Hi Kyle,
There's a pretty good article on the Bike Collective Wiki about various aspects of Bike Valet services, as well as a (probably not comprehensive) list of bike collectives or organizations that offer them at the bottom. Check it out here:
http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Valet_Bike_Parking
I encourage anyone replying to this thread with information about their own Bike Valet programs to contribute to that page as you see fit! If you're unfamiliar with the Bike Collective Wiki, see the FAQ here:
http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Contribute_to_this_Wiki
Cheers!
Dustin Neighborhood Bike Works, Philadelphia, PA, USA
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 9:21 PM, kyle mckinley bicirider@gmail.com wrote:
hi, all, It's been a while since I posted to this list (though I lurk now and then), and I missed seeing everyone at the last bike!bike!, but I have a quick favor to ask:
I'm helping write an article about bike valet services (bike parking at events that draw too many bikes to simply lock up) and it occurred to me that there are probably lots of folks/ projects doing this as a form of outreach that I don't know about.
Here in SC it is most reliable at the farmer's market (where I currently get paid to do it -- oogle bikes, chat w/ cyclists, eat veges; pretty rad). I know that the San Francisco Bike Coalition does a lot of this on an event-to-event basis.
Other places that you know about? Particularly successful instances? Anyone combining parking with wrenching?
Reply on or off list.
warmly, kyle
-- If an Easyrider rides easy, then a bicirider rides bici
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