Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

Methodology by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council’s Development Code.
The distance from the furthest cycle parking stand to the nearest building access is the
safe walking distance.
The submitted drawings will be expected to show the means of access to the external
highway/cycle paths from the parking spaces.
The number of bicycle spaces can be halved if a public bicycle sharing scheme is in
place. In order to comply the sharing scheme needs to meet the following
requirements:
� Bicycles are available at strategic locations throughout the city;
� The average distance between service terminals in inner city locations is around
500 m;
� The service terminal is located within 500m of the building entrance; and
� The scheme is open to everybody and operated in a way as can be seen as ‘bicycle
transit’ i.e. intended to be used for one way rides to work, (e.g. education,
shopping centers etc).
References � Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council’s Development Code, www.upc.gov.ae
� Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council’s Urban Street Design Manual, 2010,
www.upc.gov.ae
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