The Bike Access to Office Buildings Law requires commercial buildings with freight elevators to accommodate their tenants' requests to bring bikes into the building. The tenants must be able to store the bicycles safely within their own rented office space.

If you rent space in a commercial office building, you can ask the building owner to allow your employees to bring bikes into your office by elevator. The building owner or manager must respond with either a Bicycle Access Plan or an Exception Request within 30 days of receiving your request.

Get bike access information and request forms.

Download the Bike Access fact sheet.

You can report commercial office buildings not complying with the law.

Individuals or employees who wish to bring bicycles into their workplace should ask their employers to request bicycle access from the building owner. Employers (tenants or subtenants) who request bicycle access are responsible for providing appropriate areas within their leased space to store bicycles.

Individuals or employees of businesses in office buildings may not file requests for bicycle access for themselves. Requests must be filed by the tenant, subtenant, leaseholder, or an authorized representative of the leaseholder.

Upon receiving the tenant's request, building owners have 30 days to implement a Bicycle Access Plan and 15 days to file an Exception Request. After implementing a Bicycle Access Plan, the building owner has 5 days to post the Plan or notice of its availability in the building's lobby. After receiving a letter approving their Exception Request, the building owner has 5 days to post the Letter of Exception or notice of its availability in the building's lobby.

Either employees (individuals) or employers (tenants or subtenants) may file reports regarding a building owner's non-compliance with bicycle access regulations.

Commercial buildings with freight elevators are required to post a Bicycle Access Plan or a notice about the plan's availability. You can report a commercial building that doesn't post this information in its lobby.

Commercial buildings with freight elevators are required to post either a Bicycle Access Plan or a Letter of Exception. You can report a commercial building that doesn't post a Letter of Exception in its lobby.

Commercial buildings with freight elevators are required to post either a Bicycle Access Plan or a Letter of Exception. You can report a commercial building that is not complying with its posted Bicycle Access Plan.

Commercial buildings with freight elevators are required to post either a Bicycle Access Plan or a Letter of Exception. You can report a commercial building that is not complying with its Letter of Exception.

If you rent space in a commercial office building with a freight elevator, you may ask the building owner or manager to allow your employees to bring bikes into your rented space. 

The building owner or manager must respond with either a Bicycle Access Plan or an Exception Request within 30 days of receiving your request. 

You can report the building owner or manager if they fail to respond to your request.

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