Streetsblog New York City

This is a short snippet from a half hour film I did this fall on Portland, OR working with their DOT. You've probably seen some of the other great segments up here on Streetsblog before. If you missed, just go here and find the others... http://www.nycsr.org/nyc/video.php

Last I heard, there are more similar bike parking areas going up in Portland.

Clarence, do you know how much this cost to install?

So, to do the math: 13 racks can hold at least 26 bikes, so we're talking roughly 30 bike parking spots per 1.5 car parking spaces. That's 20 bike spots per every car spot, conservatively speaking. Not bad.

I'm on vacation, so this will be quick.

The one in the video cost about $4000. It used curbing made from recycled tires that are a little more expensive than conventional curbing.

I think the smaller one that just went in two blocks away from the one in the video cost less than $2000. It will likely receive some retrofitting that will cost some. It does not have the reflective plastic bollards or reflectors on the curbing. Bikeportland.org did a nice write up about it when it was installed and this internet connection is too slow to find the link for you now.

Hope that helps.

Greg Raisman
Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership
Portland Office of Transportation

On street bicycle parking is a suppliment to sidewalks. Alone, they provide way less benefit and require special arrangements with adjacent properties to maintain because street sweepers can not get into them. I certainly would not advocate this treatment as a replacement for sidewalks.

Thanks.
Greg Raisman
Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership
Portland Office of Transportation