The permit has arrived!

The stars have aligned and four months later the Roosevelt Bike Shelter Project is now permitted. For several months we went back and forth with the city plan reviewer, working out the issues of allowable floor area, set backs and engineering. Now that the permit has been approved we are asking for students and community volunteers to help us get underway ASAP. Classes at Roosevelt start on September 9th, and we want to have the footings installed before the kids show up.
When we began this project it seemed that the engineering would be a breeze, since it was a simple shed roof bike shelter. The truth of the matter is that today's seismic and wind load requirements are just not simple. No matter the size of a project the design specifications must be carefully calculated to ensure that the roof won't fall down even under the worst conditions (especially for schools). Without the help of Jok Ang and Kevin Stoner from Ang Engineering there is no way we would have been able to complete the engineering calc package. While the calculations remained the sole responsibility of designBridge, Kevin and Jok offered mentoring on several occasions to help us understand the codes and standards.
Our first scheduled build day is August 29th, one week from today. We will be disassembling the existing bike shelter and excavating footings for the new shelter. The University Fellowship Church that meets at Roosevelt on Sundays has offered to help round up volunteer hands and expertise.
The one big item we still need help with is fabricating steel columns. If you're a structural welder and can help us assemble the 8 columns in time to install them on September 4th, please contact our build-lead, Andrew Brose, via email abrose@uoregon.edu
Stay tuned for photos and updates as we crank this project out in the next six weeks.