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Bicycle Facilities
Active transportation modes, such as biking and walking, are
prioritized in the City of Healdsburg. Development should provide
facilities that encourage biking and walking.
7.27 Locate a bike rack on a site in a place that is visible and
active.
a. Locate a bike rack so that bicyclists can easily find the
Include a feature or amenity that structure.
encourages walking or biking as an b. Locate a bike rack so that bicyclists can safely and easily
alternative to driving. access a building’s entry from the structure.
7.28 Locate a bike rack to provide adequate clearance for
bicyclists and pedestrians.
a. Locate a bike rack to provide adequate clearance for
pedestrians and bicyclists when bicycles are locked to
the structure.
b. Do not locate a bike rack in the middle of a pedestrian
pathway that will impede pedestrian access and flow.
Include bicycle storage facilities,
covered bicycle parking, employee 7.29 Design a bike rack to accommodate all bicycle types.
showers or other bicycle-friendly a. Utilize a design that can facilitate a variety of bicycle
amenities in a building or on-site. heights and lengths, providing locations throughout the
structure to which a bicycle could be locked.
7.30 Consider designing a bike rack as a decorative
element.
7.31 Include a feature or amenity that encourages walking
or biking as an alternative to driving.
a. Include bicycle storage facilities, covered bicycle
parking, employee showers and other bicycle-friendly
amenities in a building or on-site.
Consider designing a bike rack as b. Include excellent pedestrian facilities that are well
a decorative element. connected to the external pedestrian circulation system.
NOTE
The “Essentials of Bike Parking”,
written by the Association of
Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals,
provides additional guidance on
appropriate types of bike parking
and dimensional standards for bike
parking facilities.
http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.
apbp.org/resource/resmgr/Bicycle_
Parking/EssentialsofBikeParking_
FINA.pdfv
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