Part one of a series
This is the first post in a series about bike parking in New York City. In future posts we will discuss: 1) sites where expanding bike parking could make the most sense; 2) other issues the City should consider in the provision of bicycle parking; and 3) approaches the City might want to consider to get the private and non-profit sectors involved in developing bike parking initiatives.
The New York Times reported on January 17 that the 34th Street Partnership business improvement district is working with Stonehenge Management to reserve a 2,600 square foot lot on West 33rd Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenue to develop an attended bicycle parking lot. Although there are some wrinkles to iron out, this is a promising development for bicycle commuters (and would-be bicycle commuters) looking for a more secure place to park their bikes after their morning ride to Midtown Manhattan.
Mayor Bloomberg's PLANYC sustainability plan proposes to invest in bicycle facilities – including bike lanes, greenways and bike parking – in order to increase bicycle commuting in the City. Although a small percentage of New Yorkers commute to work by bicycle (about .47 percent of employed New York City residents and .85 percent of employed Manhattan residents as of the 2000 Census), the number is growing and could play a role in relieving crowding on congested subway lines. Since 2000, the number of bicyclists crossing the Manhattan central business district "cordon" on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. has grown by 74 percent to 22,300 riders in 2006.
A lack of safe, convenient bike parking is cited by New York City bicyclists as a major reason they choose not to commute by bicycle. In a survey of New York City bicyclists, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) asked, "If you do not commute by bicycle to work, why not?" More than any other factor, bicyclists cited "no safe storage facility for my bike" as the most important reason.
Where do New York City bicyclists want to see more bike parking? The figure below shows the most common answers to the question, "Where would you like more bike racks?" posed in the survey above. The good news is that public agencies control two of the top three places where bicyclists want additional space to park: curbside and subway stations.
(Source: New York City Bicycle Survey, 998 responses)More good news: during the past year, New York City has made progress in expanding bike parking – through its CityRacks program and other initiatives. For example, the City converted on-street parking spaces to bicycle parking at the Bedford Avenue subway station in Williamsburg. The City's bus shelter franchisee, Cemusa, is planning to develop 37 bike parking shelters in the City and has completed five of them to date.
Despite this progress, New York City still lags behind other North American cities in the number of curbside bike racks. For example, between 1993 and 2004, Chicago installed 10,000 bike racks on public property and has added about 400 per year since 2004. (It's also worth noting that 110 of 124 Chicago Transit Authority stations have bike parking available – and 82 of those stations offer indoor or protected bike parking.)
The table below shows the number of bike racks available in major North American cities and the number of bike racks per capita. (Most bike racks can hold more than one bike. Ted Timbers of NYC DOT estimates that the City's 4,000 bike racks can accommodate about 20,000 bikes.)
Watch this space during the next several weeks as we consider the kinds of sites where expanding bike parking could make the most sense, other issues the City should consider in the provision of bicycle parking, and some approaches the City might want to consider to get the private and non-profit sectors involved in developing bike parking initiatives.
* Sources:
Toronto Bike Plan Newsletter, Summer 2007
McGeehan, Patrick. "Bike Parking Lot, With Attendant, Is Planned for Midtown." New York Times. January 17, 2008.
http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikeinfo.htm
Urban Transportation Report Card 2007
http://www.transalt.org/press/magazine/992MarApr/05bikeshorts.html
http://www.slcgov.com/transportation/dtp/pdf-ppt/portlandtrans.pdf
http://www.bikeroute.com/NBGBikingCities/SaltLakeCity/SaltLakeCityBiking...
http://www.bikeroute.com/NationalMayorsRide2005/DC/DCBiking.html
http://www.voyagezfute.ca/velo.asp?lng=1
http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/pdf/conf2005/s9/Jolicoeur.pdf
http://www.velo.qc.ca/veloboulot/bulletin/mail2007.lasso?langue=en
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As an avid bicycle enthusiast and entrepreneur I believe there is always an answer to a problem. The trick is finding it. My questions are;
1. Would people pay to store a bicycle?
2. What is a fair daily rate for a secure indoor space?
3. Would clean M & W's showers/lockers be necessary?
4. At these "pay to store" sites do people want bike repair services?
5. What other options would people want at these sites?
6. Rentals, vending, recharging of EBike batteries?
7. Where do you want these sites at?
8. How far from your office would you walk/commute?
I'm asking for your feedback for a reason, I believe I have a working model. Your feedback would be appreciated.
Perry
Sat, 04/18/2009 - 02:08
1. I would happily pay $100-150/month to be able to store a bike somewhere secure, not in my apt.
2. If it costs $35/day to park a car in the city, daily bike parking would have to be a lot less
3. Not important to me ... that might be a second phase if at all ... would people actually pack their work clothes, bike to work and then shower? maybe not, but I guess they do that with health clubs
4. Very interesting idea. I hadn't thought of that but it could be an interesting value added
5.
6. all ideas are good esp EBike charging ... I think EBikes are the answer to bike commuting
7. In addition to having parking near work, it is also important to have parking near home. It is hard to store a bike when you live in small walk up, which I think is more the norm in NYC
8. 5-6 blocks
I am very interested in hearing your idea. I think it is worth pursuing. You can probably park 10 bikes in the space of 1 car ... if each bike brought in $100/month, that would be a $600/month increase in revenue over a car.(I live in Chelsea and monthly parking is 300-400.)
I have been looking for a garage that would let me store a bike so that I can commute to midtown from chelsea ... I currently use cabs b/c the bus is too slow and the subway is out of the way ... I live and work on the way west side (10th ave)
Like I said, I would be interesting in hearing the idea. I would appreciate it if you could give me the gist without details ... I understand the need to protect an good idea
If you want, you can contact me at: bferri@mac.com
good luck with your idea regardless
I hope to be one of your customers soon
Fri, 03/07/2008 - 13:28
From the Appleseed town of Amsterdam. There are a few initiatives to park bikes securely, see the comment of Laura Coyle, in Amsterdam. The lack of space in Amsterdam is a laugh compared with that of New-York. Bicycle-Park is a company that provides Automatic underground bicycle storage systems. Two of those fully automated machines are now working in Amsterdam. 100 bicycle can be stored on the space of a chevy-van.
Maybe we can show you some bicycle-parking solutions at the hudson400 festivities in 2009.
www.fietsmolen.nl, Hank van Heezick
Fri, 02/08/2008 - 18:39
I applaud the mayor's plan to expand bike parking in NYC however, the answer is not more bike racks. We need SECURE bike parking. One item I used in Chicago was called the BikeLid (www.bikelid.com). This thing was terrific, it provided enclosed bike security. Not only was my bike protected, my helmet and bike bag were as well. The BikeLid or something similiar would be perfect for curbside parking.
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