long-term indoor bike parking

The Department of City Planning (DCP) is proposing a text amendment to the Zoning Resolution to require indoor, secure, long-term bicycle parking in new multi-family residential, community facility, and commercial buildings. The proposed text amendment would provide for bicycle parking and storage both at home and in the workplace, with standards that serve the needs of cyclists while providing flexibility to accommodate the needs of development.

See the article here.

bike garages

The following garages allow you to park your bike indoors. Remember to bring a lock. Parking is free, unless otherwise indicated. Please note that locations that are privately owned may change their rates or may change the availability of bicycle parking.

Manhattan
105 Essex Street (north of Delancey Street)345 Park Avenue (at 52nd Street) $2.50 a day - privately owned
30 Park Avenue (at 36th Street) $2.50 a day - privately owned211 E. 71st Street (east of 3rd Avenue) $1.00 a day - privately owned
112 W. 25th Street (at 6th Ave) - privately owned80 Pine St. $2.50 a day - privately owned

Bronx
Jerome Avenue at 190th StreetStreet Jerome Avenue at Gun Hill Road

Queens
Court Square (near Jackson Avenue)
90th Avenue (between Parsons Blvd. and 160th Street) - privately owned
Queens Borough Hall

City Employees Indoor Bike Parking
Indoor parking is free of charge for all City employees in the area, not just those who work in the listed buildings.
1. 280 Broadway, Manhattan (corner of Broadway and Chambers)Location: In the atrium behind the elevators.Instructions: Use the Broadway entrance.
2. 100 Gold Street, Manhattan (between Spruce St. and Frankfort St.)Location: 1st floor, north side.Instructions: Use the Frankfort St. entrance.
HoursWeekdays (except holidays), from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.To retrieve a bicycle after 7:00 pm, request assistance from lobby security.
Rules-- Cyclists must show their City I.D. to use the room.-- Cyclists must bring locks to secure their bicycles.-- Bicycles and locks should be taken home at the end of each workday.-- The City is not responsible for stolen or damaged property.-- As a courtesy, please park your bicycle to maximize available space for other cyclists.

facts & figures

bike thefts in Tucson

Facts & Figures the who/what/why/when/where/how of bikers.

Commuter Bike Design competition

! what a great idea: check it out at Bicycle Design or TreeHugger

There is a shiny new Cannondale as a prize. Here is the brief in brief:

Do you have an idea for a bicycle that might persuade the average person, with no prior interest in cycling, to park the car and pedal to work? That is the main idea behind this competition. The scope is up to you- choose to come up with a whole new form factor for a pedal powered machine, or focus on specific details that you consider key to accomplishing the goal of getting the average non-cyclist to consider riding a bike for transportation. Don’t be constrained by products that are currently on the market, but do make sure that your concepts are based in reality (don’t break the laws of physics, etc) and that they are manufacturable using existing technology.

Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision:

financial reimbursement from biking. Get details here.

Accor Services USA is the leading provider of tax-free commuter benefit solutions in the U.S., and we have made it our mission to make tax-free commuter benefits a staple in employee benefits packages throughout the American workplace to help protect the environment.

See more on the Bike commuter Act.

Register your bike

Since 1984, the National Bike Registry (NBR®) has been working with law enforcement to return stolen bikes to their rightful owners. A bike registered with NBR, the only true national database, can be identified by police and returned to you instead of being sold at an auction.

Register your bike here

• $10 will cover a bike for 10 years.
• $25 will cover a bike for 30 years.
  When you replace your current bike, contact NBR for a new label and certificate, limit one bike at a time.
• $25 Family Registration will cover up to 5 bikes at a single address. Each bike is registered for 10 years.
• 99cent Stolen Bike Registry.
  You can register a bike AFTER it has been stolen. In the event that one of our participating law enforcement agencies finds it, it can be returned! (This registration is for one bike, for six months, and does not include a decal or certificate).

Genentech
Ranked on Fortune best 50 companies, unusual perks: (this is GREAT!)

Best Companies rank: 5

Forget the morning drive. Come to work by bicycle, on foot, via public transportation, or in a carpool and you get a subsidy of $4 a day.