Seattle Employers Bike Summit 2015 Workshop Session 2 B 2

1. Park It! Seattle
Brock Howell, Cascade Bicycle Club
Bob Edmiston, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

8. Cost of Structured Car Parking
$15,000 - $40,000

9. 6-12 Bikes for
every 1 Car Space

10. Significant
cost savings in construction and
increased space for leasing.

11. Outline
Rack Design Performance
Designing Buildings for Bikes
Number of Racks by Business Type
Racks

16. Compan Rack Styl Lockabilit Securit Stabilit
Wheel
Protectio
Space
Efficienc
Accessibilit Inclusivit Visibilit Attractivenes
Total of
Average
Cost/Bik
Sportwork Tofin 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.9 37.7 $9
Urban Rack
Urban Rack
w/log
4.1 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.2 36.8 $12
Sportwork Stapl 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.2 36.5 $5
Der BikeBik 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.2 3.9 4.0 4.7 4.3 36.5 $22
Urban Rack
Urban Rack
w/ horizontal
ba
4.1 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.2 36.4 $11
Sportwork Plaz 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 34.3 $7
Der Hitc 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.1 4.3 3.6 4.4 3.7 3.7 33.3 $5
Sportwork Vertica 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 2.4 2.0 3.7 2.6 28.6 $9
Bike Li Bike Li 3.3 4.5 3.7 3.6 1.1 1.8 2.1 3.7 1.7 25.6 unknow
Cor Coathange 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.1 3.9 2.7 25.0 unknow
Rack Design Performance

17. Rack Design Performance

18. Lockability

19. Lockability

20. Lockability

21. Lockability

22. Lockability

23. Security

24. Security

25. Security

26. Stability

27. Stability

28. Stability

36. Wheel Protection

37. Wheel Protection

38. Wheel Protection

39. Accessibility

40. Accessibility

41. Accessibility

42. Inclusivity

43. Inclusivity

44. Space Efficiency

45. Space Efficiency

46. Visibility

47. Visibility

48. Visibility

49. Visibility

50. Visibility

51. Visibility

53. Attractiveness

54. Attractiveness

55. Attractiveness

60. UX

61. UX

62. UX

63. UX

64. UX

65. UX

66. UX

68. Cost per bike
$

69. Winner

70. Refinements

71. Winner

72. Outline
Rack Design Performance
Designing Buildings for Bikes
Number of Racks by Business Type
Policy

73. Design on the Sidewalk

74. Design on the Sidewalk
Don’t put the too close to a wall.

77. Design on the Sidewalk
Don’t hide it.

78. Design on the Street

79. Design on the Street

80. Design on the Street

81. Design on the Street

82. Design on the Street

83. Design on the Sidewalk
Upgrade

84. Design on the Street

85. Design on the Street

86. Design on the Street

87. Design on the Street

88. Design on the Street

90. Design on the Street

93. Design in the Building

112. Velo Apartments
$25/month Bike Lockers
Free Secured Bike Rooms
Groundfloor v. Garage Access
Wall racks + Floor Racks
Tool stand & Rinse-down

113. Via6
$15/month Residential Bike Room
$45/month Via Bike Club Membership for Commuters
Lockers, Showers with Towel Service, Tool stand, Day-of repairs
Elevator & Back Alley Access

137. Via6
$15/month Residential Bike Room
$45/month Via Bike Club Membership for Commuters
Lockers, Showers with Towel Service, Tool stand, Day-of repairs
Elevator & Back Alley Access

138. Ray Apartments
$15/month for access to 2 small bike rooms, no lockers
Access from garage. Can access through main lobby.
Free bike parking will be provided in garage.
Bike room has TV for people to pull-up YouTube videos on how to
repair a bike.

146. Ray Apartments
$15/month for access to 2 small bike rooms, no lockers.
Access from garage & main lobby.
Free bike parking will be provided in garage.
Bike room has TV for people to pull-up YouTube videos on how to
repair a bike.

147. True North Apartments
$25/month for locker
Access from ground floor and garage.
No free general bike parking.
Great bike/game room.
Free kayak rentals.

158. True North Apartments
$25/month for locker
Access from ground floor and garage.
No free general bike parking.
Great bike/game room.
Free kayak rentals.

159. Union SLU Apartments
$25/month for locker
Access from ground floor or garage.
No free bike parking
Great bike room with tool bench, tool stand, and bike stand.

176. Union SLU Apartments
$25/month for locker
Access from ground floor or garage.
No free bike parking
Great bike room with tool bench, tool stand, and bike stand.

177. Pine+Manor
Free
Groundfloor
Not a secured room
Wall racks
Tool Stand
Well lit, comfortable space

178. Pine+Manor

179. Pine+Manor

182. Pine+Manor

183. Pine+Manor

184. Pine+Manor

185. Pine+Manor

186. Pine+Manor

187. Pine+Manor

188. Pine+Manor
Free
Groundfloor
Not a secured room
Wall racks
Tool Stand
Well lit, comfortable space

189. Ballou & Wright Building

190. Design on the Street

191. Design on the Street

192. Design on the Street

193. Design on the Street

194. Alta Planning+Design’s BikeSPA

204. Lessons:
Provide both short-term and long-term parking.
Incorporate parking into the design of the building with easy access
from the street.
Longer-term, secured parking can be in harder-to-get-to
locations.
Free v. Paid Parking

205. Lessons: Bike Rooms
Provide a mix of wall v. floor racks (60-40, 70-30).
Lockers
Provide tools, repair stand, and way to wash down bikes.
Make it secure: keyed entry & security cameras.
Make it a community gathering place.
May charge for use, but provide free options too.

206. Outline
Rack Design Performance
Designing Buildings for Bikes
Number of Racks by Business Type
Policy

207. Number of Racks by Business Type
What Seattle Requires v. Recommendation
Draft

208. Apartments / Condos
Downtown:
1 bike locker or 1 bike space in a secured cage
for every 2 units
Citywide
1 bike locker or 1 bike space in a secured cage
for every 4 units

209. Hotels
1 long-term bike space for every 20 rooms
1 bike rack (2 short-term spaces)

210. Commercial, Professional, Retail,
Restaurant, et al. Buildings
Long-term (locker or bike room)
Downtown: 1 / 5,000 sq. ft.
Urban Centers: 1 / 2,000 sq. ft.
Everywhere Else: 1 / 4,000 sq. ft.
Short-term (racks in garage)
Everywhere: 1 / 12,000 sq. ft. 1/1,000 to 1/12,000 sq.ft.
1/2,000 to 1/12,000 sq.ft.
Recommendations:

211. Ratios change
Half requirement after 50 spaces

212. 4:1
Outside of downtown, structured car parking
requirements can be reduced by 1 stall for
every 4 additional bike spaces, up to 5%.
This is not a real incentive.

213. Showers
Downtown
2 showers / 250,000 sq. ft.
(one for each gender)
Shower square footage doesn’t affect FAR
limits.

214. Safe, Accessible, Convenient

215. Way-finding signage required.

216. Separate bicycle and automobile parking areas.

217. Outline
Rack Design Performance
Designing Buildings for Bikes
Number of Racks by Business Type
Policy

218. Policy Change
Rack Standardization & Upgrades
Refine Parking Requirements
Better Incentives

219. Rack Standardization & Upgrades

220. Rack Standardization & Upgrades

221. Refine Parking Requirements
More Variation by Land Use Necessary
More Parking
No reduction after 50 spaces
Free v. Paid
Better Enforcement

222. Better Incentives
Reduce the 4:1 ratio to 2:1
and eliminate the 5% cap.
Create a FAR Bonus for bike parking space &
showers above requirements.

223. think
BIG

244. Park It! Seattle
Brock Howell, Cascade Bicycle Club
Bob Edmiston, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
brockh@cascade.org