Bus Bike Racks

Recently, the metro transit system in Council Bluffs and Omaha has added bicycle racks to buses. Council Bluffs joins Ames, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty, the Quad Cities, and the Des Moines DART systems as bus systems with bicycle capacity. The only large urban area transit systems left to add bike racks are Dubuque and Sioux City.

A bus trip can extend the distance of your commute. Imagine you have a trip to work that is about 10 miles. Maybe you don't want to ride the entire distance. You could ride to the transit stop, put your bike on the bus, and continue the trip to work.  You could even enjoy a one-way trip to work by bike and take the bus to get home.

The bus could be your emergency ride home. If you are caught by rain or snow while you are at work, you could take the bus home.  Maybe you have a flat tire. You can use the bus rack to haul yourself and your disabled bike home for repairs.

The bus/bike racks are simple to use. Most of the systems have clear directions written on the racks. The only physical requirement is to lower the rack and lift your bike about two feet up onto the rack.