Metro Magazine, September/October 2015
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTUREBUILDINGS FACILITIESCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTENERGYSERVICESReaching the century mark isnt easy you have to be quality driven client focused and have a vision for the future At 100 years STV is looking ahead As an employee owned rm our planners architects engineers and construction managers have a stake in the business and are committed to quality performance We provide personal attention and timely solutions with an eye toward sustainability And with more than 40 o ces we are a local rm with national resources When it comes to getting your project delivered right choose the rm that has the drive and vision to be the best Enduring Driven Visionary An employee owned firmOffices nationwideToll free 877 395 5459info@ stvinc comwww stvinc com 73 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2015 mETRO mAGAZINE The three position as the name implies allows for three bikes to be loaded on it A feature of this bike rack that Coon is proud of is the modular design it and all of the companies offerings is engineered with Whether its a one two or three position bike rack its going to use the same rail system Its a rail system that unlike more traditional manufacturing is bolted on instead of welded on This comes with multiple advantages First if the bike rack is damaged but the rail system sustained the brunt of the damage it can be unbolted swapped with a new system and have it work without needing to replace the entire bike rack Coon said It also means that a transit agency can upgrade an existing model they might have to a higher capacity model with less cost If a transit agency wanted to switch from a one position rack to a two position rack it just needs to order an additional rail system and a new two bike frame and attach their existing rail system to have a working two position bike rack Coon said Ethan Petro from Washington based bike rack supplier Sportworks says that his company is seeing a lot of cities transition from two capacity bike racks to three capacity versions due to an influx in commuters using bikes King County Metro here in Seattle is replacing all their old three position racks an older design with a new Apex design which is what we consider to be the pinnacle of bike racks design for a three bike rack Petro says The companys Apex 3 rack is a three position rack that is compact enough to use on a full sized cutaway or paratransit bus After clients asked Duo Gard if they could convert one of their bus shelters into a bike shelter they began expanding their offerings to provide this product option as well
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