Bicycle Parking at SUNY Plattsburgh

From the Past:

To Now:

To the Future

Why do we need bicycle parking?

2009-2012 College Strategic Plan

1. Go Green: Increase Environmental Conservation /SustainabilitySUNY Plattsburgh will improve its commitment to environmental conservation and sustainability through conservation and sustainability practices and procedures and curricular and co-curricular programs. These efforts will have tangible benefits that are important to the campus community and to the public. Accordingly, the College will:

1.2 Promote behaviors (among students, faculty, and staff) and a campus culture that reduce the campus carbon footprint, energy consumption (i.e., electricity, water, natural gas/fuel oil for heating plant, fuel for vehicles), and material and hazardous waste.

Master Plan

Other Reasons?

Pros/Cons

From Washington DC Department of Transportation design book

Our Design

Galzanized “Swerve” Rack

Mounting Options

●In ground●Bolted to ground●Bolted to rail and then to ground

Best Choice

●Bolted to ground

Thanks to user Luton via Flickr

Worst case:

Montreal

Thanks to user Luton via Flickr

Thanks to user Montreal cykler via Flickr

Burlington

Thanks to user _Yoshi_ via Flickr

Thanks to user bammermother via Flickr

New York City

Thanks to StreetsBlog NYC

Where are we now?

Total Academic NeedsHigh Priority - ~131 staple racksMedium Priority - ~20 staple racksLow Priority - ~12 staple racks14 new concrete pads needed total

Residence Hall needsA further 150+racksPossibility of covering for parkingSpace issues

Financing

Full Project costs (include res+academic build out+covering for res parking) - ~$45,000+

Split into phasesPhase 1

High Priority parking needs (academic only minis needs for new concrete pads) - ~$13,000Phase 2

All other Priorities and any new pad constructionPhase 3

Residential options

Funding for Phase 1 key:$4000 current finding from Green GrantsPossibility of matching funds from the college, SA, CAS, or outside groups