Guidelines for the design and management of bicycle parking facilities
DRAFT - MAY 2008
Guidelines for the desiGn and ManaGeMent of Bicycle ParkinG facilities
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND
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2. DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR BICYCLE PARKING ON PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY 2.1. BICYCLE PARKING DEFINITIONS
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2.2. CRITERIA FOR GOOD QUALITY BICYCLE PARKING: 2.3. SHORT-TERM BICYCLE PARKING 2.3.1. Rack Design 2.3.2. Covered Bicycle Parking 2.3.3. Installation
2.4 LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING 2.4.1 Bicycle Lockers 2.4.2 Bicycle Cages 2.4.3 Indoor Bicycle Parking (Parking Garage) 2.4.4 Indoor Bicycle Parking (Bike Room) 2.5 SHOWER / CHANGE FACILITIES
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2.6 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS 2.7 BICYCLE PARKING ISSUES BY DEVELOPMENT TYPE 2.7.1 High-Rise & Low-Rise Residential Uses 2.7.2 Commercial, Industrial, Institutional Uses 2.7.3 Uses with High Bicycle Parking Demand
3. SITE DESIGN STRATEGIES 3.1. ACCESSIBILITY 3.2 STAIRWAYS
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3.3 BICYCLE PATHS ON-SITE
3.4 DESIGNING FOR CONVENIENCE 3.5 SIGNAGE
3.6 SAFETY AND SECURITY
3.7 CREATING ATTRACTIVE BICYCLE PARKING
Guidelines for the desiGn and ManaGeMent of Bicycle ParkinG facilities
4. BUILDING MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYER-BASED STRATEGIES 4.1 SHORT-TERM BICYCLE PARKING
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4.2 LONG-TERM BICYCLE PARKING 4.2.1 Bicycle Lockers 4.2.2 Bicycle Cages 4.2.3 Indoor Bicycle Parking (Underground Parking Garage) 4.2.4 Indoor Bicycle Parking (Bike Room) 4.3 SECURITY AND FACILITY OPERATIONS 4.4 BUILDING ACCESS