Description
Providing end-of-trip amenities like secure bike parking, lockers, showers, and bicycle maintenance facilities in new residential and commercial developments supports commuting using active transportation modes.
Implementation Details
- Update municipal zoning codes to require end-of-trip bicycle amenities such as secure lockers, showers, and bike storage for new commercial and multifamily developments within ½ mile of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) pathway/Great Redwood Trail or transit stops.
- Include retrofitting requirements in site redevelopment or expansion permits for high-traffic sites such as medical campuses, shopping centers, and office parks.
- Provide cost-sharing or technical assistance for small employers to install amenities at employment hubs.
Mitigation Potential
End-of-trip bicycle facilities offer amenities to improve the common deterrents of biking commutes. Facilities make commuting via biking more practical and comfortable, encouraging a mode shift from private vehicles. For more details, see CAPCOA, T-10. Provide End-of-Trip Bicycle Facilities, pg. 100-103 for VMT reduction quantification.
Linked Strategies
Equity Considerations
Ensure secure bike parking and locker access is provided to employees in low-wage sectors or service industries. Promote equitable employer participation by supporting small businesses with subsidies or technical assistance. Ensure location of facilities aligns with employment centers that serve low-income or frontline workers.
Funding Sources
Private funding sources. These measures would be incorporated into the construction or remodel of employer facilities. Other funding sources include the Regional Active Transportation Program the Statewide Active Transportation Program (California Transportation Commission), the Local Streets and Roads Program (California Transportation Commission), Safe Streets and Roads for All (United States Department of Transportation), the Highway Safety Improvement Program (Caltrans), the Sustainable Communities Program – Active Transportation & Safety, the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (California Department of Housing and Community Development), and the Surface Transportation Block Grant & Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Programs.
Implemented in TAM Area
Current TDM Implementation
Marin’s Civic Center provides end-of-trip facilities, including showers and bike racks and lockers. SMART provides secure bike lockers and U-racks at their stations. Marin County encourages the inclusion of end-of-trip facilities in new developments and has bicycle parking minimum requirements for new commercial and multi-family projects in alignment with CALGreen standards.
TDM Benefit Locations
Major transit stations, like the new San Rafael Transit Center, SMART stations in downtown areas, and ferry terminals, can implement this TDM strategy to remove barriers to bicycle transportation at multi-modal mobility centers. Employment hubs that currently offer bicycle parking can expand the benefits they offer by installing bicycle maintenance facilities and showers.