Street and city
Bike parking
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A place with fixed stands for locking bicycles, on the street, in a building or at a transit station.
What it solves
It gives cyclists a safe place to arrive, which makes daily bicycle travel possible. Under a roof it protects from sun and tropical rain.
Today
Use inverted U stands that support the frame at two points and allow locking both frame and wheel. Place them near the entrance, in view, with lighting and under a roof.
Common mistake
Installing stands that only hold one wheel, which bend it and do not prevent the bicycle from being stolen.
Tomorrow
With cargo bikes, larger spaces and outlets for charging batteries will be needed. Covered bike parking next to schools and stops, with tools for simple repairs, invites people to leave the car at home.
Fact A bicycle is about 1.8 m long. A row of stands requires about 3.5 m of depth, 2 m for the bicycle and 1.5 m for circulation.
Where it comes from
- 1Inverted U stand Sheffield, United Kingdom, uncertain date
A thick tube bent into an arch supports the bicycle by the frame at two points and replaced stands that only held one wheel. - 2Dutch cycling culture Utrecht, Netherlands, 2017 to 2019
Next to the central station a three-level parking facility for 12,500 bicycles opened, free for the first 24 hours and with screens showing free spaces.
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