Comments on: DOT Launches Bike Rack Design Competition http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Andy B from Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-46661 Andy B from Jersey Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:50:25 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/#comment-46661 Yes Mike. Sorry it took so long for me to get back to this (I hope you get it). That guide is getting a little old and its not perfect but its by far the best design standard out there for US needs (read as high security). I hope the chosen design is aesthetically pleasing, cleaver and simple. But most of all it must be highly functional with a high degree of security that NYC requires. While it may not be the prettiest out there, the Inverted "U" rack is very close to perfect due to its simplicity and high degree of security that it offers. I really don't know if it can be improved upon without compromising those two most important design attributes. But then again I'm not an artist or industrial designer so I hope I'm pleasantly surprised by the results. Yes Mike.
Sorry it took so long for me to get back to this (I hope you get it).

That guide is getting a little old and its not perfect but its by far the best design standard out there for US needs (read as high security).

I hope the chosen design is aesthetically pleasing, cleaver and simple. But most of all it must be highly functional with a high degree of security that NYC requires.

While it may not be the prettiest out there, the Inverted "U" rack is very close to perfect due to its simplicity and high degree of security that it offers. I really don't know if it can be improved upon without compromising those two most important design attributes.

But then again I'm not an artist or industrial designer so I hope I'm pleasantly surprised by the results.

]]> By: Mike http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-46280 Mike Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:43:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/#comment-46280 Andy B: I'm one of the judges for the competition. Are these the standards you mean? http://www.bfbc.org/issues/parking/apbp-bikeparking.pdf Andy B:

I'm one of the judges for the competition. Are these the standards you mean?
http://www.bfbc.org/issues/parking/apbp-bikeparking.pdf

]]> By: Andy B from Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-46255 Andy B from Jersey Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:10:10 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/03/14/dot-launches-bike-rack-design-competition/#comment-46255 The "Wave" rack should have been history years ago! It's a flawed design. Also, DO NOT confuse it with the nearly perfect "INVERTED U-Rack"! I hope the design competition at least takes into account the bicycle rack design standards set a few years ago by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. I can see this becoming some fancy tart design that is totally impractical if the judges aren't knowledgeable about the subject. The "Wave" rack should have been history years ago! It's a flawed design.

Also, DO NOT confuse it with the nearly perfect "INVERTED U-Rack"!

I hope the design competition at least takes into account the bicycle rack design standards set a few years ago by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. I can see this becoming some fancy tart design that is totally impractical if the judges aren't knowledgeable about the subject.

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