Key items to consider when planning for bicycle parking

1. Close proximity to an entrance.

2. Protecting bicycles from rain and snow.

3. Reducing chance of theft.

4. Buildings erected in the South District (the former City of Toronto) after July 20, 1993 need to comply with specific bicycle parking requirements in Zoning Bylaw No. 438-86, section 4 (13)1.

Consider your market

• Clients, patrons and visitors require short-term parking (less than two hours). Conveniently located, easy-to-use outside bicycle racks are the most common way to accommodate short-term parking.

• Employees and building tenants - including apartment or condo dwellers - require long-term parking (more than two hours). Ideally, long-term parking provides high security for bicycles, components such as seats, and accessories such as panniers. It also offers protection from weather.

• Consider providing long and short-term parking options if you are providing for employees and tenants as well as patrons.

• Riding a bicycle makes health sense
• Attract business from Toronto's 939,000 cyclists
• Introduction to bicycle parking
• Short-term parking
• Choosing a rack
• Long-term parking
• Tips for cyclists
• Download the Bicycle parking guide (PDF 3,926 Kb).