Transportation Services

Building Programming Issues

PARKING Every building needs a minimum of three different types of vehicle parking stalls adjacent to the building: load/unload, service/physical plant, and disabled/wheelchair. Disabled stalls must be level to load wheelchairs, space must be 13' wide, 19' long. This allows 3' on the passenger side for letting down the lift and 3' beyond that for maneuvering onto the ramp. Vans are generally 7' in width. Site must be level side-toside as well as front-to-back. Depending on the programmed use of the building, additional types of stalls and more spaces may be needed. DISABLED PERSONS SHUTTLE Consideration at each building should be given to loading and unloading passengers with disabilities transported in the Disabled Persons Shuttle (also known as Dial-ARide). A designated Dial-A-Ride stop should be located in close proximity to the building's wheelchair accessible entrance. The pathway leading to and from the building's wheelchair accessible entrance and the Dial-A-Ride stop should be level and the shortest distance possible. The requirements of the Dial-A-Ride stall are similar to those for disabled parking stalls. The stall must be level front to back as well as side to side. The stall must be 20' long by 12' wide, allowing 46 on the passenger side for letting down the wheelchair lift and 4' beyond that for maneuvering. The minimum overhead height clearance is 108'' to accommodate raised-top wheelchair lift vans in covered areas. A wheelchair curb cut and/or ramp should be located on the accessible path leading to the building's wheelchair accessible entrance. BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS Reference/Authority The University of Washington's bicycle program is administrated by the Transportation Office with policy oversight from the Bicycle Advisory Group (BAG) that reports to the University Transportation Committee (UTC) and the Associate Vice President for Facilities Services. All questions concerning bicycle parking requirements should be referred to the Transportation Office at 543-0450. Bicycle Parking Capacity New construction projects and major remodeling projects shall provide bike parking in two ways, covered bike racks and secured bike parking. Secured bike parking is defined as either a dedicated room, internal to the building but adjacent to an entrance, or exterior bike lockers.

Revised: 2001; 2003

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Covered exterior bicycle racks should be installed to provide enough spaces for 10 percent of the building population, which is defined as all faculty, staff, and paid student workers plus 5 percent of the maximum student classroom capacity, or 24 spaces, whichever is greater. However, if a greater demand for bicycle parking is identified during site programming, this increased demand should be accommodated by the project. Secured bike parking should be installed to provide enough spaces for 3 percent of the building population or 10 spaces, whichever is greater. However, if a greater demand for bicycle parking is identified during site programming, this increased demand should be accommodated by the project. Bicycle Rack Type The University of Washington uses two standard bicycle rack types. A description and standard drawing of each type is provided in the Facility Design Information (FDI) Manual (Volume 2, General) and is summarized below: Singe Unit - Bicycle Rack Type NR-1 (Ribbon Style) The ribbon-style racks are typically used when the rack must be located parallel to a wall or planter. In this configuration, the rack should be located 2'-6'' from the wall/planter. There should be a minimum 6' clearance from the front of the rack to any other obstruction. Racks installed parallel should be spaced 10' - 12' apart. Racks installed in a row should have a minimum of 2' between racks. These racks can be purchased from a vendor or fabricated by a local foundry in either the embedded or the flanged style. A galvanized ribbon rack with a capacity of 11 bikes costs about $700 each.

Revised: 2001; 2003

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Single Unit - Bicycle Rack Type NR-2 (Toast Style) Toast-style racks offer the greatest bicycle parking capacity in the least amount of space. They are also preferred by bicyclists over ribbon racks. However, these racks should only be used if they can be accessed from both sides. If racks are installed parallel to a wall/planter, they should be located a minimum distance of 6' away from the obstruction. The space between racks should be 10' - 12' These racks are not sold by bicycle rack vendors. Based on the bicycle rack specifications, the University has had local foundries fabricate these racks.

A galvanized toast rack with a capacity of 11 bikes costs about $700 each.

Secured Bike Storage Interior Storage Rooms Storage Rooms should be located near building entrances so as not to conflict with pedestrian access. Interior storage devices allowing locking of bikes should also be provided. While the bike rack types described above will work, additional storage devices that utilize interior space more efficiently may also be used. Any device should allow locking with U Type locks. An example of interior storage device can be found at: http://www.cora.com/product4.htm

Bike Lockers Bike lockers should be placed in locations exterior to buildings, adjacent to building entrances but to the extent possible in such a way as to avoid conflict with landscape or building entrances.
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Bike lockers must be compatible with others on campus. The predominate bike locker on campus is manufactured by Cycle-Safe, Inc. http://www.cycle-safe.com/Home.html Depending on quantity, Cycle-Safe lockers can be purchased, delivered and installed on an existing flat concrete surface for about $1,300 each locker. Stainless steel bike lockers are also acceptable. Two manufactures are: Super Secur http://www.supersecur.com/ and CORA http://www.cora.com/product2.htm Stainless steel lockers cost about $2,000 per locker delivered and installed on an existing flat concrete surface. All bike lockers should include Medico.type locks.

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