tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post6522860623561644514..comments2024-02-05T01:40:17.832-08:00Comments on Spokesmama: Bike Parking Gets the SqueezeLisa Corriveauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528772139443165946noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post-84791793075399941882015-03-25T17:06:56.074-07:002015-03-25T17:06:56.074-07:00I don't know if there's much policy can do...I don't know if there's much policy can do either. As far as I know right now, the city will install a rack if there's sufficient space on the sidewalk, & businesses just have to request this. I don't know how many businesses know this, or realize how many people bike to them. I saw some stats recently that said when business owners are polled, they grossly OVERestimate the number of drivers & UNDERestimate the people who bike to their business.<br /><br />Talking to the manager is awesome--keep doing that! Tell them to call 311 & request a rack to be installed (free) by the city. :)Lisa Corriveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528772139443165946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post-23445262937871022402015-03-25T17:02:22.550-07:002015-03-25T17:02:22.550-07:00Parking a cargo bike can be a real challenge, for ...Parking a cargo bike can be a real challenge, for all the reasons you mentioned. BC cancer Agency recently reconfigured one of their bike parking areas and, while it's the same size as a car parking spot, it's wedged *between* two car parking stalls. To make matters worse, the "entrance" to the bike parking is blocked by a giant cement pillar, so the only way in or out is *through* one of vehicle stalls. Tough lucks if those spots have vehicles in them when you arrive or want to leave. Two of the other bike racks are on raised platforms that I couldn't possibly lift my cargo bike onto but, even if I could, they're not wide enough to accommodate my bike on the end/outside of the rack. It's very evident (and frustrating) when bike parking is an afterthought.<br /><br />TonyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post-10376078656466331342015-03-24T08:27:03.033-07:002015-03-24T08:27:03.033-07:00I appreciate you pushing the city to raise awarene...I appreciate you pushing the city to raise awareness of this ... I am not sure that creating rules around bike parking requirements is the way to go, but then again, what do I really know?<br /><br />In the meantime, what I do is to go into stores that don't have adequate bike parking, approach the manager, and calmly explain that I would love to spend my money at their store, but as they lack the bike parking that I need, I will take my business elsewhere. I then remind them that for every person like me who comes over to let them know there are plenty who won't bother to say anything, but just shop elsewhere.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781505580292741260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post-58528664862523380812015-03-19T18:09:59.933-07:002015-03-19T18:09:59.933-07:00OMG, YES. That was basically my experience when I ...OMG, YES. That was basically my experience when I lived in a condo. We had a smallish storage room that was converted into a bike room, but it was about half full of bikes with a centimetre of dust on them & flat tires. There wasn't even one space per unit, let alone one space per person in the building. We managed to get spaces in there shortly before we sold the condo. :P<br /><br />& you're right--nothing discourages bike commuting more than your building saying you can't have the bike on your balcony or in your suite, but there's no other secure place to park it. <br /><br />Bike parking for housing is a whole other blog post, definitely. I'll be sure to bring that up at the next ATPC meeting. I'm not actually sure if there are policies around required number of bike parking spaces/racks/rooms in multifamily buildings the way there are for car parking spaces.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, TQuid! Lisa Corriveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528772139443165946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993228338789986683.post-84478132442349216672015-03-19T17:37:36.760-07:002015-03-19T17:37:36.760-07:00Stratas also fail to plan well for bike parking, i...Stratas also fail to plan well for bike parking, if the buildings I've seen are any guide. Frequently an afterthought chain-link cage in the parking garage, and usually woefully poor capacity for how much use they get. It's also typically a free-for-all so whoever is rudest about parking their (frequently unused for months, if ever) bikes wins the spots. It's a hidden mess that further discourages bike commuting.TQuidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127083937243383577noreply@blogger.com