STREETSCAPE GUIDANCE
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HOME<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
PART A<br />
A vision for London’s streets<br />
PART B<br />
From strategy to delivery<br />
PART C<br />
New measures for new challenges<br />
PART D<br />
Balancing priorities<br />
PART F<br />
Appendix<br />
PART E<br />
Physical design and materials<br />
SECTION 6<br />
Introduction<br />
SECTION 7<br />
High quality footways<br />
SECTION 8<br />
Carriageways<br />
SECTION 9<br />
Crossings<br />
SECTION 10<br />
Kerbside activity<br />
SECTION 11<br />
Footway amenities<br />
SECTION 12<br />
Safety and functionality<br />
SECTION 13<br />
Street environment<br />
SECTION 14<br />
Transport interchanges<br />
Streetscape Guidance<br />
[Part E – Physical design and materials] Kerbside activity 185<br />
10.3 Motorcycle parking<br />
Although the motorcycle/moped mode share<br />
of trips by London residents is down since<br />
2005 (TfL’s London Travel Demand Survey,<br />
2011), ownership of motorcycles and mopeds<br />
has increased. They have become particularly<br />
popular for business use in central London. This<br />
has increased pressure on ourselves and the<br />
boroughs to deliver more motorcycle parking<br />
facilities where they are most needed.<br />
Parking reviews along the TLRN, including side<br />
roads adjoining the main road, will be used<br />
to assess demand and determine motorcycle<br />
parking allocations.<br />
Figure 186: Motorcycle parking bay enforced<br />
through road markings<br />
Location<br />
Parking facilities for motorcycles are generally<br />
provided on the carriageway, within designated<br />
bays. Motorcycle parking should be placed:<br />
• As close as possible to trip attractors,<br />
such as shops, town centres and transport<br />
interchanges<br />
• Where passive surveillance can take place<br />
• Away from any overhanging trees and<br />
vegetation<br />
• Away from pedestrian crossings where parked<br />
motorcycles may cause visibility problems for<br />
wheelchair users<br />
• Where they can be well-lit<br />
Design<br />
Motorcycle parking bays are marked with 100mmwide<br />
broken white lines on the carriageway in<br />
accordance with the TSRGD and supported by<br />
means of a Traffic Regulation Order.<br />
Parking bays should be sufficiently large to<br />
accommodate a number of motorcycles and<br />
allow adequate manoeuvring space.<br />
A typical motorcycle parking space width is<br />
1500mm.<br />
Motorcycle parking facilities should offer:<br />
• A well-drained, well-maintained site<br />
• Shallow crossfalls<br />
• Non-slip carriageway surfaces<br />
• An especially rigid surface which does<br />
not deform in warm weather and resists<br />
point loadings from the stands attached to<br />
motorcycles<br />
• Discrete anchor points for securing motorcycles<br />
where a need has been demonstrated<br />
Secure motorcycle parking facilities<br />
Secure motorcycle parking facilities should<br />
not be provided unless survey data from the<br />
Metropolitan Police Service, illumination levels or<br />
other information suggests there is a need for a<br />
secure amenity.<br />
Figure 187: Motorcycle parking bay