Bike parking near Ballston

[StopMeansStop]

Plenty of street signs you can secure your bike

[elcee]

I think Ballston Mall has a bike rack on the Glebe Rd exit, just past the cashier booths. It’s not quite indoors but not quite outside either.

You might want to check whether any of the parking garages have bike racks. The Metro station has racks, but they’re usually full, and also quite exposed.

[eminva]

My bike was stolen three years ago from the racks at the Ballston metro station. It was a mid-range hybrid, nothing fancy. It looked, from the broken locks scattered around that afternoon, that quite a few bikes were liberated that day. Right in front of the taxi stand for the hotel there — so much for witnesses. If you are going to leave it there for an extended time, I would either ride a bike less attractive to thieves or give a lot of thought to your locks.

As another poster said, inside a garage would be great. Is there a parking garage where you are going for training? Might they have a bike cage inside that you could get temporary access to?

Liz

[Arlingtonrider]

I’ve often wished that commercial parking garages also offered secure bike parking. There are certain places where I’d be willing to pay a reasonable amount for that. Maybe someday. . .

[KS1G]

Thanks for the tips.

elcee – I’m going to see what I can find out about that mall parking you mentioned.
eminva – sorry about your bike, and that’s a reason I’m trying to avoid using the metro station. And the place I’m going has no parking, at least for the training classes – they advise metro or use the mall garage.

[americancyclo]

@elcee 8954 wrote:

I think Ballston Mall has a bike rack on the Glebe Rd exit, just past the cashier booths. It’s not quite indoors but not quite outside either.

I thought this too, but I just called and the woman who answered said there were no bike racks. weird
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/dot/traffic/parking/EnvironmentalServicesBallston.aspx

[Tim Kelley]

@americancyclo 9003 wrote:

I thought this too, but I just called and the woman who answered said there were no bike racks. weird
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/dot/traffic/parking/EnvironmentalServicesBallston.aspx

Ballston Mall Bike Racks: Google Street View

[americancyclo]

I was thinking there were some inside the Ballston Public Parking Garage to offer a bit more protection.

[mstone]

I sent a PM with detailed notes, but I’ll say that I’ve seen quite a few racks attached to various buildings in the area. E.g., here’s one that’s under a roof that always seems to have bikes parked in it: http://g.co/maps/7pdhz

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