1. Bicycle Parking Best Practices Lane Transit District | point2point solutions

2. Bicycle Parking General Principles Bicycle Parking Materials & Hardware Rack Types: Recommended Acceptable No Longer Recommended

3. General Principles

4. 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

5. Example – Not Recommended

6. Connectivity to Transit

7. Accommodations - “Big Bikes”

9. 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

10. Bicycle Parking Materials and Hardware

11. 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

12. 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

13. RECOMMENDED RACKS

14. Art Rack

16. Hoop & Post

17. Staple or Inverted U

18. Wall Hanging

19. Double-Decker

20. Rain Shelter

21. Bike Locker

22. NO LONGER RECOMMENDED Coat Hanger – Not easy to use for all types of bikes.

23. Toaster – Allows 2 points of contact, but spacing is very close. Not good for bikes with baskets/racks.

24. 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

25. 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

26. Recommended Resource Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2 nd Edition Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) www.apbp.org