Ride and park bikes with us at events this spring and summer!

2024 Bike Parking updates for volunteers and event organizers.

MTC’s annual Bike To Wherever Days invites you to Pledge to Ride and join the Bay Area Bike Challenge - so we though we’d share some info with you about where to park your bike as you’re out and about during the beautiful spring weather! You can ride and park with us, volunteer at events to get exclusive behind-the-scenes at events, and even apply for a part-time job with our Bike Parking program. More info is below!

Get Involved with SVBC’s Valet Bike Parking Program

All Bike Parking volunteer opportunities can be seen in the Eventbrite collection here. Learn more about our Bike Parking program on our Bike Parking webpage here.

We’re trying something new - all Levi’s events are housed in ONE link - please find all Levi’s Stadium bike parking opportunities here.

Ambassadors: Join our Ambassador training here to learn how to share info about SVBC with bicyclists! All Bike Parking events have Volunteer Ambassador tickets included to recruit these valuable messengers to communicate about SVBC’s mission and goals.

Background on the Bike Parking Program

According to research, concern about bike theft keeps folks in cars and prevents them from riding to events. Our Bike Parking program provides a solution to that problem. We create a designated, monitored area where event attendees drop off their bike for safe-keeping during the event’s duration.

We can fit 10 bikes in one car parking stall, at a fraction of the financial cost. Parking bikes instead of cars creates cleaner, quieter, less congested, and safer surroundings for all event attendees.

Our Bike Parking Program recruits volunteer corral attendants, who get experience in customer service and proactivity, access to top-tier cultural events, and great networking opportunities. Yes - we can approve your service hours!

Our team of Bike Parking Shift Supervisors are paid, part-time employees of SVBC, who manage the day-of corral operations and volunteer tasks. To apply for this position, please see our job application process here.

Event Organizers

If you’d like to host bike parking at your event, here are the basics you need to know. Our intake form is designed to collect all logistic information needed for successful event planning. Please review the intake form here to see what information we will need from you, and contact us for any questions: programs@bikesiliconvalley.org.

Floor space needed: 8 square feet per bike (compared to 325 square feet per car parking) - recommend minimum 20’x20’ of unobstructed and flat gravel, grass, or asphalt surface.
Price: contact us for pricing.
Promo of event’s bike parking service is essential to ensure good bicyclist turnout:
- SVBC promotes all events where we park bikes
- We also provide a square graphic for social media to facilitate your promo of the service
- We request you advertise the bike parking service alongside all information about site access and car parking
- We request you advertise bike parking in your event descriptions and within the event registration process