Bike Parking Public Interface

Welcome to the Bike Parking Public Interface website from the Chicago Department of Transportation Bicycle Program.

On this website you can do three things:

  1. Check on the status of your request
  2. Request a new bike rack
  3. Find bike racks in a certain ZIP Code, Ward or Community Area

Use one of the three forms below.

Check on the status of your request
Choose one of the following three fields:

Check on the status of your request

You can type in just a few numbers of the SR#, or the entire number. Examples are listed:

  • "07-" (find all rack requests made in 2007)
  • "07" (find all rack requests with the numbers "07" within the ServiceRequest#)

311 SR numbers begin with a two-digit year, followed by a dash, then eight digits.

Only rack records exactly matching the ID you input will be found. An ID and tracking link is emailed to you upon request acceptance.
Or,

Acceptable formatting for Street Address searches:

  • 215 W Monroe
  • 215 Monroe
  • 215
  • Monroe

The database will be searched for a range of addresses around the street number you search so fuzzy or imprecise searches are okay.

 

Request a new bike rack
Only the site address field is necessary

Request a new bike rack
Essential Information (required)

Only intersections or exact street addresses are accepted. For example:

  • State and Lake
  • State & Lake
  • 200 N State

Only Chicago addresses are accepted.
Additional Information (not required)
Example: "coffee shop," or "CTA station"

Include information like nearby businesses, CTA stops, attractions...

Help make your case. Residential locations receive secondary consideration.
Contact Information (not required)

Enter your email to receive an automatic notification explaining your request has been accepted and instructions on how to follow your request's status.

The CDOT Bicycle Program will not distribute your contact information. Read more about our Privacy Policy.
Please follow up with me  
NOTE: If you want to notify us of a bike rack that needs repair or removal, search for the rack using the Check Status form above. If you cannot find the rack using the search using the Check Status form, just email us.
 

Find bike racks in a certain ZIP Code, Ward or Community Area
Enter your ZIP code or select a Ward

Find bike racks
or select a Ward or Community Area below  
 
Community Area  
CTA Station