Bike Parking

California Building Code to Add Bike Parking Requirements
Convenient and secure bike parking can make a major impact on whether people adopt biking as a daily transportation option.

Opinion: Secure Bike Parking Benefits Cities
The conversation around bike infrastructure isn’t complete without addressing one major issue: where can we park?
Fairfax County Considering Bicycle Parking Minimums
Similar to vehicle parking requirements, the proposal would create a tiered system for minimum bike parking spots in new developments.

NYC Bike Advocates Call for More Secure Bike Parking
While the city waits to evaluate data, advocates argue that recent demonstration projects have already proven the popularity of secure bike parking.

New Philly Bike Racks Blend Form, Function, Fire Hydrant Access
The clever designs serve multiple purposes—providing more bike parking while getting cars out of illegal parking spaces.

Lessons From Five Years of E-Scooters
As cities continue to adapt micromobility regulations to address new devices and technologies, what can we learn from Chicago's five years of e-scooter pilots?

Let's Stop Overlooking Bike Parking
Bike advocates focus, with good reason, on bike lanes and safe routes. But secure bike parking and storage plays an essential role in encouraging more people to get on two wheels.

Buffalo Development Will Feature the City's First Mobility Hub
The project, which is located near light rail and bus stations, will also include a ride hailing zone, bike parking, and improved pedestrian facilities.

Report: Lackluster Bike Parking Reduces Cycling and Undermines Public Safety
Widely available, secure bike parking can go a long way toward encouraging cycling and keeping New Yorkers safe, a new report says.

London to Replace 2,000 Car Parking Spots With Bike Storage
London announced another sweeping round of changes to its transportation priority, further cementing the future of active transportation both during and after the pandemic.

New Bicycle Parking Code Adopted in Portland
Portland has updated its bicycle parking code for the first time since the code was adopted in 1996.

Bicycle Architecture Biennale Showcases Exceptional Projects Around the World
The second biennale in Amsterdam highlights design and infrastructure projects that put biking front and center.

Copenhagen Update: On-Street Auto Parking Replaced by Bike Parking
Copenhagen may have already met its bicycling goal of 50 percent of modal share for commuting, but it needs to improve the share for all trips. With less funding available, the city is pursuing low cost strategies, such as auto parking removal.

Seattle Considering a Sweeping Parking Reform Package
There are a lot of ways to "right-size" parking, as the city of Seattle is showing with an ordinance under consideration by a City Council committee today.

Bike Valet in Time Square's Future
New service, funded by the Department of Transportation, hopes to curb bike theft with bike valet in Union Square, Time Square and Ridgewood.

The World's Largest Bike Parking Facility Opening in The Netherlands
The story of Utrecht's new bike parking garage—with enough space initially for 6,000 bikes—has a surprising twist: local bike advocates don't think it's big enough.
Bike Parking: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
have you ever found bike parking hidden behind a dumpster?

Faced With Flocks of Tourists—Town Will Charge for Bike Parking
Sausalito will charge for bike parking, instead of limiting the number of bikes entering the city's downtown, mostly from San Francisco by biking across the Golden Gate bridge and often taking a Golden Gate ferry back.
On the Importance of Bike Parking to Bike Commute Adoption
A blogger writes that bike advocates should think outside the bike lane to bike parking facilities—only when the costs of biking are externalized will a critical mass adopt biking.
Bike Parking Minimums Updated in Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. recently revised bike parking requirements for new or rehabilitated residential buildings, building on precedents first set in 2007.
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