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Bicycle network
Design and/or locate the project to meet at least one of the three requirements below:
- An existing bicycle network of at least 5 continuous miles (8,000 meters) in length is within 1/4-mile (400 meters) bicycling distance of the project boundary.
- If the project is 100% residential, an existing bicycle network begins within 1/4-mile (400 meters) bicycling distance of the project boundary and connects to a school or employment center within 3 miles’ (4800 meters) bicycling distance.
- An existing bicycle network within 1/4-mile (400 meters) bicycling distance of the project boundary connects to at least ten diverse uses (see Appendix) within 3 miles’ (4800 meters) bicycling distance from the project boundary.
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Bicycle storage
Provide bicycle parking and storage capacity to new buildings as follows:
- Multiunit residential. Provide at least one secure, enclosed bicycle storage space per occupant for 30% of the planned occupancy but no fewer than one per unit. Provide secure visitor bicycle racks (or equivalent) on-site, with at least one bicycle space per ten dwelling units but no fewer than four spaces per project site.
- Retail. Provide at least one secure, enclosed bicycle storage space per new retail worker for 10% of retail worker planned occupancy. Provide visitor or customer bicycle racks (or equivalent) on-site, with at least one bicycle space per 5,000 square feet (465 square meters) of retail space, but no fewer than one bicycle space per business or four bicycle spaces per project site, whichever is greater. Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for any development with 100 or more new workers and at least one additional on-site shower with changing facility for every 150 new workers thereafter.
- Nonresidential other than retail. Provide at least one secure, enclosed bicycle storage space per new occupant for 10% of planned occupancy. Provide visitor bicycle racks (or equivalent) on-site with at least one bicycle space per 10,000 square feet (930 square meters) of new commercial nonretail space but not fewer than four bicycle spaces per building. Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for any development with 100 or more new workers and at least one additional on-site shower with changing facility for every 150 new workers thereafter.
Secure, enclosed bicycle storage areas must be locked or secured and easily accessible to residents and/ or workers. Provide informational signage on using the storage facilities.
Visitors’ and customers’ bicycle racks must be clearly visible from a main entry, located within 100 feet (30 meters) of the door, served with night lighting, and protected from damage from nearby vehicles. If the building has multiple main entries, bicycle racks must be proportionally dispersed within 100 feet (30 meters) of each. Any alternative to bicycle racks must ensure bikes will be stored safely and access to these bikes must be convenient for visitors and customers.
Shower and changing facility requirements may be met by providing the equivalent of free access to on-site health club shower facilities, if the health club can be accessed without going outside. Provide informational signage on using the shower facilities.
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Addenda
7/1/2014 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Global ACP
Description of change: Replace all instances of “Vehicle Miles Traveled '
VMT'” with “Vehicle distance traveled”
Under "Bicycle Storage" section add "(or equivalent)" behind "Provide secure visitor bicycle racks"
Below Section c. add "or secured" behind "Secure, enclosed bicycle storage areas must be locked..."
Add a last sentence to the second to last paragraph "Any alternative to bicycle racks must ensure bikes will be stored safely and access to these bikes must be convenient for visitors and customers."
Internationally Applicable: Yes
2/2/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change: Replace the last sentence of the paragraph with "The results of Equation 5 can be rounded down to the nearest whole number."
Internationally Applicable: No
2/2/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change: Replace the paragraph with the following:If the number of planned nonresidential, nonretail workers is at least 100, determine the minimum number of required on-site showers with changing facilities according to Equation 5. The results of Equation 5 can be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Internationally Applicable: No
2/2/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change: At the end of the "Step 3" text, insert "per nonresidential, nonretail building" at the end of sentence
Internationally Applicable: No
2/2/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change: At the end of the term\'s first sentence, insert the text "(see USDOE EIA
CBECS survey for suggested default nonresidential occupancies)"
Internationally Applicable: No
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