Twin Cities Bike Parking Review

The seemingly impossible to earn A++

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Fuck ICE

A bike rack with a university of Minnesota m on it

Bike parking review: Huntington bank stadium for Gopher Football

It’s a B

Nice racks overall. The racks on the ends incorporate the university logo without sacrificing their purpose

Minus points since large sports events should have secure bike corrals

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I actually gasped when I opened this. These are beautiful.

Treble clef bike racks with a bike on the far rack.

Bike Parking Review: MN Orchestra

The treble clef bike racks are an A+ in my book. They fit perfectly with the location, there are a handful of them, and there are plenty of places on each rack to lock, making them usable with any bike.

🎼🚲

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Two bikes awkwardly locked to a green rack full of hanging diamond-shaped locking spots. It’s located at the front door of a Menards where the sun is shining on the wide concrete sidewalk.

Menards Saint Paul: C+

When you need some weather stripping and an intimate piano performance, you get front door parking under an overhang in case of precipitation. The utility, on the other hand, I don’t know what to call this. Hope for an open end spot.

It looks like they’d be eligible for a city rack too!

Review: Caydence Records & Coffee, Payne Avenue, St. Paul.

D

How hipster is this shop; yet the best parking for your custom fixie is a gas meter out of sight of the cafe windows? (There’s also a parking sign around the corner, so close room for three bikes total.)

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A bike rack that says read

Bike Parking Review at Open Book/Milkweed: A

There are four custom locks with multiple spots to lock to. Design fits the space (the other locks say write, create, and explore)

*i walked here so I don’t have a bike to lock

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I’ll try that next time!

A light blue/gray e-bike with a crate strapped to the back, parked at a rack in front of a brick library on a sunny day.

(A second opinion rating! Because there are no rules here.) Merriam Park Library: C+

The racks are about 3 inches too close to the brick wall and I always have to lift my bike into position, which is a struggle with a heavier e-bike. But I love their books and roll-by drop off 📚

Blue bike locked to red n bike rack. There are four racks in the row and another row a little ways off

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Urban Growler, St. Paul.
B+
Plenty of well spaced n-racks. Could be more. Could have non-weedy plants below.

We have to get the word out about all this bike parking - you don’t need to come in your #Cybertruck!

A green bike rack with a circular space to lock to, inside the circle is a t with vines around it. A bike is locked to the lock

Tangletown: A

A solid rack that’s easy to lock to. I like that it doesn’t just say tangletown. You’re gonna have to figure it out by the T and the tangles. There are plenty of racks to use at Diamond Lake and Nicollet

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I love this, it’s adorable!

A highland park bike rack with highland tower on it

Highland Park: A+

Great design with a local landmark, plenty of places to lock with whatever kind of lock you use, and it’s angled so even a cargo bike won’t be blocking the sidewalk

10/10 no notes

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This seems like the kind of event the @tcbikeparking.bsky.social community should know about. I’ll be there.

A single bike parked at a row of horseshoe shaped racks at the entrance to a Lunds & Byerlys grocery store.

Lunds & Byerly’s Ford Pkwy: A-

Good space and utility for all bike types, at the front door, never at capacity. But I feel like they could have easily placed these inside the parking garage for more security and weather protection.

🫨

A bike rack shaped like a bike next to a singe that says Nokomis cycle

Nokomis Cycle: A-

It’s a nice rack and the design is fun because when I see the bike rack shaped like a bike and the sign that says Nokomis cycle I know that I am at a bike shop

A- because the design includes a few spots that would be dangerous to lock to

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Two bikes locked to a heavy duty metal rack on a brand new concrete pad.

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Bakken Museum bike racks, South Side.

A-, functional, solid bike racks with enough space for cargo bikes! Gap between sidewalk and bike rack concrete is a little exciting with a heavy cargo bikes.

Museum staff say there are more racks in the parking lot.

Laura’s Radrunner is locked up to a bike parking spot made from an old car door

Functionality isn’t great, but this bike parking outside Modern Times is among my fav bc I like the visual (cars put in their place as decorative bike parking).

B- overall

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What on earth…

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Pure Lowry Apartments: D-

Even if I wanted to lift up my cargo bike to lock up there, the platform isn't wide enough for it to fit.

Heck yeah, work’n smart!

Blue longtail cargo bike in a hardware store with 10’ of PVC strapped on.

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Grainger #499 on Plato Blvd in St Paul. B-? A+?

You can lock to the handicap signs outside and feel quite secure about it (B-) or you can roll right in through the automatic door for easy loading, and no one will bat an eye (A+).

A bike locked to a rack in front of a brick building that says hamburgesas on it

Hamburgesas El Gordo
Standish/Ericson Bike Racks: B

Fine rack, boring design. They serve their purpose but the design doesn’t do much for me. I like the bird I guess. There are a handful of these at 42nd and Cedar.

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Lito’s Burritos/Souptown Bike Racks: B

They do the job but they don’t really stand out among the funky custom racks. Easy to lock to with any kind of lock and there are plenty of racks in the area.

I can’t wait for this place to open 🌯Break the curse!

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Bryant Lake Bowl: A

Super cool bike rack! You can lock to either the pins or the bowling ball. It’s right outside the window and patio so you can keep eyes on your bike while you eat. The only negative would be space, the one bike here takes up most of one side of the rack.

Bike rack art!

My bicycle locked to a tall piece of art that is made of some sort of thick wire or rebar. The day is overcast and gray, with an industrial building in the background.

Saint Paul License Bureau- Transfer Rd. (F) I couldn’t even find a gas meter so I had to disrespect this piece of art. There are parking signs you could use if you love risk. But this is the fastest service you’ll ever find!

An analog and electronic bike locked to separate “lower-case-n” style bike fixtures.

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Merriam Park Public Library (SPPL). Grade: A. Separated from the street, space for bikes on either side of your own, enough of it, well trafficked. I’m even tempted to give it a “+” for the e-bait-bike that’s locked by cable, but that feels cruel.

It’s such a bad setup I didn’t even like driving a car in that lot when Lunds was open. I hate to see an empty building, but you’re right, it feels a lot safer now.