Detailed description (English): The aim of the project was to offer quality technical solution for the first covered parking for bicycles in Sarajevo. According to the theory and technical guidelines, the bicycle parking lots are supporting facilities of the objects and are calculated on the basis of various factors such as the use of the building, its gross floor area or by the category of its users, in the case of educational institutions, according to the number of students and staff, both teaching and non-teaching. Selection of a proper bicycle parking design means choosing the appropriate level of protection for bicycles against vandalism, theft and adverse weather conditions. Design depends on the nature and purposes of parking bicycles at each location and its duration. Although, according to the Guidelines for road design – Chapter pertaining to bicycle infrastructure design, calculation results indicated several times higher bicycle parking capacity for the school of the size of Third Gymnasium then the one offered by this covered bicycle parking lot. However, the survey of the student population on their transportation habits and everyday commute to school has shown that there is no realistic need for setting the bicycle parking lot of a large capacity in the schoolyard.
The building of the Third Gymnasium has offered several key benefits when selecting technical solution of the bicycle parking facility. First of all, the school is located on Wilson Promenade (Vilsonovo šetalište), which is one of the two main bicycle corridors in Sarajevo. Furthermore, it has a spacious fenced school yard, which enabled setting the parking lot very near to the main entrance of the building. Therefore, there is a direct access and ability of the direct surveillance by the students, staff, and security cameras that monitor the school entrance and the school yard. All of the above are important factors for reducing the risk of vandalism and eventual theft of bicycles.
The starting point for the conceptual design proposal were already existing and well-established solutions for the design of bicycle infrastructure. The parking lot is made of the bike corral and the canopy which are constructed of steel pipes of various profiles and roofing made of twin-wall polycarbonate sheets. The bike corral consists of the 5 bike racks in the shape of the letter "A" which are bike racks of the second safety category that provide a high level of protection of bicycles against theft and vandalism if users use adequate safety locks such as so called U-locks for bicycles. The bike racks are double-sided orientation, so that parking provides capacity for ten bicycles. The function of the canopy is to protect the bicycles from adverse weather conditions, particularly rain, which is necessary if the parking facility is planned with objects whose users have the need for long-term (longer than two hours) parking on the site. One of the requirements for the design was to choose the parking module of the satisfactory basic capacity which will also meet the aesthetic conditions in order to be suitable for implementation in other locations, and set up in front of other educational institutions or facilities of public administration.
The construction of parking lot was financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton within the Project "Promotion and improvement of the use of bicycles in public transport among high school and university students in Canton Sarajevo - Cycle with less stress and towards better health".
Target group(s): High school and university students.
Objectives: To promote cycling benefits of cycling among high school and university students in Canton Sarajevo. To design and construct first covered bicycle parking lot that will serve as an example for future development of bike parking capacities.
Partner: Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton Sarajevo.