February 11, 2012
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    bikes

    By Heather Haddon

    Bill requiring offices provide elevator access for bicycles takes effect

    Whisking one’s bike into the office is finally getting easier.

    A new law requiring landlords allow workers bring their bikes up in freight elevators took effect Friday, making New York the first city to require bicycle access in commercial buildings. Nearly all city office buildings have freight elevators, and some of the Big Apple’s largest landlords, such as Trinity Real Estate and Silverstein Properties, have already started complying, according to Transportation Alternatives, an advocacy group. Here’s how it works:

    - Workers who want bring their bikes to the office should speak to their employer. If they agree, the employer petitions the city to have the landlord develop a bicycle access plan. Landlords must complete the plan in 30 days, or appeal to the city for a waver.

    - The plan must provide freight elevator access during regular operating hours, and information about how to find the elevator.

    - Landlords can get an exemption if they provide free bike parking elsewhere, or the freight elevator poses a safety risk.

    For more information, see: http://nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikesinbuildings.shtml

     

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