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Using a Federal transportation grant, the Dept. of Public Works has installed more than 2,000 bike racks in business districts, schools and parks around Milwaukee. That means you can park for free when you go out to eat, shop or bike to work! That
If you are a new business and interested in adding bicycle parking on the sidewalk in front of your business for your employees or customers, the City of Milwaukee has a simple process to grant you a permit to do the work. While the City no longer has free bicycle racks available, easy to install and effective inverted U racks are relatively inexpensive and can be purchased from a number of local (or national) suppliers, such as:
Madrax http://www.madrax.com
Saris http://www.saris.com/
Wagner http://www.wagnercompanies.com/bike_racks.aspx
If you have questions about adding bicycle parking in the Public Right of Way near your business, contact the Dave Schlabowske at (414)-286-3144 or via da. If necessary, City staff will investigate the site, and contact you with a suggested specific location. In addition to outdoor inverted U racks, businesses like the City of Milwauee, We Energies, Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Alterra Coffee and many others provide indoor bicycle parking for their employees who bike to work. Some of the businesses also provide laundry and shower facilities to help encourage their employees to try this fun, healthy, safe and environmentally responsible way to get to work.
Milwaukee also has an ordinance that requires all newly constructed buildings to install bike parking facilities. Milwaukee also has bike lockers (see the picture below) that allow you to park your bike without removing all your gear and keep it out of the weather. For more information about lockers or bike racks, contact Dave Schlabowske at 414-286-3144.
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