Bicycle Parking Guidelines Board Transportation Committee May 19, 2015

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Department of Transportation
Bicycle Parking Guidelines
Board Transportation Committee
May 19, 2015
Adam Lind
Transportation Planner
Fairfax County Department of Transportation

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Department of Transportation
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Overview
• Purpose & Need
• Process
• Current Conditions
• Next Steps

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Department of Transportation
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Purpose & Need
• People who ride bikes need places to park
– If not, bikes are chained to trees, sign poles, railings, etc…
– Increases possibility of stolen bikes, disruption of walkways
– Negatively affects the appearance of the community
• Site review provides opportunity to install correct
bicycle parking
• Different types of bicycle parking based on
development type

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Purpose & Need
• Short-term parking
– For guests, customers,
and visitors

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Purpose & Need
• Long term parking
– For employees and residents

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Purpose & Need
• Lots of opportunity for incorrect bicycle
parking design

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Department of Transportation
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Process
• Development of draft Fairfax County
Bicycle Parking Guidelines started in 2010
• Developed in a partnership with DPZ, OCR
– VDOT reviewed and commented
• Bicycle parking rates based on
local/national survey
– Number of bicycle parking spots needed based
on type of development and size

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Department of Transportation
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• Multifamily Residential: 1 visitor space
per 50 units
• Multifamily Residential TSA: 1 visitor
space per 25 units
• Retail: 1 visitor space per 10,000 SF
• Retail TSA: 1 visitor space per 5,000 SF
• 5600 Columbia Pike-Bailey’s Crossroads
• 432 Residential Units
• 9 bike racks for visitors
• Bike parking room in garage
with 72 bike racks

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Project Example
• 5600 Columbia Pike-Bailey’s Crossroads
• 432 Residential Units
• 9 bike racks for visitors
• Bike parking room in garage with 72 bike racks
• TD Bank - Dranesville
• 2,600 Sq. Ft
• 2 bike racks for customers/employees
Department of Transportation
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Process
• Contains information and graphics on:
– Acceptable style of bicycle racks
– Placement of bicycle racks in a variety of
situations
– Number of bicycle racks suggested based on
development type and location in the county
• Mixed-Use/Transit Station Areas vs Other

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Current Conditions
• No set standard in PFM for type of bicycle
parking or number of spots required
• No guidelines for proper placement or
location of bicycle parking
• Current proffer language states that
number of racks, location, and layout must
be approved by FCDOT Bicycle
Program

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Department of Transportation
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Current Conditions
• Development community has no guide or
starting place for bicycle parking
– Inefficient process
– Staff spends a significant amount of time
explaining details on number of bicycle
parking needed, type, location, design
– Creates opportunity for errors and
inconsistency

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Department of Transportation
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Next Steps
• Board of Supervisor review and comment
on Bicycle Parking Guidelines
• Begin public process to have elements of
guide adopted into PFM as standard

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Department of Transportation
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Questions?
Thank You
adam.lind@fairfaxcounty.gov