Provide occupants access to dedicated bicycle parking
Rationale: Dedicated bicycle parking that is secure and covered encourages the use of bicycles for transportation and recreation and reduces reliance on automobiles, contributing to reduced risk of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, as well as improved air quality resulting from fewer automobiles being on the road.
For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.
Requirements
Requirement Guidance: For buildings with multiple entrances, identify a main building entrance that is used to access a common area within the building such as a lobby, reception area, or main circulation pathway. |
Demonstrate compliance with the below:
Accessible Dedicated Bicycle Parking (Full Credit):
To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:
Municipal or publicly accessible bicycle parking areas do not qualify for the strategy.
- Provide bicycle parking that is free of charge and is exclusively accessible to residential occupants.
- Ensure that the bicycle parking is covered from the elements and includes features that allows for bicycles to be locked.
- Locate bicycle parking either within the building or within a 1/4 mile or 400-meter walking route of a main building entrance(s).
- Provide a minimum of one bicycle parking space for every three dwelling units of the building.
Compliance Documentation
Design and Built Pathway
- Requirement 1
- Checkbox to certify that the bicycle parking will be free of charge and exclusively accessible to residential occupants
- Requirement 2
- Upload an annotated design drawing or photograph showing the bicycle parking
- Requirement 3
- Upload one of the following:
- an annotated plan showing the planned location of the bicycle parking within the building
- an annotated map showing the distance between the planned location of the bicycle parking and a main building entrance
- Upload one of the following:
- Requirement 4
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Text box to input the number of bicycle parking spaces that will be provided
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Text box to input the number of dwelling units within the building
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