- Introducing Grocery Store Bike Parking Ratings
- Finally justice for bike shoppers in Bridgeport
- Keeping score: Portland, one million and Chicago, zero
- Open letter to Blair Kamin about Safeway and Dominick’s
3 rules of Simple Bike Parking
- Right Rack – The user must be able to lock their bike frame to it.
- Right Location – Within 50 feet of the entrance, in a sight line between the street, or where bicyclists would approach the destination, and the entrance.
- Right Orientation – Place it at least three feet away from all other walls, curbs, obstacles, and other bike racks. Six feet away from trees and fire hydrants.
If you need to hold more than two bicycle racks, there’s rarely a better situation than installing multiple U-racks parallel to each other.
Additional resources
- Ding Ding Let’s Ride
- Bike parking inventory of Chicago grocery and convenience stores (includes many Hall of Shame members)
- Bikenomics: The Economic Case for On-Street Bike Parking