By: Craig Davis During the last year, I have been working with the Clark County Director of the Office Traffic Safety who requested consensus on issues that I have been pressing to improve Nevada’s laws for viable active transportation and cycling safety heading into the 2027 legislative session. We first need NVBC Board consensus on…
By: Craig DavisNevada Bicycle Coalition Board MemberChair, Technology & Government Relations CommitteeFounder, BikeRackMap.com As a full-time e-bike commuter and a former road cyclist that pedaled 36 miles every morning in Northwest Las Vegas, there are significant opportunities to improve Nevada’s e-bike laws: 1) law enforcement needs to enforce existing laws for cycling safety that could…
In addition to our detailed map view, high resolution satellite view, detailed 360 degree street view to zoom in and see the racks in context relative to building entrances and whether there are other features such as video monitoring, our new high resolution 3D view lets you fly along and hover over streets to see…
Streetsblog USA just published a feature article about how BikeRackMap.com members are “tackling one of the trickiest problems in the fight for livable streets” – making sure cyclists have a safe, convenient, and secure network of excellent bike parking.
In a first-of-its-kind project, BikeRackMap.com member cyclists mapped and evaluated bike parking at 1,665 locations across the Las Vegas valley, including locations provided by major corporations and organizations. This is the second article in a series that will show how unusable bike parking repels cyclists and excellent or outstanding bike parking can attract cyclists.
BikeRackBlitz: Why we are asking you to map and rate bike racks. What if you get to your destination and there’s no place to securely park your bike? Either there’s no bike rack at all or there are “wheelbender” racks that sometimes make it impossible to securely lock your bike to (see figure below). This…
The Town of Erie, Colorado, is a small Front Range community of 40,000 people with a motto “Best Place to Raise a Family.” Like the Town, Erie’s municipal government is also small and focused on quality of life for its businesses, visitors, and constituents. The Transportation Division – a group of nine office and field…
Find all cyclist-rated bike parking near you, or anywhere, using our new powerful radius search. You can also use our Search anything field to search for anything such as store names. To find bike parking near where you are currently standing, go to our Map and click the black pin in the search field.
Inaccurate and negative articles across the country have damaged the public perception of e-bikes, and by association, e-bike commuters. Contrary to such articles in Las Vegas, our research into local police data revealed e-bike commuting is the safest mode of transit in Las Vegas. Cyclists need to unite to share the joys of e-bike commuting…
Howling winds tried their best to launch our green Sprouts tent up to the hovering dark clouds that crept over our Grand Opening celebration but we were not deterred. The ribbon was cut to loud cheers and a grand time was had by all!