Financially supported by the AARP Community Challenge Flagship Grant
Every bike rack is a welcome mat.
Bikes Mean Business
We're bringing bike parking to businesses along the San Pedro Main Street corridor – because the easier it is to stop, the easier it is to shop.
A bike rack out front is a customer at your door.
People who bike don't drive past — they stop.
But they only stop where they can safely park. A bike rack is a small, inexpensive piece of infrastructure that does something powerful: it invites someone in. Bikes Mean Business puts that welcome where it counts, along the San Pedro Main Street corridor.
Bikes Mean Business is a program of the Revitalize San Pedro Partnership, a Main Street America–accredited nonprofit working to make the San Pedro Main Street corridor safer, more welcoming, and more economically resilient. Placing bike parking is one part of our broader work across physical improvements, business support, and placemaking on the corridor.
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National technical assistance provided by the League of American Bicyclists
Local technical assistance provided by BikeABQ
Why Bike Parking Works
The research is clear.
Good for Business
Riders who can park are riders who stop, shop, and come back. Racks turn passing traffic into paying customers.
Good for the Corridor
More reasons to slow down and stay make San Pedro a destination — not a drive-through.
Good for Everyone
Safe, welcoming places to park mean more people, of every age, can get to local businesses however they roll.
Return on Investment
Madison, WI recorded a 3% increase in sales-tax revenue in areas where new bike racks were installed. Source: ChangeLab Solutions
Returning Customers Spend More
People who bike or walk to a commercial district tend to spend more per month than people who drive, because a shorter, easier trip means more frequent visits. Source: Studies in New York City, Toronto & Portland (Clifton/PSU; Clean Air Partnership; Bloomberg)
Your curb, working harder
Converting a single car parking space to bike parking can raise retail revenue by as much as 78% — roughly ten bikes fit where one car parks. League of American Bicyclists, "Bicycling Benefits Business" (2021), Raje & Saffrey (2016); University of Melbourne
Better streets, steady sales
Studies of commercial corridors find bike improvements have a positive or neutral effect on local sales and employment — one Minneapolis corridor saw food sales climb 52%. Source: PSU / PeopleForBikes National Street Improvements Study
Request a Bike Rack for Your Business
Adding bike parking is one of the simplest ways to invite more customers to your door — and RSPP makes it easy. We coordinate siting, placement, and installation along the corridor.