Two bicycle parking spaces per apartment set to become new European norm
ecf.com
ECF strongly welcomes the provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which sets, for the very first time, European minimum bicycle parking norms for virtually all types of buildings, both residential as well as non-residential.

I think this is a big deal:

  • all new apartment buildings in UE should have 2 bike parkings per apartment

  • Non residential buildings should have a significant amount of bike parkings. Existing buildings with more than 20 parking spaces would be forced to implement significant amount of bike parkings. I just hope they won't install the"dish drainer" bike parking kind everywhere!

  • bassad@jlai.lu
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    7 months ago

    The co-legislators, Council and Parliament, are expected to adopt the directive in the early months of 2024. Once published in the EU Official Journal and entered into force, Member States will have 24 months to transpose the EU directive into national law. Implementation starts thereafter.

    So, maybe, there will be action starting in 2026, and new constructions with this norm maybe in 2027/2028.

    I don't expect construction with it before 2030. Anyway this is a great move.