Ada Accessible Bike Rack

2010 ada standards for accessible design chapter 3 section 307 3 for post mounted objects in circulation paths.

Ada accessible bike rack.

The code states that bicycle racks as with street furniture shall not reduce the required width of the pedestrian access route 4 0 ft. For all other bicycle rack arrangements each bicycle rack shall have a parking zone of 48 inch wide by 72 inch long. A mid block accessible space relies on a side buffer zone of 5 feet which narrows the protected bike lane. A highly visible crosswalk complete with signage must be created for traversing the protected bike lane.

Regardless title ii of the americans with. Requires that any structure within the pedestrian way that is supported by two poles more than 12 apart and is taller than 24 but shorter than 80 must have something less than 24 in height in the middle so that a. The parking spot should be at least 20 feet long to accommodate rear loading. Good bicycle rack design provides 2 or more contact points between the bicycle and rack.

Elements including bike racks and bike share stations shall be located within the furnishings zone where possible and should not block or. For single parallel bicycle racks and single row parallel bicycle racks each bicycle rack shall have a parking zone of 36 inch wide by 72 inch long. There is nothing in the us access board code nor the ada design standards speaking specifically to bike parking. It is only mentioned in regard to the continuous width for public access routes.