Bicycle racks and rails must comply with AS 2890.3:2015 – Parking facilities.
There are a range of Australian Standards/best practice guidelines, relating to this category. Key documents are referenced throughout and in the LIM Bicycle racks and rails - Standards.
Adopt principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) – Guidelines for Queensland. Locate bicycle racks and rails to allow users to feel safe, and to provide an opportunity for casual surveillance.
Public pathways (consider the full bicycle dimensions to ensure the bike doesn’t block the path)
Irrigation systems
Driveways
Building entrances/exits or other pedestrian concentrations
Road edge
Opening vehicle doors
Access service covers set into the pavement.
Street furniture, loading zones, public transport stops, pedestrian crossings and swings.
High use bikeways, busy roads and steep slopes, to avoid accidents.
Avoid interfering with other open space uses. Bicycle racks and rails installed too close to the edge of pathways will interrupt the free flow of pedestrian/cyclist traffic.
Hazards such as waterways, fire and flood prone areas, sewers and stormwater drains, underground services.
Co-locate embellishments requiring similar services e.g. water, to reduce infrastructure, where possible.
Where underground utilities are installed, set brass markers to concrete slab edges to indicate the location.
Consider installation of additional conduits under concrete slabs for future provision, where utilities (e.g. electrical, water) and irrigation systems are planned. Ensure additional conduit is capped to prevent ingress of water and debris.
Consider climate change impacts on the embellishment location and construction 1.
In coastal areas, or near waterways, design should consider rise in sea level predictions, storm tide, salt inundation and severe storm events.
Positioning should also consider flooding, seasonal/ephemeral water bodies and water table changes.
Near bushland areas, design should consider the occurrence of bushfires.
Source 1: Sunshine Coast Environment and Liveability Strategy 2017.
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Information contained in this document may change without notice and you should use the current material available from Council’s website and not rely on material previously printed or stored by you.
All figures and diagrams are intended to be used as an aid to design and include Council’s preferred elements but they are not intended to be prescriptive and may need to be varied as dictated by site specific factors. While Council has exercised reasonable care in preparing this document, it does not warrant or represent that it is accurate or complete. The Council will not accept responsibility for any loss, damage, cost or expense that you may incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon any material contained in this document.
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Where a particular product or supplier is profiled in this document, Council is NOT nominating this product or supplier as the selected choice. Product/supplier information has been provided to allow users to source products which contain the correct elements required for Council embellishments. Each product profiled states ‘or equivalent’ which means that different products may be supplied provided they satisfy the identified performance criteria, recommended standards, equal access guidance and product specifications.
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