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Bike Share & Placemaking. Kansas City and Placemaking. BikeWalkKC and KC BCycle Bike share a tool for building bike/ ped culture Community Wayfinding Kansas City infrastructure and city challenges Private/Public partnerships Dero partnership Non-profit dealer program
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Kansas City and Placemaking • BikeWalkKC and KC BCycle • Bike share a tool for building bike/ped culture • Community Wayfinding • Kansas City infrastructure and city challenges • Private/Public partnerships • Deropartnership • Non-profit dealer program • Entrepreneurial approach • Professional consulting services
DeroPlacemaking Products • Benefits more than just bike parking • Benches • Bike Racks and Corrals • Bollards • Bike Boxes and Lockers • Fixit Stands and Pumps • Custom Design Solutions
Current Practices: • Design Guides-Touches on placemaking but doesn’t emphasize it • Acessible • Similar to bike parking standards • Safety • Traffic calming • Operations Friendly • It better be! • Pedestrian Friendly • Provides pedestrian refuge and visibility • Streetscape Hierarchy • No interference with permanent fixtures
Why Bike Share Should Placemake • Attract potential riders • More butts on bikes! • Build sense of community • Integrates bike share in that sense of community • Create a purposeful function • Transformation through design • Economic development • More people=more business opportunity • Capitalize on community partnerships • Add community amenities that benefit everyone • Small additions can be big victories • A single placemaking amenity can have a significant impact • We are all bike advocates
Design for Function • Adding benches is an easy way to increase the congregating effect stations already exhibit
Placemaking Tools Fixit Stands and Pumps
Placemaking Tools Sidewalk Cafes and Parklets
Placemaking Tools Bike Racks
Be A Bike Advocate • Go the extra mile • Community partnerships • Create purposeful functions • Build a sense of community • Focus on building a bike and pedestrian culture
References • http://www.pps.org/reference/11steps/ • http://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/NACTO-Bike-Share-Siting-Guide_FINAL.pdf • http://parkchelseanews.blogspot.com/2013/05/getting-to-three-minute-park-part-2.html • http://pznews.net/media/13f25a9fff4cf18ffff8419ffaf2815.pdf • http://www.dero.com/bike-parking-guide/