How to Get a Bike Rack Near You

One minor downside of how biking is getting more popular in the city: bike parking is getting harder to find. Some businesses offer bicycle parking as an incentive or a perk, but the rest of us have to hope for space a city-owned or privately-provided rack, or risk removal by locking bikes to structures not intended for them. Here's a tip: you can request a bike rack from the Department of Transportation by filling out an online form. Don't expect one to show up immediately, though. They say they have a serious backlog of requests.
Dixon's Bike Shop Mural. Photo by wallyg.

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So how long does it actually take? Anyone gotten one recently? can an invidual request one or just a business?

Posted by: plgdude at September 11, 2008 4:57 PM

I am totally going to order a bunch of them and then sell them on EBAY for sick mad profit.

Posted by: Xander Crews at September 11, 2008 5:00 PM

it seems to make more sense to install a bike rack perpendicular to the road -- so that when you lock up your bike, it's parallel to the street instead of jutting into pedestrian traffic. I notice lots of bike racks are installed facing the road, so that if used correctly, your bike's back wheel ends up in everybody's way.

Posted by: pfa at September 11, 2008 7:14 PM

I live in a 4 storey walk up with narrow stairs. The thought of hauling a bike up them is not appealing.And the landlord only provides basement storage for "market rate" tennants. I was wondering if the city had any plans for longer term bike parking. Maybe a lock up version of the shelter idea for longer term parking, with key access to the shelter and then self lock up to the rack. If this was available I'd get a bike immediately. I'd pay a fee if necessary.

Posted by: binnyG at September 12, 2008 9:10 AM

My understanding is that you can get one free if you are a business or a public building (like a school). I would love to have one in front of my building, but according to 311, I'd have to do it myself.

Posted by: mscrochety at September 12, 2008 3:00 PM

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September 11, 2008

How to Get a Bike Rack Near You

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