Double Decker Cycle Parking: Details Matter

23 Nov Double Decker Cycle Parking: Details Matter

As cycling rates in our cities grow, building safe and efficient cycling infrastructure, including parking, becomes increasingly important. But design details of those facilities really matter - inadequate or hard-to-use infrastructure can create a negative feedback loop where people see empty cycle-ways or cycle parking and consider the investment a waste of money.

NCCC member Mobycon have given this a lot of thought. Integrated Mobility Planner, Emily Thomason, shows why details matter when designing cycle parking. She visits a double-decker cycle parking facility in Montreal, Canada and compares it to a double-decker cycle parking facility in Delft, The Netherlands. From the outside they both look similar, but a closer look shows how they differ in ways that are critical for the user experience.

You can learn why details matter when building double decker cycle parking in your community here.