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Request A Bike RackBike Racks: Where you want to go

San Francisco's Bicycle Program strives to promote safe and secure bicycle parking to complement the growing bicycle network. There are several categories of bicycle parking information available:

Bicycle Racks w/in the Public Right-of-Way (ROW)
Request a rack ; report a missing/loose rack
Specification for racks within the public ROW
Permit for free racks for businesses within the
public right-of-way

(Racks funded by Bay Area Air Quality Management District Transportation Fund for Clean Air, San Francisco County Transportation Authority Proposition B Local Transportation Sales tax, and State Transportation Development Act Article 3 funds.)

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Bicycle Parking in Garages
Ordinances requiring garage bicycle parking
Map & list of garages with bicycle parking

Bicycle Lockers
Request a bicycle locker
Bicycle locker information, locations and policies
Report broken bicycle lockers

Other Bicycle Parking Information

Bicycle Parking at Special Events

The Embarcadero Bikestation

Bicycle theft prevention information
Using a bicycle lock at SF parking meters
General bicycle parking information requests

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Additional Contacts
(including Reporting Potholes and Abandoned Bicycles

New Map! (.pdf file) Garages with Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Lockers and San Francisco Bicycle Stations

Bicycle Racks within the Public Right-of-Way (ROW)
The Bicycle Program is currently installing bicycle racks throughout the City. Many of these locations have been suggested by cyclists. We are continually accepting requests. However, guidelines must be met before a location is considered for bicycle rack installation. Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines before making a request. There are also several ordinances pertaining to bicycle racks within the public right-of-way.

Bike Racks: Where You Want to Go

Bicycle Rack Requests
To request bicycle rack installation on the public right-of-way or to report a missing/loose rack; please send us an e-mail at bicycle@sfgov.org. Please note the address and cross street when making the request, as well as a contact name and phone number or e-mail address.

Permit for bicycle racks within the public right-of-way
The Municipal Transportation Agency issues permits for bicycle rack installation in the public right-of-way. Although the bicycle racks will be installed by the SFMTA Bicycle Program free of charge, a permit is required if you are a developer, builder, or owner of a building or garage required to install bicycle parking or would like to install your own rack within the public right-of-way. Click here for a Permit request (pdf) (.pdf format) for a developer, builder, or owner of a building or garage who wants to install a bicycle rack.

Bicycle Parking in Garages
San Francisco has legislated the installation of bicycle parking in all City-owned garages and privately-owned garages that rent automobile space to the public.

City-owned and privately-owned garages that rent automobile space to the public are subject to the bicycle parking requirements of the San Francisco Planning Code. Article 1.5 Section 155.2 should be referenced. The Planning Department is responsible for enforcement of Section 155.2. Certain new commercial and renovated buildings, as well as City-owned buildings are subject to othersections of the Planning Code that require bicycle parking and may also require installation of clothes lockers and showers. The Bicycle Program has recently completed a comprehensive report detailing garage compliance.

View the Garage Compliance Report
View a map (.pdf file) of garages with bicycle parking
View a list of garages with bicycle parking

To report a garage that does not comply with San Francisco Planning Code, Article 1.5 Section 155.2, please send us an e-mail at bicycle@sfgov.org.

General Bicycle Parking Information
Bicycle theft prevention information (pdf) (.pdf format)
Bicycle theft prevention information (.html format)
Using a bicycle lock at SF parking meters

For any other general bicycle parking information requests please send us an e-mail: bicycle@sfgov.org.

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