{"id":116194,"date":"2025-04-02T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=116194"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:40:45","slug":"free-bike-racks-available-to-eligible-fort-wayne-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/04\/02\/free-bike-racks-available-to-eligible-fort-wayne-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Free bike racks available to eligible Fort Wayne businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-116195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks.jpg 439w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks-150x219.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks-300x437.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/new_bike_racks-288x420.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New bike racks are now available for free to local businesses wanting to welcome cyclists and offer them a way to park their bikes safely.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Free bike racks available to eligible businesses<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>City continues to make community more bicycle-friendly<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 2, 2025) \u2013 New bike racks are now available for free to local businesses wanting to welcome cyclists and offer them a way to park their bikes safely.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the City of Fort Wayne\u2019s Bike Rack Program, 65 bike racks are available on a first-come first-serve basis to businesses. To request a free bike rack and installation, Fort Wayne business owners should visit <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.cityoffortwayne.org\/bike-rack\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/engage.cityoffortwayne.org\/bike-rack<\/a> and fill out a brief form. Businesses must be located inside city limits and should preferably be within a quarter mile of a trail or bike lane. Racks need to be installed in concrete and have adequate spacing around them, generally two to three feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bike Rack Program is a simple way to accommodate active transportation in our community,\u201d said Paul Spoelhof, the City of Fort Wayne\u2019s planning director. \u201cThis incentive for installing bike racks has been popular among businesses looking to serve customers in new ways, and residents are grateful for reliable and secure places to park their bicycles. Bike racks not only encourage bicycle commuting, but when they are placed at neighborhood businesses, they also encourage cyclists to stop and shop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City\u2019s Bike Rack Program started in 2009 and since that time more than 400 bike racks have been installed throughout the community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a9f877a5f35d2b5924d86297a206b154' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a9f877a5f35d2b5924d86297a206b154' data-image-id=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  Photo taken February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"200\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71710.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71712.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Council President Tom Smith makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a9f877a5f35d2b5924d86297a206b154' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a9f877a5f35d2b5924d86297a206b154' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1693\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85078.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='a9f877a5f35d2b5924d86297a206b154' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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