Bike Storage
Parking will likely be a significant factor in our negotiations with city planners and the neighborhood. Having a solid plan for bike parking may help alleviate some of those concerns.
Indoor bike storage
Regular building occupants should have priority access. If we estimate typical (non-event) daily peak occupancy at around 50 people for the whole building, then indoor storage for 20-30 bikes seems reasonable.
Cafe
Location: SE corner of Cafe, between entrance and door to Ballroom.
Size: up to 440 sqft (preferably less!)
# Bikes: up to 48 (at 9 sqft/bike).
Pros: Eats up prime Cafe space.
Cons: Tons of space available.
Storage 3
Location: Storage room in SE corner of building, next to ballroom former entry. "Storage [3]" on map.
Size: awkward space, around 144 sqft.
# Bikes: 16? (at 9 sqft/bike).
Pros: Out of the way.
Cons: Small and awkward. Haven't checked out space in person! May not be feasible and/or require some construction.
Outdoor bike parking
For regular events/classes. Aim for ~50 outside spots?
Along building facade
Note that there are some trees in front of the building that would cut into bike storage space.
Size: 80 ft on 48th Street, max 83 ft on Shattuck (minus trees)
Option 1: hanging hooks
# Bikes: up to 108 (at 1.5 ft per hook)
Pros: Good use of vertical space. Only takes up ~3.5 ft around outside of building.
Cons: Biggest eyesore option (or biggest statement about importance of bike use!) Limited to spacing between hooks (~1.5 ft between hooks); hard to cram in more bikes.
Option 2: perpendicular bike rack
Bike perpendicular to building.
# Bikes:
Pros: Can pack in bikes much more tightly
Cons: Eats up more space on sidewalk
Option 3: parallel bike rack
Bikes parallel to building.
# Bikes:
Pros: Easier to scale how much sidewalk we're using
Cons: Lose some space between bike racks for access
Side walk
How much space would the city let us use up on the sidewalk? How much width are we legally required to leave? It would be useful for someone to walk by and measure how wide the sidewalk exactly is.
Location:
Size:
Option 1: perpendicular bike rack
Bikes perpendicular to parked cars.
# Bikes:
Pros: Packs in bikes much more tightly
Cons: Eats up more space on sidewalk
Option 2: parallel bike rack
Bikes parallel to parked cars.
# Bikes:
Pros: Easier to scale how much sidewalk we're using
Cons: Lose some space between bike racks for access
Overflow bike parking for events
Would the City allow us to convert some parking spaces on the street to bike parking? A moveable bike rack could probably store ~10 bikes in the space of a single car.
Reference designs
These are some examples of actual real-world bike storage/parking places
Bike storage room at Watergate
Type: locked room
Configuration: hanging hooks, 1.5ft apart
Size: 16.5 x 24 ft, 396 sqft.
# Bikes: 44
Sqft/bike: 9