Tag:amenity=bicycle_parking
 amenity = bicycle_parking
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A parking space designed for bicycles. 
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Status: approved
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The term ‘bicycle parking’ refers to any parking space designed for bicycles, where one can leave a pedal cycle unattended in reasonable security. In cities and towns, these can often be found in front of shops or along streets; possibly in association with parking for motorized vehicles. Examples of specific forms include covered bike sheds and lockers, simple ground-anchored bike racks, or curvy artistic lumps of metal for chaining your bike to.
How to map
Add a node tagged amenity=bicycle_parking in the geographical centre of the feature if it's just a small number of bike racks close together. Larger areas of cycle parking may be represented with a closed way. You can also map a single open way along the length of the parking if applicable. Don't use multiple together: use only one object per feature.
Tags used in combination
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| name=* | Larger areas of bike parking may be named. |
| operator=* | Cycle parking may be operated by some organisation. |
| covered=* | Parked bikes are protected from rain. |
| indoor=* | Cycle parking is in an indoor facility. |
| foot_traffic=* | The amount of pedestrian traffic in the surrounding area. |
| access=* | Public access is implied in most roadside cases. Some bike racks may be private with access limited to members of a university, company, or other organisation, possibly requiring keys or codes to access. |
| capacity=* | The number of bikes that can be parked here. Please note that many stands are two-sided and can hold up to two bicycles for each stand. |
| fee=* | In some places, one must pay to park one's bike. |
| bicycle_parking=* | Details the type of bicycle parking (e.g. stands, wall loops...). |
| cyclestreets_id=* | A link to the ID (e.g. 12345) of the location describing a photo of the cycle parking in CycleStreets. Multiple IDs should be separated by semi-colons. |
| maxstay=* | Maximum allowed bicycle parking time - given sometimes at covered parking-places. |
| surveillance=* | Closed-circuit television (CCTV) security cameras can be marked with this. See the linked page for details of the values in use. Depending on the layout, a separate node nearby may be enough. |
Types of parking
- See main entry: bicycle_parking=*.
Services
- service:bicycle:charging=yes/no/fee/free
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Cargo bike parking
- Main article: Cargobike
With the rise of cargo bikes, especially in cities, typical bicycle parking systems don't work properly. There are different cities, like Berlin or Stuttgart which offer bicycle parking spots, explicitly for cargo bikes. Tagging of them are not standardized. cargo_bike=* tackles this issue.
Tagging of common bike parking facilities
Post and ring style bike bollard with a two bike capacity.
Inverted U bicycle parking with two bike capacity. Also known as the Sheffield stand and the staple rack.
Inverted U-Type Bike Rack, each with a capacity of two bikes.
Serpentine wave type rack, with up to 7 bicycle capacity.
Wide spaced grid bike rack with a 22 bike capacity.
Coil or spiral bike rack with 11 bike capacity
Triangle type bike rack with a capacity of 12 or so.
See also
- amenity=bicycle_rental
- amenity=bicycle_repair_station (unattended tool station for bicycle repair)
- amenity=parking
- amenity=motorcycle_parking
- highway=service with service=parking_aisle