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The modest dimensions of bicycles (a standard bike is 6’ or approx. 1.8 meters long with handlebars 2’ or approx. .6 meters wide and approximately 4’ or approx. 1.2 meters tall) allow for more creative and efficient parking solutions than those that can be provided for motorized vehicles. As a rule of thumb, one automobile parking space can provide parking for up to five to ten bicycles.
Bicycle parking can represent an important part of a municipality's cycling infrastructure and help to encourage mixed-mode commuting via public transportation.
Bicycle parking provides an incentive for people to cycle over other less sustainable forms of transportation as it allows for one's bicycle to be safely stowed and secured. Bike parking also ensures that by providing dedicated space for bicycles that space is available for pedestrians and for mobility accessibility aids such as handrails and ramps which might otherwise be misused by cyclists looking for ways to secure their bikes. Bicycle parking is also useful in helping to realize complete streets.
Visible bicycle parking is also a powerful indicator of how welcome cycling is in given public space. Localities that do not provide bicycle parking send the message that biking isn't supported and may even be unwelcome there.
== Considerations When Planning Bicycle Parking ==
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[[Cycling_infrastructure|Cycling infrastructure]]
== References ==
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