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pedbikeimages.org\/Dan Burd<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In August, I wrote a post titled It’s all about the bike rack<\/a><\/b> <\/i>that examined features of a good bike rack.\u00a0 Today’s post revisits the venerable bike rack, and explores things to consider when picking a location for it.<\/div>\n

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As a bicyclist, I am delighted to find a\u00a0bike rack at my destination but, on occasion, I sometimes come across a bike rack that I cannot or will not use.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because the bike rack has been poorly sited.
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Easily spotted, covered, steps to the\u00a0door.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Bike parking is a key factor in encouraging people to make trips by bike and where a bike rack is located determines whether and how much it will be used.\u00a0 The bike rack pictured\u00a0to the left is superbly located, in my opinion,\u00a0and gets lots of use.\u00a0 As a customer who arrives by bike, I feel welcome at\u00a0this Seattle\u00a0supermarket because the rack is located just steps from the entrance.\u00a0 The bike parking is also protected from rain because it has been placed under the entrance covering.<\/p>\n

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Hidden away, inconvenient, unused.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On the other hand, I have never used the lonely\u00a0bike rack shown\u00a0at the right.\u00a0 This rack is\u00a0hidden away\u00a0in the parking garage of another grocery store and I suspect that few bicycle patrons of this business even know it exists.\u00a0 To their credit, the store has since installed a bike rack at entrance level and steps from their door, and this particular rack is regularly used.<\/p>\n

Here are more examples of well-sited bike racks at locations that serve people making trips by bike:<\/p>\n

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On-street corral, downtown Vancouver<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Redmond Transit Center.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Now for some examples of poorly placed bike racks that see little or no use:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Redmond arterial next to parking lot.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Seattle commercial property, too close to landscaping and sprinklers.<\/i><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
The Bicycle Alliance website has a section on bike parking<\/b><\/a>, and includes our Retailer’s Guide to Implementing Effective Bicycle Parking<\/b><\/i><\/a> and APBP’s Bicycle Parking Guidelines<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/b><\/i>These documents offer guidance on selecting a well designed bike rack and recommendations on where to locate bike racks.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Bike rack needed here!<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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