Status: EXPLORING
CHALLENGE:
It can be very difficult to find on street parking for motorbikes. Technically they should not park on footpath and yet it's unclear how they should park in car parking spaces.
PROPOSITION:
Should we provide designated motorbike parking within the city? If so, what should it look like and what elements would it need to work well?
Would it make more sense to think of it as 'big bike parking' and so also provide facilities for cargo bikes which are growing in use in the city?
SUGGEST A LOCATION?
Where do you think we should locate motorbike parking? Please let us know in the comments below, on social media, or by adding a pin to the below map.
We're interested in all suggested locations to give us a sense of the scale required for any potential solution.
We'll also be looking for a trial location out of the above suggestions and will be looking for a location with the following characteristics:
- People already park their motorbikes there.
- There's existing carparking at the location, and ideally a good few parking spaces. (Eg a street with 10 spaces would be better than one with just 2 spaces.)
- Closer the better to Dublin City Council's Civic Offices (so that we can more easily see how the trial is working).
- A location with lower levels of traffic movement would probably be better than a busier one.
As a concept stage project, any trial will be fully reversed back to the current scenario following the trial period.
DESCRIPTION:
1. The physical elements that need to be considered include:
- Locations and size. (For example should they be infrequent and large, or frequent but small?)
- What signage and onstreet text should be displayed?
- Should we provide some sort of stands or anchors for motorbikes (or cargobikes?) to lock to? If so, what type would be most suitable?
- What protection is required? For example do we need to provide bollards or such to prevent a car or van knocking into a motorbike (and potentially a domino effect if several bikes are parked there)?
2. A policy element to consider is whether we should ask people to pay for parking in those locations?
Local authorities charge for parking in order to manage supply and demand (Dublin City Council aim for about a 90% occupancy to maximise the resources whilst trying to minimise the need to circle around looking for a space), so one question would be whether there's an overdemand for these spaces that needs management? Another aspect would be about trying to encourage certain modes of transport - for example do we want to encourage motorbikes (or cargo bikes) to easily be able to park up? If so, we may be best to let people use this space for free.
[This trial is currently being designed, and we'll add more information as it develops.]
OUTCOMES:
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DECISION:
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NEXT STEPS:
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BETA PROJECT LOCATION:
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Get involved in the conversation below.
Shane O'Hara, posted on 2018.11.16
This is a fantastic idea and I hope it happens. I am relatively new to motorbikes and the convenience achieved is diminished by a lack of safe on street parking.
The area I would suggest is along Georges Street near Hogans/The Long Haul/Fade Street.
I really hope it happens and locations become available all over the city.
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Jackie, posted on 2019.04.25
This is an excellent initiative. As it stands, I’m reluctant to bring my bike in to the city as it needs to be locked to something, and I’m afraid to leave it on the pavement. I need a designated space with a ground anchor or something else to lock it to - most important factor. I would consider the areas next to the ‘dublin bikes’ as a good spot.
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Ciaran, posted on 2019.05.29
Great idea. There is no black and white on parking for motorcyclists. We seem to have been forgotten about. Currently disputing a case with Carlow CoCO in regards to parking and even their own bye laws and what they are telling me are contradicting.
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Tim, posted on 2019.06.05
There are lots of on-street car parking spaces around Merrion Square and dearth of motorbike (and bicycle) parking in that area. It is an ideal location to leave bike - wide seets, just outside the city core with lower levels of traffic movements.
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Stevie G, posted on 2019.06.06
As a motorcyclist who lives and works in the city centre this is an idea that needs exploring.
Small groupings of secure, CCTV covered space in the areas where it’s obvious bikes are already congregated would be ideal. Areas of the street similar in size to those currently occupied by Dublin Bike ranks perhaps. A creative use of under-utilised public space could be ideal. The benefit of it being a “consistent” bike parking spot would be comforting as a bike owner leaving my bike with other bikes in a secure area.
Currently, it seems unclear what the parking rules are in relation to motorcycles in Dublin. By and large, common sense will prevail with most riders. There’s not that many of us and we just want somewhere safe and secure to put our (most convenient!) wheels.
However, one of the major appeals and conveniences of motorcycling is the ability to park wherever you like. I’d fear the prospect of only being able to park in 4 or 5 designated spaces or being penalized for doing it the “old way” which didn’t really bother anybody in the first place.
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Patrick, posted on 2019.09.07
Excellent and worthwhile initiative.
1. York Street
2. Stephens Green/ Kildare Street
3. O Connell Street
Suggested requirements;
1. Bars to secure bikes
2. (Or) Ground anchors to secure/ lock bikes
3. Well lit areas
4. CCTV to deter crime
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Terry Mcguiness , posted on 2024.02.13
I live in Block B Mercer house I have new motorcycle but cannot park it outside my flat in Carpark it be gone by morning. Green Party want our cars gone but no secure parking for us residents anywhere
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John Garrigan, posted on 2019.09.07
With the high level of motorcycle theft at the moment avoid back street and lanes as designated areas.Reinstate the middle of O Connell for bikes would be my preferred location
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Colm, posted on 2019.09.07
No need for designated motorcycle parking, leave it as is. I enjoy the freedom of parking where it’s convenient and never in a way to instruct pedestrian’s. This idea is just another way of creating income and to allow for the clamping of motorcycles. Don’t try fix what’s not broken.
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