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S H A R I N G T H E S I D E W A L K S A N D T H E

S T R E E T S

Innovative Bicycle Parking inDowntown Ann Arbor

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What began as a small effort, todayhelpsdistinguish our downtown

Mission: To undertake public improvements that have the greatest impact instrengthening the downtown area and attracting new private investments.

In the 1990s the

DDA began an

annual

commitment to

install bikeparking

Use of revenue

from the

municipal parking

system

Strong statementof support for

cyclists

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Traditional Bike Parking

Foundation of bike parking systemStandards that we carry through to

non-standard racks:

Adequate support in 2 places, U-lock

compatible, and theft resistant

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Bike Lockers

First installation nearly

30 years ago by

Cyclesafe

DDA took overmaintenance &

installed over 2 dozen

They activate space in

parking structures &

lots & offer secure

option for commuters

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Art Hoops:commemorating and celebrating special events & places

3 Dozen art hoops

installed to

commemorate:

100th Anniversary of

the Ann Arbor Art Center

50th Anniversary of theAnn Arbor Art Fairs

Grand Opening of the

addition to UMs

Museum of Art

The hoops are highly

used, but this projecttaught us to have more

connection to place

moving forward.

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Art Hoops:commemorating and celebrating special events & places

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Seasonal, on-street bike racks

High demand for

sidewalk space

required new solutions

Very active areas need

to accommodate caftables, retail racks,

pedestrian walk space,

bike parking & more

When the location is

right, an on-street space

can now accommodatemany more customers.

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Event Parking

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Bike Parking on Meter Posts

Introduction of multi-space meter system

Wanting to preserve the unofficial bike

parking spaces in high-demand areas, the

DDA installed secure bike parking on the old

meter posts

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Ensuring Continued Use:Removing abandoned bikes, tracking use & targeting new installations