Bicycle Racks

Goetzinger · Post by **Goetzinger** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:16 am

Is anyone else finding it frustrating by the lack of bike racks in the Omaha area? I wonder if we have enough two-wheeled supporters that we could encourage businesses and organizations to install them.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:27 am

I thought all new developments must include racks?

Goetzinger · Post by **Goetzinger** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:42 am

Wow! I have not heard that. If that's a fact, I'd love to know and recognize whoever pushed for it.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:24 pm

I hear you.

FORTUNATELY, in conjunction with the implementation of the Bike Omaha system, Activate Omaha is partnering with the city to ensure that there is ample bike parking along the bike routes!

http://bikeomaha.blogspot.com/2009/08/b ... gural.html

I was just talking with a friend last night about how there should be codes mandating that for every number of parking spaces in a given area, there needs to be X number of bike parking facilities. This would apply to private businesses AND city controlled parking.

I posted this in another thread, but it's a GREAT example of how eliminating just one and a half car parking spaces, 13 bike parking spaces were able to be created.
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GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm

Bike racks are encouraged if the building is designed to achieve LEED certification. (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

SS Credit 4.2: Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
1 Point

Intent:
To reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.
Requirements

CASE 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects
Provide secure bicycle racks and/or storage within 200 yards of a building entrance for 5% or more of all building
users (measured at peak periods) Provide shower and changing facilities in the building, or within 200 yards of a building entrance, for 0.5% of full time equivalent (FTE) occupants.

CASE 2. Residential Projects
Provide covered storage facilities for securing bicycles for 15% or more of building occupants.

Potential Technologies & Strategies
Design the building with transportation amenities such as bicycle racks and shower/changing facilities.

I wouldn't be surprised if more cities start adopting LEED standards as part of their ordinances.

TechnicalDisaster · Post by **TechnicalDisaster** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:58 pm

It was very easy to convince my company to purchase a bike rack. My coworker and I decided to park our bikes in our cubicles rather than leave them unchained outside. Just a couple days of walking our bikes through the office and they bought us a bike rack. Easy peasy.

The sad thing is, once I had a kid and a car was necessary, I can't ride to work anymore.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:37 am

We park our bikes in our cubicles and no one cares. My suggestion was take an empty cubicle by the door and make it just for bikes.

With that said, I have been a total slacker this summer and have not ridden in once.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:59 am

Good work, Chris!

However, see page 33 of the Bike To Work book. It's the "no excuses" section

. A majority of it is available online.
http://biketoworkbook.com/

Also, you could check out and start advocating the Safe Routes to School initiative! You're kid(s) should be able to safely walk or ride bikes to school, and you should be able to bike to work!
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:53 am

The Zoo installed new Bike Racks:

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:27 am

Interesting!