3.9.3.1 Bicycle Parking

3.9.3.1 Bicycle Parking
Where a need has been identified in the User Requirements Brief, bicycle racks / stands
are to be installed in a convenient location near each station entry. They must be located
out of the way of regular pedestrian circulation. It is preferable that bicycle racks / stands
be:
• Located externally, but undercover
• Securely fixed through the pavement to the substrate
• Provided with an appropriate level of associated signage
To ensure that bicycle park ‘n’ ride facilities are easy, comfortable and convenient to use.
Bicycle-parking areas need to be:
• Located in open, well illuminated areas that are able to fall under good ‘passive
surveillance’
• Located as conveniently as possible to the station entrance(s) with a maximum
walking distance from parking facilities of 25m
• Located under cover, sheltered from wind and rain– If more than 10 bicycle parking
spaces are provided at least 50% should be under cover of some kind
• Easy to find, well signposted and marked
• Designed for quick and easy maintenance and kept clean along with the
surrounding station area on a regular basis
• Located so as not to obstruct either traffic flows of either pedestrian or motor
vehicles
• Set out of bicycle racks should meet the requirements of AS 2890.3 and
AustRoads – Part 14
Refer to
• Figure 3.9.1 – Typical Plan Bicycle Rack Installation’Refer to:
– Bicycle Storage and Parking Facilities; Their Provision and
Management, Bicycle New South Wales, 1988 for additional guidance
on the provision of bicycle parking.
– www.bicyclensw.org.au
– Australian Standard – AS 2890.3 Parking Facilities – Bicycle Parking
Facilities.
The Bicycle Rack parking elements to be used should:
• Enable bicycles to be supported upright in a minimum of two (2) places with the
front wheel prevented from turning and tipping the bicycle over
• Allow for the frame and at least one wheel to be locked to the rack with either a Utype lock or cable lock
• Where space is available, position racks or stands that allow for both front in or rear
in parking and access
• Be accessible by all sizes and type of bicycles
• Be manufactured to be durable and resistant to heavy usage and attack by vandals
and thieves
• Be manufactured from a suitable material, finish and surface coating which is
corrosion resistant
• Have a concealed fixing method to the substrate
• Be attractive in an urban design sense and/or integrated within the station design
intent.
Refer to
• Figure 3.9.1 – Typical Plan Bicycle Rack Installation