 Car parking and congestion at hospital sites is seen as a major problem in metropolitan hospitals and addressing the issue consumes large amounts of money and managerial time...
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"Hospitals Gear Up For Cycling With 'CYCLE-SAFE' Lockers"
"Cars Exchanged For Bikes" More parking spaces for patients and visitors
Is your organization making decisions about how to increase your parking supply? Perhaps you're considering building a parking garage or implementing remote parking with shuttles. But there is another option that should not be overlooked because it consumes less space and costs less to construct. That option is bicycle parking using Cycle-Safe bicycle lockers. Outpatient practices are placing greater demand on parking facilities. As a result, employers are encouraging hospital staff to consider a variety of transportation alternatives. Cycle-Safe for commuters free up parking for patients and visitors near these facilities. With more employees commuting by bicycle, more parking spaces for cars are available, and there's less demand for building parking structures at medical centers or clinics.  18 bicycles in one car space
Providing safe and secure Cycle-Safe bicycle lockers is the lowest-cost improvement you can make to encourage employees to commute by bicycle while effectively accommodating their needs. It should be considered ‘the first option’.
Using Cycle-Safe bicycle lockers, up to eighteen bicycles can be parked in the same land area as one parking space. The cost is less than $1,000 per locker space—and that's one third to one twenty-fifth the cost to build comparable surface lots or garages. And the maintenance cost of quality Cycle-Safe locker facilities is essentially nil.  Cycle-Safe bicycle lockers have proven to encourage cyclists to bike to work and serve as a positive employer strategy to weaken the often perceived ‘unprofessional’ image of cycling. They can even change negative employee attitudes about bicycle commuting. Visible and secure ‘up market’ Cycle-Safe bicycle parking at employment sites responds to the cyclists' concerns about bicycle theft, protection from the elements, and convenience.
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