May is National Bike Month
The City of Santa Barbara Downtown Parking and Bikestation is having the Grand Opening of Bikestation Santa Barbara, May 1st, at the Granada Garage. Cyclists are invited to enjoy a free breakfast and tours of the facility from 7 am to 9 am. A press event will follow at 9 am with speakers, a ribbon cutting ceremony and media tours of the Bikestation.
What is a Bikestation?
Bikestation Santa Barbara is available to members twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Members choose from a number of affordable payment options ranging from a daily entrance fee of $1 to an annual membership fee of $96. To enter the facility, members simply swipe their automated access key located near the front entrance. The facility has over 70 bike racks, which also accommodate personal bike locks for added security. Members have access to a shower, restroom and personal lockers as well as to a work stand, vending machine and basic tools to perform minor bicycle repairs.
Amenities
- Open 24/7
- Round-the-clock bicycle parking access for members
- Free air available on-site
- Shower/Lockers
- Private shower and personal, day-use lockers for members
- Changing Room/Restroom
- A place to change out of your riding clothes
- Basic gear and accessories available for purchase
- Green Bike Program
- Don’t have a bike? Use one of the fleet of shared bikes coming soon to the Bikestation
- Work stand and tools
- Self-repair stand and tools for quick fixes
- Transit and Bicycling Information
- Get maps and information on area bike routes, transit, destinations, clinics and more
For more information about the Bikestation Grand Opening event on May 1st or to tour the facility at another time, please contact Dru van Hengel at 564-5544 or dvanhengel at santabarbaraca.gov
Tags: bicycles, commuting, santa barbara
