Request a City Bike Rack Online

Did you know you can request placement of a bike rack in front of a neighborhood business by filling out an online form at the Department of Transportation website? We're sure that Streets Blog knows, but GL didn't until a reader left a comment to that effect in our item about the immense popularity of those new bike racks installed in Williamsburg at the Bedford Avenue L Station. (CityRacks is not a new program. It's been around since 1996 and has installed more than 4,000 bike racks.) In any case, if there's a spot outside a business in your neighborhood or if you're a business owner that would like a bike rack outside, you can click here to access the form on the CityRacks page and you can also click over to the CityRacks main page for more information. The rack are installed on city-owned property on concrete sidewalks that are a minimum of 12 feet wide. They have to be out of the flow of pedestrians and at least six feet from other "street furniture" like signs, mailboxes, etc. and have to be 13 feet from fire hydrants and 15 feet from bus shelters. We can't vouch for what happens when you submit the online form.