Bike parking accessible to the public at Federal buildings

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At the HUD building, bike racks outside the building were removed because of a perceived security threat. To address such a decision with actual information, please add to this thread if you have knowledge of a Federal building in the DC area. Specifically can you answer:

Name and location of the building
Are there bike racks on the property that are available to the public?
Are there bike racks on the property that are accessible only to employees or others?

I will compile the results.

Thanks

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[rcannon100]

DHS ICE was doing the same thing for access to the parking garage. If a cyclists applied for access, they forfeited their transit benefits. I have a POC if you need it.

[SerialCarpins]

@CPTJohnC 96797 wrote:

Adding to that: the Cohen Bldg (330 Independence Ave. SW) — VOA and HHS
Bike racks available to the public — Yes – a wheel bender in the street level parking lot, and a few loops on either side of the main entrance (on C St. SW)
Employee only racks: None that I know of.

BTW: to my knowledge, getting a permit to park a bike at HHH does not require being SES, but does require one to completely forfeit one’s Transhare benefit (which is not a very viable option for most of us who metro even occasionally.)

I am a contractor at VOA and I work in the Cohen building. We do have racks in the basement for employees only. IIRC they are a couple wheelbenders stuck in a hallway that’s meant for deliveries. I’m not sure if anyone has ever had problems with their bikes with delivery personal damaging them in any way. Only employees are allowed access, as you have to enter through the underground parking garage and show your badge. On the few occasions I have seen it, there are usually about a half dozen bikes locked up down there.

Also, technically, the racks are located in the service tunnel that runs between Switzer and Cohen, so that employees of both buildings have access to them, so Switzer does have employee only racks underground.

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@rcannon100 96805 wrote:

DHS ICE was doing the same thing for access to the parking garage. If a cyclists applied for access, they forfeited their transit benefits. I have a POC if you need it.

Was?

Did someone show them the light?

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@CPTJohnC 96797 wrote:

BTW: to my knowledge, getting a permit to park a bike at HHH does not require being SES, but does require one to completely forfeit one’s Transhare benefit (which is not a very viable option for most of us who metro even occasionally.)

Good to know–i was offered a pass once while working for a political (Greatest job ever, i had some sweet perks). But for some reason our parking coordinator told me it was unusual for non ses-er, and might not be worth it. I guess thats why!

Apparently the new DHS facility in anacostia either offers you a locker (which assumes you bike in), or transhare. It’s really tough to get a locker, so fiance keeps the locker even though he stopped biking in. Personally I think thats not worth it with how much metro costs, but w/e.

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@SerialCarpins 96819 wrote:

Also, technically, the racks are located in the service tunnel that runs between Switzer and Cohen, so that employees of both buildings have access to them, so Switzer does have employee only racks underground.

THANK YOU! Im moving to switzer in a few months as part of the big HHS consolidation there, so this is super helpful! The HHS facilities people said we didn’t have underground bike parking when I asked, but I guess they just were not being creative…

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