Bike parking/storage Solutions

My company has asked me to research bike parking. As of next year, cycle
commuters will not be allowed to store bikes inside the building as we do
currently. I know about www.cycle-works.com in Winchester. I've been asked
to find something cheaper than their locker solutions (which start at £455
per bike).

Anyone got any links to UK suppliers of bike parking/storage solutions?

Simonb wrote:
My company has asked me to research bike parking. As of next year, cycle
commuters will not be allowed to store bikes inside the building as we do
currently. I know about www.cycle-works.com in Winchester. I've been asked
to find something cheaper than their locker solutions (which start at £455
per bike).

Anyone got any links to UK suppliers of bike parking/storage solutions?



Try the University of Southampton which has won CTC awards for its
cycling provision. They have lockable steel cages with sheffield stands
inside. I would be pretty sure they did not spend £455 per bike.
http://www.unilink.soton.ac.uk/bikes.html

Tony

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:37:01 -0000 someone who may be "Simonb"
wrote this:-

I've been asked
to find something cheaper than their locker solutions (which start at £455
per bike).

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?


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David Hansen wrote:

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?

I have no idea. A good deal more than £455 I assume.

On 9/12/04 1:25 pm, in article ,
"Simonb" wrote:

David Hansen wrote:

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?

I have no idea. A good deal more than £455 I assume.


Contact Dave Holliday at the CTC head office. He runs a business
specialising in such things.

...d

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:37:01 +0000, Simonb wrote:

My company has asked me to research bike parking.
[.....]
Anyone got any links to UK suppliers of bike parking/storage solutions?

There's a long list he
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/envi...rs/cycle01.htm

A surprisingly short list (broken website?) is he
http://www.bpsa.info/intro.htm

Some links to further sites he
http://www.nationalcyclingstrategy.o...ndex.php?cat=2


Should be enough to get you started.


Mike

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:56:29 +0000, David Hansen
wrote:

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:37:01 -0000 someone who may be "Simonb"
wrote this:-

I've been asked
to find something cheaper than their locker solutions (which start at £455
per bike).

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?

Good point. As I'm sure they'll balk at the expenditure whatever it
turns out to be, it'd be wise to cite all figures against a "cost of
car parking comparator".

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 13:25:09 -0000 someone who may be "Simonb"
wrote this:-

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?

I have no idea. A good deal more than £455 I assume.

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/Essent...arkandride.asp
says that

"Phase 3 of the Park & Ride costing £235,000 was completed in 2001
and involved provision of 250 overflow car park spaces,"

That's an initial cost of £940 per space and I imagine these are low
figures.


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On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 17:51:01 +0000 someone who may be David Hansen
wrote this:-

That's an initial cost of £940 per space and I imagine these are low
figures.

I forgot to add that each bike is one less car to provide a parking
space for.


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" [Not Responding] " writes:

On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 12:56:29 +0000, David Hansen
wrote:

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:37:01 -0000 someone who may be "Simonb"
wrote this:-

I've been asked
to find something cheaper than their locker solutions (which start at £455
per bike).

How much does it cost the company to build, run and maintain a car
parking space?

Good point. As I'm sure they'll balk at the expenditure whatever it
turns out to be, it'd be wise to cite all figures against a "cost of
car parking comparator".

A part of of the cost of car parking is the cost of the land in the
first place, which varies a lot depending on where you are.