Event Bike Valet Service

• Meets short-term secure parking needs

• Encourages active transportation alternatives to reach events

• Affordably, visibly demonstrates the impact of providing AT infrastructure

• Can be set up fast and efficiently, with lightweight and portable equipment

Event bike valet generally uses lightweight portable racks, portable fencing, and pop-up tents. A bike can even deliver the gear for a small event valet with the right bike or trailer. They can be sponsored by local advocacy groups, staffed with volunteers, and even serve as a fundraiser for a related cause or campaign.

Event valet adjacent to a locality’s cycle networks is particularly successful – these often are the precise locations where limited parking, traffic congestion, and the daily volume of cyclists makes them an instant success. With a bike valet service offering, event hosts needn’t worry about attendees locking their bikes to venue infrastructure like fences and gates, and riders can bring their bikes without worrying about theft. In areas not already well-traveled by cyclists, valet services will find their local governments are especially vital partners – and vice versa. Event valet can be the perfect pilot project to demonstrate the possible scale of mode shift to cycling where infrastructure becomes available - which is why collecting and reporting on the volume of usage is so important. Event valet service can give local active transportation planners the data they need to find champions among local elected officials.