Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Bike Parking
Plan
Draft for Consideration
July 17, 2017
Table of Contents
Pages Contents
2 Background on Seattle's bike parking program
& Why a neighborhood bike parking plan
The First Hill Bike Parking Plan (draft) was prepared by Brock Howell of 20-21 Marion Street
Bicycle Security Advocates on behalf of the First Hill Improvement
Association. 22-23 8th Avenue
Bicycle Security Advocates works to improve bike parking and fight bike
theft in Seattle, Cascadia, and beyond. 24-25 Terry Avenue
28 Summit Avenue
29 Boylston Avenue
1
Background on Seattle's Why a neighborhood
bike rack program bike parking plan?
The City of Seattle aims to quadruple bike ridership from More racks, More business
2014 to 2030, equivalent to 57,000 people biking to work. The plan will add bike racks comprehensively across an
With more people biking, Seattle will have greater mobility, entire neighborhood. In Portland, 67% of businesses
more space for people to live and play, more money in our reported an increase in customers arriving by foot and
back pockets and spent at local grocery stores and bike after a bike corral was installed nearby; and another
restaurants instead of burned at the gas pump, a cleaner Portland study found that customers arriving by bike
environment with fewer toxic fumes, and healthier, happier spent 33% more than drivers per month when shopping
people. at food retail stores.
But we can only have as many people biking as they have More efficient & Faster implementation
safe, convenient places to lock-up their bikes at their A neighborhood bike parking plan is much more efficient
destinations. The Seattle Department of Transportation for SDOT to review the requests and helps get the racks
(SDOT), has a "bike parking spot improvement program" that installed more quickly.
installs racks within the public right-of-way at a business's or
even a regular person's request, so long as the proposed Safer Streets
location is non-residential. Funded by the 2015 Move Bike corrals within the 30' no parking zone near
Seattle Levy (and previously by the 2007 Bridging the Gap intersections improve traffic safety by shortening
Levy), SDOT reviews these individual rack requests and crosswalk distances for pedestrians, sharpening the
installs most within one to four years. turning radii so drivers can't speed through a turn,
establish a narrower driving lane that causes drivers to
From 2015 to 2017, neighborhood bike parking plans were drive more cautiously, and physically enforces the no
proposed by advocacy organizations and implemented by parking area for better site lines for drivers and
SDOT for the Ballard Avenue Landmark District and the pedestrians at intersections.
Pioneer Square Landmark District, resulting in hundreds of
new bike parking spots. Placemaking
Bike corrals and bike racks can help a define a
The Ballard Avenue bike parking plan was the first effort that neighborhood. By painting the roadway surface of a bike
extensively used the 20' and 30' no parking zones near corral and by requiring developers to use a specific bike
intersections to install bike corrals. Since then, SDOT's rack that's attractive, a neighborhood can help establish
parking management team has started to use bike corrals to a streetscape
enforce no parking zones as part of their regular evaluation
of vehicular paid parking in business districts, including
installing six bike corrals in the Pike-Pine Corridor near 12th
and 14th Avenues in April 2017.
2
Process for First Hill Bike Parking Plan
May - June June - July July - August September - November - March -
October February August 2018
FHIA Transportation
Committee reviews &
approves draft with
guidance for refinement.
3
Styles of Picking locations for
bike racks & corrals bike racks & corrals
Good Bike Racks 25' from the entrance
Seattle's Rail Rack People are highly mobile on a bike, and are legally able
SDOT's bike parking program will only install its own bike rack, which
is 24" long, 30" tall, and has a rubber padded horizontal bar. A to ride both on the street and on the sidewalk. As a
neighborhood that wishes to use a different style of rack may purchase result, for better or for worse, people biking will always
its own racks and SDOT will help contribute to the purchase up to the look to find the closest spot to park their bike to their
value of its own racks; this requires an MOA approved by city council.
destination, whether it's a rack, street sign, or fence. To
Staple Rack
Bicycle Security Advocates preference is a "staple" style rack, sized at encourage more bicycling and to encourage people to
27" long and 30" tall. The Portland's bike parking program has used a lock-up their bikes in appropriate locations, best
staple style rack. guidance is to place racks within 25 feet of any retail,
restaurant, or other consumer-oriented business.
Sportworks Tofino Rack
Sportworks, a bike rack company based in Woodinville, Wash.,
manufactures a triple-layered bike rack of steel and rubber that's both Sufficient racks to meet our mode share goal
attractive and meets basic size specifications. Seattle currently requires developers to provide one on-
sidewalk bike space for every 2,000 feet of retail space.
This numeric requirement is based on an expectation
Do Not Install that 5% of people are getting around by bike. As the city
The following style of racks fail either fail to provide two points of contact, are
difficult to use a U lock to lock both the wheel and frame of a bicycle, provide aims to quadruple its bike ridership by 2030, developers
insufficient support to the bike, risk damage to a bike, are space inefficient, or and SDOT should similarly provide significantly more
some combination of these or other factors. opportunities to park bikes for short-term trips.
30' corral
4
Choose your neighborhood Additional input needed
bike rack & corral design from First Hill Improvement Association
While SDOT will only buy and install its "rail racks" and their standard bike
corrals as part of its request-based installation program, there are
opportunities for neighborhood organizations to get more attractive bike
1 At intersections with three or more possible
locations for bike corrals, which are the two
racks that help with neighborhood placemaking.
locations of highest priority?
1 Establish a preferred bike rack design for developers to use for
their required on-street racks.
The Seattle Design Standards CS2.A1, CS3.A4, CS3.B1, and DC2.C3 provide a
2 Are there locations or destinations missing in need
legal framework that requires new development projects to comply with the
of more bike parking that are missing from the
architectural design style of a neighborhood. The First Hill Improvement plan?
Association can establish a preferred bike rack design for developers to use for
their required on-street racks in order to further neighborhood placemaking,
and to ensure all new racks meet basic minimum design requirements. 3 What bike rack style does FHIA prefer as the default
rack for developers to install on sidewalks as part
Recommended Bike Rack Design: of their new development projects?
Sportworks Tofino
Painted Turquoise Blue
("brushed steel" and 4 Is FHIA interested in upgrading & buying racks for a
other colors available)
uniform rack style across the neighborhood and/or
RAL 5018 painting bike corrals for placemaking?
The Sportworks "Tofino" closely matches the optimal design guidance of
Bicycle Security Advocates of 27" long and 30" tall, has three layers to make If so, how much financial resources are available and what are
cutting through the steel exceptionally difficult, and can be powdercoated with
a neighborhood specific color, such as turquoise blue (RAL 5018), which would the priority locations for this treatment?
closely match the newly adopted colors of the First Hill Improvement
Association. Several developments on First Hill and Capitol Hill are already
installing the Tofino and its smaller sibling, the "Westwood."
5 Community Outreach:
A
Additional
Options
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Overview of
Planned Transportation
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ES
PIK
HARVARD AVE
BOYLSTON AVE
Whole
Foods
Investments for First Hill
BR
Street Concept studied in Public Realm Plan
OA
DW
AY Existing & Planned Neighborhood Greenways
SUMMIT AVE Swedish Existing & Planned Bike Lanes
Hospital
Metro RapidRide G
MINOR AVE
UNION ST
BOREN AVE
TERRACE ST
Virginia
O'Dea Frye
Mason High School Museum
UNIVERSITY ST
JEFFERSON ST
Hospital
ST
MADISON ST
TERRY AVE
CHERRY ST
SPRUCE ST
ER
SENECA ST
MARION ST
SPRING ST
JAMES ST
ALDER ST
SL
COLUMBIA ST
YE
St. James
ST
Cathedral
IR
EF
9TH AVE
Harborview
Freeway
Park
8TH AVE
Town Hall
Seattle
Polyclinic
7TH AVE
6TH AVE
5TH AVE
6
N
for Consideration
HARVARD AVE
Whole
Foods
BOYLSTON AVE
Possible Bike Corral Location, 3-6 racks
BR
OA
DW Possible Rack Location
AY
SUMMIT AVE
Possible Rack Location
Swedish
Hospital
Existing "Inverted U" and Rail Racks
Existing Hitching Post Racks
MINOR AVE Existing Coathanger, Wave, & Fence Racks
UNION ST
BOREN AVE
TERRACE ST
Virginia
O'Dea Frye
Mason High School Museum
UNIVERSITY ST
JEFFERSON ST
Hospital
ST
MADISON ST
TERRY AVE
CHERRY ST
SPRUCE ST
ER
SENECA ST
MARION ST
SPRING ST
JAMES ST
ALDER ST
SL
COLUMBIA ST
YE
ST
St. James
Cathedral
IR
EF
9TH AVE
Harborview
Freeway
Park
8TH AVE
Town Hall
Seattle
Polyclinic
7TH AVE
6TH AVE
5TH AVE
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PIK
UN ES
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N
ST
UNIVERSITY ST
SENECA ST
MINOR AVE
BOREN AVE
HARVARD AVE
SUMMIT AVE
BOYLSTON AVE
SPRING ST
BR
OA
DW
MADISON ST
AY
MARION ST
COLUMBIA ST
CHERRY ST
N
JAMES ST
8
UNION ST
UNIVERSITY ST
SENECA ST
SPRING ST
MADISON ST
MINOR AVE
6TH AVE
7TH AVE
8TH AVE
9TH AVE
TERRY AVE
BOREN AVE
MARION ST
COLUMBIA ST
CHERRY ST
JAMES ST
9
JAMES ST
7TH AVE
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
9TH AVE
TERRY AVE
BOREN AVE
ALDER ST
SP
RU
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BR
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Street-by-Street
Possibilities
27 Summit Avenue
28 Boylston Avenue
11
University Street Residential Senior Housing Residential
Apartments
2 B 6
Freeway Park Freeway Park 1 3 4 5
Virginia Mason
Virginia Mason Hospital
Health Resources Sunset Club
BOREN AVE
TERRY AVE
Building
9TH AVE
A
A 1 B 3 4
Cielo Public Space 9th Avenue Horizon House Terry Ave, Boren Ave,
This public plaza needs a bike Farmers Market Add rack near South Corner South Corner
rack for people to visit and Place corral along the curb entrance. Add corral in Add corral in
enjoy it. More research is edge to Freeway Park, or on 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
necessary to determine the sidewalk on the southeast
whether SDOT can install a corner of the intersection. 5
bike rack on private property
held for public purpose.
2
Boren Ave,
East Corner
Add corral in
9th Avenue 20' no parking zone.
Horizon House Likely infeasible due to
Add corral in mailbox and curb cut.
no parking zone.
6
12
E
N
AV
ON
ST
YL
11
BO
9 13 UUB 16 17
Plaza
7 10 14
18
8 12
15
BOYLSTON AVE
First Hill
SUMMIT AVE
MINOR AVE
Park
UN
IO
N
ST
7 10 12 14 16
Minor Ave, Summit Ave, Summit Ave, UUB Plaza, Southside Boylston Ave & Union St,
South Corner South Corner East Corner 9th Avenue Western Most (on Union)
Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. no parking zone.
8 11 13 15 17
Minor Ave, Summit Ave, Summit Ave, UUB Plaza, Southside Boylston Ave & Union St,
East Corner West Corner North Corner Boylston Ave Middle (on Boylston)
Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
9 18
RACK AT NEW
DEVELOPMENT
RACK
EXISTING
Minor Ave, Boylston Ave & Union St,
North Corner Eastern Most (on Union)
Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
TERRY AVE
BOREN AVE
Seneca Street Cielo
Apts
A Pizza
Benaroya
Research
Institute
Mart 3
A B
8TH AVE
1 Ham's
Deli
Town Hall Bike Cage
Seattle
AVE
A 1 3
EXISTING
RACKS
Seneca & 9th Terry Mid Block
RACKS AT NEW
DEVELOPMENT
SUMMIT AVE
BOYLSTON AVE
N
WA Trust
for Historic
Preservation
12
4
10 14 16
5
11
6 9 17
HARVARD AVE
7 8 13 15
Historic C Seattle
Seattle Baptist
Church
4 8 11 13 15 17
Minor Ave, West Minor Ave, East Summit Ave, South Summit Ave, East Boylston Ave, South Seattle First Baptist Church
Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Church requested more bike
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. parking. Add corral in no
parking zone and remove on-
5 9 12 14 16 sidewalk rack.
Minor Ave, West Minor Ave, East Summit Ave, West Summit Ave, North Boylston Ave, North
Add corral in no parking Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in no parking
zone. no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. zone.
6 10 C
Spring Street
1101 8th Ave Development
Primo
Mason
Parking
Garage
Virginia Mason Hospital
6 8
RapidRide G 7
1 3
2 5
BOREN AVE
TERRY AVE
7TH AVE
8TH AVE
9TH AVE
1 3 5 7
RACKS
EXISTING
1101 8th Ave Development Primo Buck Pavilion Virginia Mason Virginia Mason The Inn at VM Kabob House
Plans show 19 "wheel chock" racks Hitching Post Coathanger Inverted U Fence Rack Rail Rack Long Rail Rack
16
N
9 14
8 11 12 13
14
BOYLSTON AVE
HARVARD AVE
10
SUMMIT AVE
Y
Whole Foods
MINOR AVE
WA
1001 Broadway
D
OA
BR
9 12 A 14
Boylston Avenue,
RACKS
EXISTING
Minor Avenue, North Corner
East Corner Add corral in
Add corral in 30' no parking zone.
30' no parking zone.
11
The Garage
4 Rail Racks & Terrible Vertical Parking
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
Minor Avenue,
North Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
Whole Foods
15 racks
17
Madison Street 1
A
4 B
RapidRide G RapidRide G
3
2
BOREN AVE
TERRY AVE
7TH AVE
8TH AVE
9TH AVE
1 3 4 A B
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
901 Madison
New development will
have retail, but no bike
parking has been
specified yet.
EXISTING
RACKS
Terry & Terry & Seneca Seneca Vito's Virginia Mason Quarter Lounge The Inn at VM Dunbar Room (206) Burgers Kabob House
University Rail Rack Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Inverted U Hitching Post Rail Rack 2 Staples 1 Rail Rack & Long Rail Rack
Rail Rack 1 Long Rail Rack 18
MINOR AVE
SUMMIT AVE
BOYLSTON AVE
N
1001 Chase Sahal
Minor Bank Whole Foods
Key Credit 1001 Broadway
D Top
Pot
Bank Union 6 Moneytree E
RapidRide G
C 3
5 7
Bartell GNC Subway Jimmy Sarducci's Wells MAD
Bank
AY
Drugs John's Subs Pizza
of America Fargo
DW
Piroshki
Bank
OA
Bluewater
BR
C D 6 E
Bartell Drugs & GNC Chase Bank Sahal Credit Union Jimmy's at the
Add 3 racks in wide sidewalk Add 2-3 racks next to 2 Add corral in Silver Cloud Hotel
furniture zone. existing racks. Private 30' no parking zone Add 2 racks along Broadway
property. Protected Bike Lane
5 7
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
1001 Minor Whole Foods
Long Rail Rack 15 racks
RACKS
EXISTING
Subway Chase Bank Top Pot Donuts Bank of Jimmy John's Jimmy John's Sarducci's Wells Fargo Legsmart Sahal C.U. Moneytree
Long Rail Rack 2 Inverted U racks 1 Rail Rack & America Long Rail Rack Fence Rack Fence Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack
19
1 Inverted U Rack Long Rail Rack
Marion Street The
Chancery
Cabrini
2
7
6
1
4 5
Racks in
Garage
3
TERRY AVE
Polyclinic St. James O'Dea
Parking Garage
9TH AVE
Cathedral High School
8TH AVE
1101 8th Ave
Development
1 3 4 5 7
Corner of 8th Avenue, St. James Cathedral Terry Avenue, The Chancery
Polyclinic Garage East Corner Add corral in South Corner Terry AVE, West Corner
Add corral in Add corral in 30' no parking zone. Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
2 6
BOYLSTON AVE
Development N
Cabrini
Pacific Medical
Center Swedish
10
8 11
Boylston
Place
e
MINOR AVE
rag
BOREN AVE
ng e U
1st Hill Swedish
AY
Swedish
Ga
Medical NW Tower
rki attl
DW
Pavilion Development
Pa Se
OA
BR
8 9 11
Minor Avenue,
North Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
EXISTING
RACK
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
Cabrini Swedish Expansion
Rail Rack Bike rack installation plans unknown
21
Primo
8th Avenue
A Pizza
Mart C
1 Ham's
Cielo Apts Deli Seattle
Veterinary
B Specialists
A
2 4 6
5
3
Freeway Park
MADISON ST
SENECA ST
SPRING ST
Town Hall 1101 8th Ave
Seattle Development
A B 1 3 5
Cielo Public Space Cielo Apartments Ham's Deli Spring Street, Madison Street,
This public plaza needs a bike Rack needed on sidewalk. Add corral in no parking South Corner North Corner
rack for people to visit and zone. Add corral in Add corral in
enjoy it. More research is C 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
necessary to determine 2
whether SDOT can install a 6
bike rack on private property 4
held for public purpose.
A Pizza Mart
Rack needed on sidewalk Across from Town Hall
Add corral in Spring Street, Seattle Vet Specialists
30' no parking zone. East Corner Add corral in
Add corral in 30' no parking zone.
30' no parking zone.
EXISTING
RACKS
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
Town Hall Seattle Primo 1101 8th Ave Development
7 Rail Racks & 3 Staple Racks Hitching Post Plans show 19 "wheel chock" racks
22
800 Columbia N
Development Skyline Apartments
Sushi
Kanpai
9 11 14 6
7 12 13
10
Coffee 8 Racks in
Garage Thrift
Tree
COLUMBIA ST
Shop
Polyclinic
CHERRY ST
MARION ST
Parking Garage
Trinity Episcopal Parish
7 10 12
NEW DEVELOPMENT
Coffee Tree Columbia Street, Cherry Street,
Add corral in West Corner West Corner
30' no parking zone. Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
8
11 13
Corner of
Polyclinic Garage Columbia Street, Trinity Thrift Shop
Add corral in East Corner Add corral in
30' no parking zone. Add corral in no parking zone.
30' no parking zone.
9
14
EXISTING
RACK
Marion Street,
East Corner Cherry Street,
Add corral in East Corner
30' no parking zone. 800 Columbia
Add corral in Development
30' no parking zone. No Racks Planned
Coffee Tree
Rail Rack
Could remove with
addition of corral.
23
Terry Avenue
UNIVERSITY ST
SENECA ST
SPRING ST
MADISON ST
The Inn (206)
at VM 2 Burgers
Virginia 3
Mason 4
1 Dunbar
Room
Horizon Hotel
House A
Sorento
B 1 2 4
Spring Street,
East Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
EXISTING
RACKS
Terry & Terry & Seneca Seneca Virginia Mason Virginia Mason Virginia Mason The Inn at VM Dunbar Room (206) Burgers
University Rail Rack Rail Rack 3 Coathangers Inverted U Fence Rack Rail Rack 2 Staples 1 Rail Rack &
Rail Rack 1 Long Rail Rack
24
MARION ST
N
Cabrini O'Dea H.S. Frye Museum 620 Terry Broadstone
Senior Housing First Hill
9 12
10 13 3
5 8
JEFFERSON ST
4
COLUMBIA ST
11
Starlight
7
CHERRY ST
The 6 Apts US Bank
JAMES ST
Chancery St. James Westbank Frye
Bloodworks
Gas
Cathedral Highrise Station
Subway
5 8 11
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
Marion Street, Columbia Street, Frye Museum
West Corner East Corner Cherry St, East Corner
Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in Westbank Frye Highrise
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. Plans show no racks
7 10 12
UNIVERSITY ST
5 6
MADISON ST
3
SENECA ST
SPRING ST
RACKS AT NEW UNION ST
Historic 1001
Seattle Minor
Subway
1001 Minor 1 8
DEVELOPMENT
4 11 A
Two racks
University St, Seneca St, West Seneca St, East Spring St, Chase Bank
North Corner Add corral in Add corral in West Corner Add 2-3 racks next to 2
Add corral in 30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. Add corral in no parking existing racks. Private
30' no parking zone. zone. property.
2 5 9 12 14
University St, Seneca St, West Seneca St, East Spring St, Bank of America
East Corner Add corral in no parking Add corral in North Corner Add corral in
Add corral in zone. no parking zone. Add corral in 30' no parking zone.
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
Chase Bank
EXISTING
RACKS
2 Inverted U racks 3 6 10 13
Bank of
America
Long Rail Rack
COLUMBIA ST
JACKSON ST
3
CHERRY ST
MARION ST
Seattle
JAMES ST
Swedish Acupuncture
Associates
Pacific Block 95 515 Minor
1st Hill Development
Medical Medical Development
Center Pavilion
Marion Street,
West Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
2
DEVELOPMENT
RACKS AT NEW
Marion Street,
North Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
3
Swedish Expansion 515 Minor Development
Bike rack installation plans Bike rack installation plans unknown
unknown
RACKS
EXISTING
Marion Street,
South Corner
Add corral in
30' no parking zone.
27
Summit Avenue 2 6 9
N
UNIVERSITY ST
4 7
MADISON ST
1 5
SENECA ST
SPRING ST
JAMES ST
8
ST
3
N
IO
UN
1 5 9
RACKS
EXISTING
University Street, Seneca Street,
North Corner North Corner
Add corral in Add corral in
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone.
3 7 Therapeutic Health Services
Long Rail Rack & Wave Rack
Boylston Avenue2
3
6 8
Moneytree
910
Boylston
N
UUB 5 7 10 Boylston
Plaza A B Plaza
9
MADISON ST
4
11
SENECA ST
ST
SPRING ST
MAD
Sahal
JAMES ST
Pizza
N
Credit
UNIV. ST
IO
Union Wells
UN
Fargo
Bank
1 4 6 B 9 11
Boylston Ave & Union St UUB Plaza, Southside Seneca Street, Sports Hair Salon Sahal Credit Union Boylston Plaza
Eastern Most (on Union) 9th Avenue North Corner Multiple business could Add corral in Add corral in
Add corral in Add corral in Add corral in no parking benefit from having a rack. 30' no parking zone 20' no parking zone near
30' no parking zone. 30' no parking zone. zone. unmarked crosswalk.
8 10
2 5 7
RACKS
EXISTING
RACK AT NEW
DEVELOPMENT
First Hill Apts 910 Boylston Boylston Ave Legsmart Sahal C.U. Moneytree MAD Pizza
1 new rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack Long Rail Rack
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30