Chicago Department of Transportation

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

Request a new bike rack

For criteria and considerations regarding new bike rack installations, please read our FAQ.
Essential Information (required)
Site Address		Only intersections or exact street addresses in Chicago are accepted. We don't accept a range of addresses. Acceptable requests are: State and Lake State & Lake 200 N State Enter a location (For example: 600 W Belmont, or if parking meters removed, "on belmont between Clark and Paulina")

Additional Information (not required)
Parking Meter		Check this box if parking meters have been removed here.
Location Name		Example: "coffee shop," or "CTA station"
Location Description		Write in here: Information like nearby businesses, CTA stops, attractions... Help make your case - Why should we put a bike rack here? We install hundreds of bike racks each year but several requests are unfulfilled. Leave out personally identifying information, like "I work here, and..."
Contact Information (not required)
Your name		Enter your email to receive a tracking number and instructions on how to follow your request's status. We will never share your contact information. Read more about our privacy protections. If this request is for a school, you must provide your contact information.
Your email
Your phone

Does your request involve any of the following? Bike rack repair, maintenance or removal; Multiple bike racks on one block Contact Us directly to discuss these issues.

Check on the status of your request

311 ServiceRequest	RackID / Tracking Number	Street Address
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 Tracking Number you input will be found. A Tracking Number is emailed to you when you request a new bike rack.	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.

Find bike racks in a certain ZIP Code, Ward, Community Area or near a Train Station
Select one of the four search options.

Find bike racks

A	ZIP Code	or select a Ward, Community Area, or Train Station below
B	Ward
C	Community Area
D	Train Station	Display CTA stations as links Display Metra stations as links