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WELCOME TO THE BIKEOFF PARKING GUIDELINES WIKI

This is an interactive forum to discuss, contribute and collate how best to provide secure, functional and attractive parking for the cyclists of today.

What YOU can do

The aim of this wiki is to consult you on current bicycle parking advice and to combine knowledge, expertise and experience to produce comprehensive and definitive guidelines. The information contained in this WIKI represents a “best of breed” for bicycle parking provision generated from a representative sample of available guidelines. The objective is to create guidance that people agree on and want to see applied. YOU are encouraged to contribute to this process. To do this simply open an account through clicking in the top right-hand corner of your screen. Then to edit any text click on the 'edit' tab at the top right hand corner of each section. To discuss any issues without altering the text you can click on the discussion tab at the top of the screen. If there is content you feel is missing but you do not have the answer (i.e. advice that you seek) then please include a request for this content to be added so that someone else may respond. When you have finished you can return to the 'Home Page' using the navigation link on the left of your screen. For further wiki-related help click here[[1]]

WHY BICYCLE PARKING GUIDELINES?

Increasing the use of cycling as a sustainable transport alternative is an important policy target. From a crime perspective however, increases in cycling may generate increases in the opportunties for cycle theft. Research shows that 17% of cyclists experience cycle theft, and of these 24% stop cycling altogether and 66% cycle less often. Neglecting the crime risks associated with increased cycle usage may therefore jeapordize policy aims. Regrettably, there are no bicycle parking guidelines available that comprehensively review how to reduce the likelihood of bike theft whilst attending to other issues relating to bicycle parking. Consequently, through consultation with stakeholders, the aim of this site is to fill that gap and produce thorough and timely guidance regarding all the relevant components of secure bicycle parking provision.

The pages that follow represent a “best of breed” for bicycle parking guidance - generated from a review of a representative sample of bicycle parking standards published on the internet and elsewhere. You are invited to contribute to the discussion to ensure that the advice collated is complete, up to date and representative. Guidance on how to do this is provided in the box above.

To get you started, use the contents links below or in the navigation bar on the left to access the categories and read the advice. The objective is to create guidance that people agree on and want to see applied. Please edit the text where you think this is neccessary. If there is content you feel is missing but you do not have the answer yourself (i.e. advice that you seek) then please include a request for this content to be added in the text so that someone else with knowledge in that area may respond.

“Best of Breed” Standard for Bicycle Parking Provision

Contents

• Introduction

1. Legal Issues
2. Location
3. Scale of Provision (capacity)
4. Length of stay
5. Aesthetics
6. Signage and Communication
7. Layout and Spacing of Parking Furniture
8. Security and Guardianship
9. Cycle Parking Furniture and Facilities
10. Installation - of Furniture in the Environment
11. Maintenance and Management of the Parking Environment
12. Costs of Parking Provision and Installation
13. Descriptions of Existing Types of Furniture
14. Contacts Suppliers & Further Advice cited for further info
15. Glossary of terminology
16. References
17. Appendix A - Generic bike theft literature

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