N.Y. Public Buildings Law § 11: Pilot program of bicycle parking facilities

§ 11. Pilot program of bicycle parking facilities. 1. Legislative

finding. In recognition of the role which bicycles can serve as a

valuable transportation mode with energy conservation, health and

environmental benefits, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the

state that provision for adequate and safe bicycle facilities including

the use of present facilities for safe and secure bicycle parking be

included in the planning and development of all state facilities.

2. (a) The commissioner of general services shall undertake a pilot

program for provision and promotion of safe and secure bicycle parking

facilities at state office buildings. The commissioner, within one year

of the enactment of this section, shall provide, at the principal office

buildings under his superintendence at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire

State Plaza in Albany, New York, secure bicycle parking facilities for

use by employees and visitors.

(b) The commissioner is also authorized, within a reasonable period

and where feasible, to provide suitable support facilities including

clothing lockers, showers and changing facilities, and to charge a

reasonable use fee.

(c) For the purpose of this section, the term "bicycle parking

facility" means a device or enclosure, located within a building or

installation, or conveniently adjacent thereto, that is easily

accessible, clearly visible and so located as to minimize the danger of

theft of bicycles. Such a device shall consist of a parking rack,

locker, or other device constructed to enable the frame and both wheels

of a bicycle to be secured with ease by use of a padlock in a manner

that will minimize the risk of theft, or an enclosure which limits

access to the bicycles and is under observation by an attendant.

3. In undertaking such pilot program, the office shall: (a) Consult

with and cooperate with (i) the statewide bicycle advisory council, (ii)

the New York state department of transportation regional bicycle

coordinator, (iii) local bicycle planning groups, and (iv) persons,

organizations, and groups served by, interested in, or concerned with

the area under study.

(b) Request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau,

commission or other agency of the state or any political subdivision

thereof or any public authority, any assistance and data as may be

necessary to enable the office to carry out its responsibilities under

this section.

(c) On or before the first day of January, nineteen hundred

eighty-nine, a report shall be submitted to the governor and the

legislature which shall include a determination of usage levels, a

statement outlining first year progress and the elements of a statewide

plan for the provision of such facilities.