Riding a bicycle to Downtown Bowling Green businesses is now easier and safer with the installation of more bike racks.
Over the past year, city staff completed an inventory of the number and placement of bike racks in and around the downtown area. The staff then worked with the Bicycle Safety Commission members to identify gaps where additional bike parking could be added throughout the downtown area.
The announcement of free parking and the removal of the parking kiosks also provided additional space to install bike racks and encourage biking to local shops and restaurants.
In the fall of 2020, the Bowling Green Community Foundation awarded the Bicycle Safety Commission a grant of $1,200 to partially fund additional bicycle racks in Downtown BG.
The Bicycle Safety Commission used the grant and their budget to purchase the additional racks and the BG Public Works Department has been installing them over the past month. Four of the seven new racks have been added so far. As weather permits, the remaining racks will be installed, bringing the total number of bike racks in the Downtown area to more than 30.
