Signage and Communication

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Contents 1 Signage and communication for parking users 2 Signage and communication considering other users of the space 3 References

Signage and communication for parking users

1. Bicycle parking facilities should be appropriately signed to encourage use.^[1]

   

2. When not visible from the street, bicycle parking should be signposted.^[2]
   
3. Publicise the availability and location of bicycle parking in marketing, advertising and informational pamphlets.^[3]
4. New facilities may require a promotional campaign in order to establish regular users.^[4]
5. In the U.K. if signs are used within the highway they must comply with Department of Transport's Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002.^[5] The signs manual has a series of prescribed signs for cycle parking on the public highway. Away from the highway a company or organisation's house style may be used (see image 1 abve).^[6] However, the benefit of using recognised highway signs, or a conventional standard to the establishment concerned, is that it carries the image of a planned and managed scheme.^{[7] [8]}
6. Where there may be doubts as to owner's risk, for example at railway stations, special signs indicating associated risks are required.^[9]
7. It is highly desirable to make the method of use of cycle parking facilities obvious, perhaps using a display panel. Signs and user information can promote good practice, both in terms of consideration (do not lock through another bike), safety (avoid obstructing passageways) and security (advise on locking detachable parts).^[10]Cyclists should ensure that quick release wheels are securely locked.^[11]
   
8. For lockers, information should be given on how to hire and use them.^[12]

Signage and communication considering other users of the space

1. [Lay] tactile surfaces around cycle parking provision.^[13]
2. If planned parking is to be incorporated into a new streetscape or highway scheme then thought should be given to highlighting the presence of the 'parking area footprint' with a change in surface colour or texture. This emphasises the area to both potential users and visually impaired pedestrians.^[14]

References

1. ↑ Runnymede Borough Council (2001). Supplementary Planning Guidance on Car Parking.UrBike (2006). Thematic Working Groups: Parking of Bicycles. International Bike Fund (2007).Transport for London (2006). Workplace Cycle Parking Guide.Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Parking Solutions (2007).New South Wales Parking Guidelines (2005).Transport for London (2007). Cycling Design Standards. Bicycle Parking and Security Association: Quality Cycle Parking Standard (2003). Nottinghamshire County Council (2006). Safe Routes to Schools (2007).Sheffield City Council (2007).University of Bradford Cycling Parking Provision Policy (2005).
2. ↑ City of Portland Office of Transportation Bicycle Masterplan (1995).
3. ↑ International Bike Fund (2007).
4. ↑ Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (2007).
5. ↑ TSRDG DfT 2002
6. ↑ Workplace Travel Plan Signs - a guide to their use TfL 2007
7. ↑ Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (2007).
8. ↑ Workplace Travel Plan Signs - a guide to their use TfL 2007
9. ↑ London Cycling Campaign (2001).Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Parking Solutions (2007).
10. ↑ Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (2007).Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Parking Solutions (2007). New South Wales Parking Guidelines (2005).Board of Stichting FietsParKeur: Standards for Bicycle Parking (2004).
11. ↑ University of Birmingham Cycle Security (2007).
12. ↑ Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (2007).Nottinghamshire County Council (2006).
13. ↑ Cambridgeshire Travel for Work Partnership (2007).
14. ↑ Sustrans Cycle Parking Sheet FF37 (2004).