Introduction NYC Cycling 1. NYC Bike Policy 2. State of NYC Cycling 3. Cyclists & Streets “A Bike and a Prayer” Riding Infrastructure 4. Street Design 5. Bridges 6. Road Surfaces 7. Greenways 8. Parks 9. Bicycles and Transit 10. Reducing Traffic Security 11. Bicycle Theft 12. On-Street Parking  Indoor Parking
On the Job Cycling 14. Bicycle Messengers “Fifth, Park & Madison” 15. Freight Cycles 16. Gov't Cycling Reducing Risks 17. Accidents “Three Who Died” 18. Air Pollution Bicycle Education 19. Schools 20. Public Education Appendices |
Chapter 13:
Indoor Bicycle Parking a) Why Indoor Access b) Gaining Indoor Bicycle Access c) Creating Indoor Bicycle Parking d) Garage Parking Mandatory Building Access
f) Chapter 13 Recommendations Sidebar: Bicycle Lockers Figure 13: Demonstrations of Bike Parking Mandatory Building Access
An even bigger step to advance indoor bicycle parking would be enactment by the City Council of a local law requiring new buildings, along with buildings undergoing major renovation, to set aside space for bicycle storage. Palo Alto, California has pioneered this approach with an ordinance specifying three classes of bicycle parking facilities or equipment, which vary as to the degree of security provided. Each new building is assigned to one of the three classes, according to its type and size. [6] Taking space constraints into account, a New York City bicycle parking ordinance could impose similar requirements, with the lowest “facility” requirement being a simple mandate to admit bicycles within the building — subject to tenant approval. A more comprehensive legislative approach would be to require all existing commercially zoned buildings to admit bicycles indoors, probably without specific equipment requirements. Given the slow turnover rate of office building stock in the city, only a retroactive measure such as this will ensure that bike commuting is available to the average New Yorker before sometime in the next century. A grace period of several years could be specified to permit implementation in an orderly fashion and possibly in conjunction with other building improvements. The 1990 Amendments to the Federal Clean Air Act may provide impetus for a comprehensive bicycle parking policy. Los Angeles passed a bike parking ordinance similar to Palo Alto's (including showers and lockers in workplaces) in 1991. Regional air quality officials are requiring other southern California cities to specify clean air plans with workplace bike parking, showers and lockers by 1993, [7] and similar requirements are being considered in the San Francisco area. [8]
NOTES:6. “City of Palo Alto, Off Street Parking and Loading Regulations, Chapter 18.83.7. Telecom with Ryan Snyder, Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee, Jan. 17, 1992. 8. REBAC Reporter, Jan/Feb 1992, Regional Bicycle Advisory Committee (San Francisco Bay Area). a) Why Indoor Access b) Gaining Indoor Bicycle Access c) Creating Indoor Bicycle Parking d) Garage Parking Mandatory Building Access
f) Chapter 13 Recommendations Sidebar: Bicycle Lockers Figure 13: Demonstrations of Bike Parking |
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