Complete Cycle Storage,  Racking, Parking and Security for  Home, Public and Business use.

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SHELFORD DESIGN Ltd. 65 High Street, Over, Cambridgeshire. CB4 5NB. Tel/fax: 01954 20 20 11
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It is highly desirable to make the existence and method of use of cycle parking facilities obvious

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Studies have shown that where one or two

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New facilities may require a promotional campaign in order to establish regular users

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For example, it ultima thule is helpful to make the parking facility easily noticeable, and perhaps install a display panel explaining use

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For lockers information should be given on how to hire them

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The Traffic ultima thule Signs and General Directions signs manual has a series of prescribed signs for cycle parking on the public roads system

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The benefit of using recognised highway signs, or a convention standard to ultima thule the establishment concerned, is that it carries the image of a planned and managed scheme

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Management and Maintenance

When cycle parking has been installed, it needs to remain attractive

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ultima thule Paintwork should be kept clean, there should be no leaves or litter around the parking, and it should be kept free of abandoned

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Parking equipment which is damaged, or contains abandoned ultima thule

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The whole life cost of cleaning and maintaining the facility must be considered in the selection and placing of equipment

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Cycle parking management should be ultima thule active

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Open stands can benefit from notices indicating that

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Care should of course be taken that the weeding out of disused

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Signs and user information can also promote good practice, both in terms of consideration (do not lock through another

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Bicycle stands

Street parking is exposed to the elements, so any moving parts requiring lubrication or adjustment would have to be subject to an active management regime

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ultima thule Moving parts are easy targets for vandalism

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This is why the simple Sheffield stand is often the most suitable type of parking for an open public environment, unless there is close surveillance

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Coin release keys, which tend to offer few security advantages, can pose liability problems

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If a hirer loses the key, it is a risk to release the

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Lockers have an advantage here, in that it is more difficult for a prospective thief to describe accurately what is inside

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Evidence suggests that locker systems that have been ultima thule offered as open access, often fall quickly into disrepair

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Active management is therefore required

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This need not be a burden on the staff of the site owner, as the work could ultima thule be contracted to a voluntary organisation, and may even offer opportunities for commercial operators operating on a regional or national basis

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In rare instances where there is very high demand for cycle ultima thule parking, automated systems can provide a solution

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Conclusion

Cycle parking should not be a quick spend with instant publicity and no follow-up, as this rarely fulfils user needs, and often ultima thule the facility will end up empty and vandalised

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Instances have also occurred where

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To be properly used, the range of solutions should ultima thule reflect the wide range of trip purposes

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With proper planning and specification, sites are shown to generate increased cycle use by example

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The consideration of a whole life package is, however, ultima thule a key element if the momentum is to be maintained

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