Parking for Commuters

[madbradd]

Hi Everyone,

 

My company is currently building new offices, and one of the initiatives is to encourage commuting. As such they have included change rooms and lockers and such for employees, plus included an area for bicycle storage/parking. I'm a big fan of this and would like to see it being successful for our business. As such the solution needs to address a number of issues commuters may face.

 

The parking lot is in a "Mall Super-basement" meaning that public have walk in access to the basement. Recently we had an employee have an Epic S-Works and I think a high end Tarmac get cut off his platform type rack!

 

So a couple quick questions for anyone who might have experience with these things:

 

Does anyone know of any bicycle parking systems which look attractive, have relatively high parking density, and are easy to use and obviously have a good lock facility? Would need to accommodate a variety of bicycle types and sizes.

 

We would look at having the bike parking fenced off. Does anyone know of any access control systems which accommodate bikes? Like a turnstile or double gate? Basically you want to limit the possibility of "tailgating".

 

As a commuter, what else would you like to see associated with your parking?

[MTBc]

i saw a pic this weekend that a mate showed me of some ferris wheel type designed bike hanger. a bit kitch, but thought it was a lekker design.

 

something similar to this: http://webecoist.momtastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bike-storage-wacky-vertical-ferris-wheel.jpg

Edited September 9, 2013 by Captain Cheesy

[madbradd]

Can you ride your bike on it? Cos then it would be awesome!

 

I don't think we'd be allowed to do something like that. Office is in melrose arch.

 

We will probably have a few parking bays to play with. And a height restriction of about 2.7m. If it gets really popular we would look to expand it.

 

I'm really looking to satisfy most of the excuses we would make up like, it's such a mission missing with your bike, or my bike won't be safe etc. I've never commuted as my job often involves unplanned trips out the office, but I'm trying to think of what else might be a problem which we could actually get rid of. (Obviously things like weather and distance are out of our control).

[HairyLegs]

Personally, I would want my bike locked up completely like this:

 

 

 

Just need someone locally to make them:

 

http://www.reliance-foundry.com/bike-storage/all-bike-storage/R-8281-Bike-Locker

 

http://www.reliance-foundry.com/bike-storage/all-bike-storage/R-8282-Bike-Locker

[MTBc]

Here's the original one I saw - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8tiqvRDU0w/TxzGBb2Op1I/AAAAAAAA7gs/2oV4uEt6mgw/s400/Bike%2BHanger.jpg

 

I'm trying to find another one I saw a few months ago, it had a round umbrella type design where the bikes were hooked up vertically suspended almost. The roof had solar panels built into it.

[madbradd]

The Ferris wheels look cool, wonder if you get a horizontal one that could fit under the roof of the parking.

 

Bike lockers are a bit expensive.... and look like they would take up quite a bit of space: ( don't think we could afford to put a whole bunch of those there.... not at 25k each.

 

What about those stands you see at some bike shops where you hang 6 or 8 bikes by the front / rear wheel from a single centre post with a guide for the lower wheel to keep it straight and a ring on the post to thread your chain through.

 

Bear in mind the fenced area would be monitored by offsite surveillance and security, plus be restricted access where computer would apply for their access card to be granted access to the bike area.