Would you like a free VIP parking spot at UBalt? It's all yours—just ride a bike to campus!
Biking Bits:
Tips for cycling to campus and around town.
- Using Google Maps is a quick and easy way to get biking directions to anywhere you want to go.
- Always wear a helmet and to lock your bike up when not in use. Follow these smart cycling tips.
- Check out these local bike resources:
Biking to campus benefits you and the planet:
- Save money by not driving: Lose the expenses of gas, parking and insurance every month.
- Avoid being stuck in Baltimore traffic.
- Get into shape and feel healthier.
- Keep the planet healthy.
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Register your Bicycle with UBalt Police
You'll submit relevant information that will be entered into a database. You'll be issued a registration sticker to put on your bike. In case of theft, the information on file may help to recover your property. The UBPD also makes bike locks are available. The UBalt Police are located at the Southeast corner of Mt. Royal and Charles Street.
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UBalt Bicycling Club
The club is not geared toward racing and competition, but coming together for group rides that open to students and typically faculty and staff. It also helps make "Bike to School" day in the spring a success and to advocate for bike friendly practices at the University. To learn more visit the club Facebook page or join through the Center for Student Engagement and Inclusion.
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Bicycle Parking
There is bicycle parking racks available at most of UBalt's major buildings.
Indoor bicycle parking is available at the Maryland Avenue Garage (MAG). UBalt community members living nearby are welcome to keep their bicycles in the MAG if they register them with UBalt police and use them regularly.
Sheltered bicycle parking is available at the Liberal Arts & Policy (LAP) building and at the Learning Commons, facing Gordon Plaza. Most racks are visible to UBalt's security cameras.
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Lockers and Showers
Lockers and showers are available to the UBalt community at the UBalt gym on the 4th floor of the Academic Center and the basement floor of the Angelos Law Center.
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- Maryland Avenue Cycletrack and Downtown Bicycle Network
Recreational Riding
Get off the street grid and ride the trails near UBalt. The 9-mile Jones Falls Trail passes within two blocks of campus. The Gwynns Falls Trail starts in the Inner Harbor and is a 15-mile trail system. TrailLink can help you find places to ride near and far.
- Maryland Avenue Cycletrack and Downtown Bicycle Network
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Baltimore Bicycle Shops
*closest to campus
410.605.0705
1813 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21201Broadway Bicycle Inc. (Fells Point)
410.276.0266
415-417 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231Joe's Bike Shop (Mount Washington)
410.323.2788
5813 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209Joe's Bike Shop (Fells Point)
443.869.3435
723-B S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231Light Street Cycles (Federal Hill)
410.685.2234
1124 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230Race Pace Bicycles (Federal Hill)
410.986.0001
1410 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD 21230