Get a Bike Rack Installed Anywhere in New York, For Free!

On a daily basis, many of us are forced to deal with the reality that there are not enough bike racks across the five boros, particularly throughout much of Manhattan. However, do not despair: New York has a program called CITYRACKS which aims to give citizens the opportunity to let the Department of Transportation know where new bike racks are needed and request that they be installed.

Not every piece of cement in New York qualifies as bike rack-worthy, but many do. Criteria for CITYRACKS are as follows:

• City-owned property;
• Wide concrete sidewalks (minimum sidewalk width 12 feet);
• Removed from the natural flow of pedestrians, usually at the curb and always away from crosswalks;
• Usually a minimum of 6 feet from other street furniture (e.g., street signs, mailboxes, benches, telephones);
• Greater distances from certain features(e.g., up to 13 feet from fire hydrants, and 15 feet from bus stop shelters and newsstands);
• CityRacks can NOT be installed on pavers, cobblestone, brick, stone/slate slabs, custom/patterned concrete or metal grating.

Don't get discouraged if it takes forever for your rack to get installed--there are presumably many in the queue already. However, we need those racks, so submit now and we'll get them some day!

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