2011 Bike Rack Design Competition

And the winners are.....

The first place winner was Aelyn Murphy, a student at the Halifax Independent School for her design Splash.

The rack has been fabricated and was unveiled at the Bike Week Kick Off on May 27th.

Six Splash racks will be installed at the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal this summer and The Waterfront Development Corporation Ltd. anounced on May 27th that it will purchase six more units for the Halifax waterfront!

The second place winner was industrial designer Carolyn Clegg for her design Metro Bike Rack.

The Sustainable Environment Management Office and the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission thank everyone who participated in the 2011 Bike Rack Design Competition!

Location

Downtown Dartmouth is one of the region’s major retail and commercial growth centres. It has developed, over many years, a unique environment which encourages a burgeoning regional workforce to choose Downtown Dartmouth as a place to live, work and play and to raise a family in a safe and wide ranging, multicultural supportive community.

The winning design will be built on the north-east side of the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, next to the automated accessible doors (on the left-hand side if you’re exiting the Ferry Terminal through the automated doors). Other things you might want to know:

• The space is about 7m x 3m

• The rack will be installed on the ground
  

• The space is lit after dark and covered to help protect bikes from rain and snow

Submissions

Submissions had to include:

• Design title

• Complete description of the design including images and schematic drawings

• Description of the materials to be used in the construction of the rack

• Estimated costs to build (do not include installation costs)

• Full name, email and phone number (please do not include this information on the front of the poster if you do not wish to display your personal information in a public location)

Selection process

A panel composed of HRM staff, a councillor, a Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission representative and community members selected a winning design based on the following criteria:

The rack had to:

• Hold a minimum of 4 bikes

• Cost a maximum of $5000 to build

• Pass a safety inspection (e.g. no sharp edges, etc.)

• Offer two points of contact for every bike

• Follow the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals' Bicycle Parking Guidelines

The panel considered:

• Creativity

• Artistic value

• Functionality

• Use of recycled/local/sustainable source material and green technology

The winner was announced before the Earth Day Walk on the Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail on April 20, 2011.

Award

The first place winner will see their design installed at the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal and they received a brand new bike. The second place winner won $300 of gift certificates to Downtown Dartmouth businesses.

The Fine Print

• HRM will pay up to $5000 for the construction of the winning design but we are asking that the winner construct the rack themselves (or have it constructed by someone else). Please be advised that HRM will verify that the rack’s construction meets all appropriate standards and certifications to ensure high quality fabrication and safety (for example, a metal rack must be constructed by a certified welder).

• Only one entry per person is permitted.

• Immediate family members (son or daughter, brother or sister) or persons living under the same roof as an employee of the HRM Sustainable Environment Management Office are not eligible to enter this contest.

• Bike rack designs must be created by the contest entrant.
  

• All bike rack designs submitted become the property of HRM. HRM will be free to use any or all such entries in any form without compensation or remuneration. Submissions will not be returned to participants.
  

• All panel decisions are final.
  

• The winner will be notified by phone no later than Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Only those receiving a prize will be contacted.
  

• The winner must accept their prize as offered. No substitution, transfer or exchange will be permitted.
  

• The winner will be required to sign a consent and release statement to permit HRM to use and publish by any means their name, voice, photograph, testimonial, image or appearance in a video, as the case may be, for promotional activities related to the contest. If the winner is under the age of 18, the winner's parents will be required to sign the consent and release statement.
  

• HRM bears no responsibility or liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of entry in this contest and/or use of the prizes.

• Submitted works must be of original content. Plagiarism, intellectual infringement, or any suspected violation of law will lead to immediate disqualification. HRM does not accept any legal responsibility for contents submitted by an entrant.
  

• HRM reserves the right, without compensation, to distribute, use, publish, and release an entrant’s submission as it may see fit. Each entrant also grants HRM the right to reproduce, translate, cite, modify, and to derive works from the submission.
  

• HRM reserves the right to alter competition requirements and rules at any time as it may deem fit at its sole discretion.
  

• In accordance with Section 485 of the Municipal Government Act, the personal information collected in this competition will only be used for purposes relating to the 2011 Bike Rack Design Competition. If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information, please contact HRM's Access and Privacy Officer at 490-4390 or Nancy Dempsey.