Comments on: Streetfilms: On-Street Bicycle Parking, Portland http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:44:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Linda http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-22240 Linda Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:46:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-22240 Good stuff. Keep it coming. Good stuff. Keep it coming.

]]> By: Greg Raisman http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20839 Greg Raisman Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:22:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20839 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 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

]]> By: Nick http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20554 Nick Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:32:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20554 Thanks Greg, That's great to know. Amazing how much benefit you can add for so little money. Even at $4000 it's way less than the cost of pouring new sidewalks, and faster too. Great stuff. Thanks Greg,

That's great to know. Amazing how much benefit you can add for so little money. Even at $4000 it's way less than the cost of pouring new sidewalks, and faster too. Great stuff.

]]> By: Greg Raisman http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20457 Greg Raisman Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:25:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20457 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 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

]]> By: Clarence http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20108 Clarence Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:44:06 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20108 Not sure how much it cost, but I'll bet cheap in comparison to fill in with concrete. I asked Greg R. from PDOT to chime in if he has a moment. Hopefully he can answer the expense question. Not sure how much it cost, but I'll bet cheap in comparison to fill in with concrete.

I asked Greg R. from PDOT to chime in if he has a moment. Hopefully he can answer the expense question.

]]> By: Nick http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20082 Nick Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:30:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20082 <p>Clarence, do you know how much this cost to install? </p> <p>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. </p> 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.

]]> By: Sean http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20064 Sean Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:05:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20064 One of the things I love about this video (and there is much to love): the use of curbing to effectuate traffic control. Cheap, quick, effective. I wrote about it <a href="http://newtonstreets.blogspot.com/2006/12/best-v-good.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. One of the things I love about this video (and there is much to love): the use of curbing to effectuate traffic control.

Cheap, quick, effective.

I wrote about it here.

]]> By: Clarence http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-20023 Clarence Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:23:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-20023 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. 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.

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-19999 ddartley Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:17:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/20/streetfilms-on-street-bicycle-parking-portland/#comment-19999 Tears of joy. Tears of joy.

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