Daycare Center - Bike Racks on Lot Boundry
My Bicycle Parking Racks are located on the Lot Boundry. On the otherside of the fence, through the always open gates is the public side walk. How should I (why should I) proove/plan "dedicated bike lanes in two directions". This came back as lacking the "site plan showing"...from the reviewers. There is a 20 m walk way to the main entrance from the racks.
Please help.
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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November 3, 2011 - 2:11 pm
Jean,
Looking at the BD&C Reference guide pgs 41 - 45, my understanding is they're looking for a site plan drawing that highlights the path that pedestrians and bikes will use to get to the nearest transit stops.
If there was no sidewalk or dedicated bike lane, students might not have a route to the transit stops that is protected from car traffic. So, we'll want to show any sidewalks or other paths that provide protection. We could indicate the width to show it's wide enough for both walkers and bikers and indoctae how it provides protection, such as a marked bike lane or zone for parked cars that separates traffic lanes from pedestrian lanes.
Does that answer your question?
Ideally, these paths would go all the way to the transit stops, but it looks like the credit language recognizes the school may have difficulty influencing the public paths beyond their property boundary.
Jean Marais
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November 10, 2011 - 4:44 am
My google earth showes dedicated bicycle and foot path lanes to the local transit links (underground stations x2) from the school main entrance where the bike racks are in many directions...I've highlighted these and wrote a text explaining the situation. Hope this does the trick. Should I include arrows showing 2-way traffic for bikes?
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
1980 thumbs up
November 14, 2011 - 2:00 am
It sounds like your site meets the requirements. Yes, it is probably good to show that bikes can travel in both directions, since you've been asked for clarifications once already.