Resources from PlayCore’s Center for Outreach Research & Education
Shift Into Gear®
A Bicycling Advocacy Resource
The benefits of cycling are extensive; it benefits people’s health and fitness, promotes societal and community capital, provides economic benefits to the area, enhances the transportation alternatives individuals can choose, and protects the environment. Today, advocating for and building cycling infrastructure is more important than ever.
CEU Education
CORE’s Professional Development Hub combines research and resources to offer world-class learning opportunities where professionals can share learnings and earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through a variety of tailored events and diverse topics through informative, online webinars.
Check out the current offering of courses at education.playcore.com and use “BIKE” as your registration code.
Recording / Lunch Brake: What to Know About Short-Term Bike Parking
Short-term bike parking is an easy enough concept to understand. If someone needs to park their bike for less than two hours, it’s considered short-term. So why is the mark often missed? This session will help practitioners to plan bike parking for shoppers, diners, errand runners, visitors, students, sports fans, concertgoers, and much more. The session will include benefits of short-term parking, design strategies, and fundamental approaches to comprehensive short-term bike parking standards.
Recording / Don’t Fear Commitment: Successful Long-Term Bike Parking
When a bike commuter or person running errands by bike sizes up parking locations, the length of time they intend to park may inform where they choose to visit. If bicyclists anticipate to park for more than two hours, priorities will likely shift. Among others, some of the consideration’s individuals will make when selecting bike parking might include the convenience of the location, bike ease of usage, security levels of the location, and how well protected it is from the elements. During this session, you will learn more about how selecting the right equipment helps adequately prepare the space, taking into account the user and their needs, to create a space where people will stay for longer periods of time.
