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 – 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

Example – Not Recommended

Connectivity to Transit

Accommodations - “Big Bikes”

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

Bicycle Parking Materials and Hardware

Rack made of strong material – Coated/finished steel resists rusting – No rack can be completely resistant to cutting Materials 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 Non-tamper resistant nuts are not recommended Tamper-resistant fasteners Embedded in concrete * Source: dero.com

RECOMMENDED RACKS

Art Rack

Hoop & Post

Staple or Inverted U

Wall Hanging

Double-Decker

Rain Shelter

Bike Locker

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

Recommended Resource Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2 nd Edition Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP)