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-Tiffanie Player
Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services


Valet Bike Parking

Valet Bicycle Parking may sound like a strange idea, but it is actually really handy.  Downtown Salt Lake City has tons of events, and parking a car is always a nightmare. Of course this means smart people ride their bikes and take TRAX instead.

This does bring up a problem, with that many people around, how do you keep your bike safe?  The answer is simple, you leave it with someone who will watch it -- and that is where we come in.

The Bicycle Collective provides a safe way to ride to your favorite downtown events.  If you or the event you are planning could use Valet Bicycle Parking feel free to contact us.

Valet Bike Parking 2012 Schedule

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We are honored to be providing Valet Bike Parking for the following organizations and events this summer.  Ride your bike to each of them, volunteers will make sure it is still there when you get back:

Upcoming Weekly Events:

Upcoming Special Events:

  • Craft Lake City (August 11th) Volunteer Shifts: 11:30am-3:30pm, 3:30pm-7:00pm, 7:00pm-10:30pm

Volunteers Wanted: We always need reliable volunteers to help fill volunteer shifts at these events.  Frankly, there isn't an easier volunteer duty than to watch bikes while in a park with beautiful music, food and people.  It just doesn't get any better.  Be warned, we may reserve some of those sold out Red Butte show volunteer slots for our all-star volunteers.

If you are interested in a volunteer shift please email, call or txt our Valet Bike Parking Coordinator.

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New! Portable Valet Bike Parking Racks

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The 2011 Live Green Festival on May 7th, 2011 was the inaugural event for our new portable valet bike parking racks.  In partnership with the Becka Roolf (City of Salt Lake), we used design plans from Leslie Smith (AIDS/Lifecycle Ride in San Fransisco) and the carpentry skills of Kevin Dwyer (SLC Bike Collective Board of Directors) to build these lightweight portable bicycle racks.  Each a-frame weights ~6.5 lbs.

Here are pictures from the 2011 Live Green Festival.

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What you see on this small trailer is enough for parking 200 bikes.

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2010 Salt Lake Bees to Host ‘Bike to the Bees’

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WHAT:
Ride your bike to Spring Mobile Ballpark on July 28, park it in the secure bike valet in the west parking lot and receive a buy-one, get-one free voucher to the Bees game.  Donate a bike to the SLC Bicycle Collective at any point leading up to the July 28 game and receive a free ticket voucher for that game.   The first person who arrives at the game, and has his/her bike valet parked, will have the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game. Also, select participants will have the chance to compete in an in-game tricycle race.
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Game starts at 7:05 p.m., gates open at 6:05 p.m.
WHERE:
Spring Mobile Ballpark
77 West 1300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
(bike valet will be located in the fenced-in parking lot directly west of the ballpark)
WHY:
As part of Bees Green Week, Bike to the Bees encourages local residents to reduce the amount of vehicle emissions along the Wasatch Front by driving less and driving smarter.
 

2010 Pedals and Produce

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On August 15th the Downtown Alliance will be hosting a themed Pedals and Produce Downtown Farmers' Market.  Come to Pioneer park see all the fun activities, as well as win a bike from Bingham Cyclery!

 

Our Mission

The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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