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Bicycle Parking Best Practices. Lane Transit District | point2point solutions. Bicycle Parking. General Principles Bicycle Parking Materials & Hardware Rack Types: Recommended Acceptable No Longer Recommended. General Principles. Location. Convenient Location to Destination
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Bicycle Parking Best Practices Lane Transit District | point2point solutions
Bicycle Parking • General Principles • Bicycle Parking Materials & Hardware • Rack Types: • Recommended • Acceptable • No Longer Recommended
Location • Convenient Location to Destination • Visible from the front door or transit stop • Along logical path to front door • Ramp provided if grade separation • Maneuvering room for peds & bikes – 3 feet min
Recommended Rack Types • Features should include: • Supports the bicycle frame in at least two places • Allows U-lock use w/ frame & wheel(s) • Is securely anchored to ground • Resists cutting, rusting and bending or deformation • Works with a wide variety of frame types
Materials • Rack made of strong material • Coated/finished steel resists rusting • No rack can be completely resistant to cutting Rectangular shape is more difficult to cut than a circular shaped cross section
Hardware • Rack Mounting: • Tamper-resistant hardware OR • Embedded in concrete * Source: dero.com * Source: dero.com Tamper-resistant fasteners Non-tamper resistant nuts are not recommended Embedded in concrete
NO LONGER RECOMMENDED • Coat Hanger – Not easy to use for all types of bikes.
Toaster – Allows 2 points of contact, but spacing is very close. Not good for bikes with baskets/racks.
Comb Only supports bike by wheel and does not allow for easy locking by U-lock • Wheel Bender Only supports bike by wheel and does not allow for easy locking by U-lock
Wave Rack Does not provide 2 points of contact and bikes tangle when rack is fully loaded. • Clam Shell Takes up large amount of space for each bike and only works with limited frame types
Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd Edition Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) www.apbp.org Recommended Resource