIMP review PerCU None None

Colleges MedicalCenters ReligiousInstitutions Daycare

Excludingdormitories(seeGroup Living,above)

2,or1per20,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area,orperCUorIMPreview area,o 2,or1per70,000SFofnetbuilding 2,or1 area,orperCUorIMPreview area,o 2,or1per4,000SFofnetbuilding area 2,or1 area

2,or1per10,000SFofnetbuilding None area PerCUReview PerCU

OtherCategories
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AviationAndSurface PassengerTerminals,Detention Facilities

Note: Whereverthistableindicatestwonumericalstandards,suchas2,or1per3,000SFofnetbuildingarea,thelargernumberapplies.