Bicycle Parking

The Chicago campus bike room offers secure parking for an annual fee of $25. The new bike room can accommodate 68 bikes and is located in the Erie-Ontario Parking Garage (D-LOT), located at 321 E. Erie. The bike room is locked and an authorized WildCARD is required to access it.

Parking Privileges

Northwestern University faculty, staff, students and medical residents are eligible to store a bike during the workday (5 am to midnight) on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If capacity exists to allow the public to use the bike room, Northwestern University may allow the public to use the bike room at its sole discretion.

How to Enroll

  1. Complete the Bicycle Parking Agreement (pdf).
  2. Bring the agreement to the University Services Chicago Office. The office, located at Room 100 Abbott Hall, is open 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
  3. Northwestern will grant enrollment if possible. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to students. Upon acceptance, the user will be given access to the bike room.

Bike Owner Responsibilities

Although the bike room has a locked outside door accessible via key card, the bike owner is responsible for keeping his/her bike locked when placed in the bike room. All bicycles and accessories placed in the bike room shall be placed there at the bike owner's sole risk.

The user agrees to leave the room in the same condition as it was found. The bike room is not to be used for any other use outside of storing your own bike.