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Fitwel® Community and Commercial Sites (Beta Version)
Published in Traci Rose Rider, Margaret van Bakergem, Building for Well-Being, 2021
Traci Rose Rider, Margaret van Bakergem
Several Site Access strategies in the Community scorecard involve community design for, and support of, bicycling. Providing paved bike lanes or pathways not only encourages cycling for transportation and recreation, but also contributes to improving overall travel experience and safety within the community. Bicycle lanes and pathways in projects must be (1) separated from traffic and marked as designated bicycle lanes, (2) at least one-mile in length in one direction, and (3) either connect to an off-site network of existing bicycle lanes or connect the main project entrances to another function onsite like a common or outdoor area. Similarly, Providing regular occupants access to bicycle parking encourages the use of bicycles for transportation and recreation which can increase physical activity. Very similar to the Fitwel® Workplace scorecards, as well as credits and features from peer systems, projects must have bicycle parking located within the project boundary, free to use, covered from the elements, secured from theft, and provided for at least 2.5% of regular occupants. The parking also needs to be located nearby community or commercial destinations like areas of commerce, civic buildings, transit stopis, commercial buildings, or social spaces. Between these two strategies, communities can be designed to encourage bicycling, both as active commuting and for recreation.
Bicycle Transportation
Published in Dušan Teodorović, The Routledge Handbook of Transportation, 2015
Christopher M. Monsere, Nick Foster, Todd Borkowitz, Sirisha Kothuri, Robert L. Bertini
Bicycle parking falls under one of two categories: short-term or long-term. It is important to provide well-located, secure bicycle parking at popular bicycling destinations. For short-term parking, racks are typically provided. Figure 10.14 shows an inverted U staple that is deployed as an on-street bicycle coral parking in front of a restaurant. Guidance on spacing and other racks can be found in Bicycle Parking Guidelines: A Set of Recommendations from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. Long-term parking facilities offer superior security by preventing non-users from accessing bicycles and preventing theft and damage. These can be integrated with transit or in facilities to accommodate by the transit agency or private companies, such as BikeStation.
Transportation impacts modeling
Published in Zongzhi Li, Transportation Asset Management, 2018
Bicycle parking: Bicycle parking has several forms of facilities, including bicycle racks, bicycle lockers, and bicycle stations. Bicycle racks are fixed structures which provide a space for bikes to be securely locked at a fixed place. Bicycle locker is a closed space serving the purpose of storing a single bike. Bicycle station is a more systematic bike parking facility providing additional services such as maintenance. The cost of building a bicycle station varies from site conditions, choice of contractor, and other factors. Table 5.9 gives the cost for bicycle parking facilities.
Bicycle parking: a systematic review of scientific literature on parking behaviour, parking preferences, and their influence on cycling and travel behaviour
Published in Transport Reviews, 2019
First, greater bicycle parking supply is correlated with more bike parking. Cyclists also tend to park their bicycles predominantly at higher quality (e.g. sheltered and secure) bicycle parking over parking of lower quality, and at convenient locations, such as close to entrances of public transport stations. Compared to free bicycle parking, charging for parking reduces the likelihood of using a facility. Many cyclists lock their bicycles to urban street-furniture not intended for bicycle parking (Gamman et al., 2004; Larsen, 2017), which may indicate a local imbalance between supply and demand. At home, bicycles are parked at various locations in and around the residence depending on the country, urban or rural residential location, and individual characteristics.