Definition of Bicycle-Oriented Design (BOD): On-site, secure parking, showers, changing rooms and storage, reflecting the bicyclist becoming something else at the trip’s end. Research Questions and Method We used a written survey to structure interviews around three questions (1) what are motivations behind the decisions? (2) what are the challenges and rewards for investing in BOD? (3) what types of BOD were chosen? Berkeley Electronic Press (Bepress) • Inside hooks for 11 bicycles • No employee car parking • Management commutes by bicycle • Protection from theft. Brower Center • On track for highest LEED rating • Infill project: exempt from car parking requirements • Showers and changing rooms. 2130 Center Street • Located near the UC campus • No parking (historic building) • 20 bicycle racks in basement storage room (elevator access) • Will market as “car-free” space. Why do building owners invest in bicycle-oriented design? Poster presentation for Bicycle Infrastructure that Extends beyond the Door: examining investments in bicycle-oriented design through a qualitative survey of commercial building owners and tenants , Phyllis Orrick, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley; Karen Trapenberg Frick, University of California Transportation Center, David R. Ragland, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center. TRB paper #11-3543. Acknowledgements: the authors wish to thank the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) for support for this project. SafeTREC is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • “Bike wall,” located in break room • Showers and changing rooms • Bike racks on buses • Covered racks on loading docks. Lawrence Berkeley Nat’l Lab - Roy Kaltschmidt, photographer Phyllis Orrick, Karen Trapenberg Frick, David R. Ragland Findings Study Sites Motivations •Financial/economic: make properties more desirable/attract more desirable tenants • Operational: employee satisfaction, workplace esthetics, safety • Image-building in eyes of customers and prospective tenants • Government lead by example: public/private partnership Potential Challenges and Barriers • Cost of internal space: approximately 10 sq. ft. for a bicycle parking space and space for lockers and showers. • Lack of standards and authoritative sources for BOD design. Additional Findings • Cost of BOD fixtures does not appear to be an element • Lack of city codes does not appear to preclude implementation.
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Definition of Bicycle-Oriented Design (BOD):On-site, secure parking, showers, changing rooms and storage, reflecting the bicyclist becoming something else at the trip’s end.
Research Questions and MethodWe used a written survey to structure interviews around three questions (1) what are motivations behind the decisions?(2) what are the challenges and rewards for investing in BOD? (3) what types of BOD were chosen?
Berkeley Electronic Press (Bepress)
• Inside hooks for 11 bicycles• No employee car parking• Management commutes by bicycle• Protection from theft.
Brower Center
• On track for highest LEED rating• Infill project: exempt from car parking requirements• Showers and changing rooms.
2130 Center Street
• Located near the UC campus• No parking (historic building)• 20 bicycle racks in basement storage room (elevator access)• Will market as “car-free” space.
Why do building owners invest in bicycle-oriented design?
Poster presentation for Bicycle Infrastructure that Extends beyond the Door: examining investments in bicycle-oriented design through a qualitative survey of commercial building owners and tenants, Phyllis Orrick, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley; Karen Trapenberg Frick, University of California Transportation Center, David R. Ragland, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center. TRB paper #11-3543.
Acknowledgements: the authors wish to thank the University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) for support for this project. SafeTREC is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• “Bike wall,” located in break room• Showers and changing rooms• Bike racks on buses• Covered racks on loading docks.
Lawrence Berkeley Nat’l Lab - Roy Kaltschmidt, photographer
Phyllis Orrick, Karen Trapenberg Frick, David R. Ragland
Findings
Study Sites
Motivations •Financial/economic: make properties more desirable/attract more desirable tenants • Operational: employee satisfaction, workplace esthetics, safety • Image-building in eyes of customers and prospective tenants • Government lead by example: public/private partnership
Potential Challenges and Barriers • Cost of internal space: approximately 10 sq. ft. for a bicycle parking space and space for lockers and showers. • Lack of standards and authoritative sources for BOD design.
AdditionalFindings • Cost of BOD fixtures does not appear to be an element • Lack of city codes does not appear to preclude implementation.
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