Bike racks. The unfortunate reality is that the installation of bicycle racks is at the discretion of the owner and the designer of new projects. I worked on the Uptown Transit Station, and we installed bicycle racks because the client, Metro Transit, specifically requested them. The city code does not require them. It seems to me that if we are required to allot a set number of parking spaces for a business, the city could also put a requirement for a minimum number of bicycle rack spaces into code as well. Perhaps this is something we could bring up with city planning?
Construction budgets are most often tight. Bike racks, particularly some of the nicer stylized types, can be pricy (we're talking somewhere around $1000 or more for about 8 or 9 bike slots properly installed on a concrete pad). If the racks are not required or requested by the intended users, it won't happen. Melissa Wyatt Uptown _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
