Quick Links for Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Park Hill Bike Depot?
Where is the Bike Depot located and when is it open?
How can I earn a bike?
How do I donate a bike?
How do I buy a bike rack?
What are some ways that I can support The Park Hill Bike Depot?
What is the mission of The Park Hill Bike Depot?
What is Park Hill Thriving Communities?
What is LiveWell Colorado?
What is The Park Hill Bike Depot?
The Park Hill Bike Depot is a community-based project which aims to equitably increase active living opportunities that contribute to the overall improvement of individual and community health. Residents of Park Hill and surrounding neighborhoods can earn a used bike, become skilled at repairing bikes, take a bike safety class, or participate in a variety of wellness programs.
Park Hill Thriving Communities, a LiveWell Colorado initiative, partnered with Recycle Bicycles, the Denver City Bike Planner, local business representatives, Denver Parks and Recreation, and Park Hill residents to build and staff the Park Hill Bike Depot.
Where is the Bike Depot located and when is it open?
2825 Fairfax Street
Denver, Colorado 80207
Wednesdays from 4 to 7 pm
Fridays from 3 to 7 pm
Saturdays from 11 am to 5 pm
How can I earn a bike?
Area residents of all ages, abilities, and incomes can earn a bike by completing several activities including the following:
- Attend a bike safety program
- Attend a "build-a-bike" program and retain ownership of a bike
- Complete community service (such as remove graffiti or pick up litter) to improve the Park Hill Environment (coming soon)
How do I donate a bike?
Bikes (or related equiment) can be dropped off at the Bike Depot during open hours, and to these locations:
- Any Bicycle Village: Havana & Yale, Crestline & Wadsworth, 92nd & Wadsworth;
- Broadway & Mexico Self-Storage;
- Arapahoe & Holly Self-Storage;
- and of course the Bike Depot during open hours.
How do I buy a bike rack?
When you order a bike rack from DERO Bike Rack Manufacturing, 25 percent of the purchase will be donated to the Park Hill Bike Depot. Call DERO at 1-877-833-1467 and make sure to mention the Bike Depot or Park Hill Thriving Communities.
What are some ways that I can support The Park Hill Bike Depot?
You can donate time, money or materials to support the Bike Depot. For more information about specific ways to volunteer, click here.
What is the mission of The Park Hill Bike Depot?
The mission of the Park Hill Bike Depot is to increase equal opportunities for active living, improve individual and community health, increase access to bicycles and build Park Hill as a bike friendly and safe environment while influencing policies to support biking and active living.
What is Park Hill Thriving Communities?
Park Hill Thriving Communities is a LiveWell Colorado community with a mission to eliminate health disparities in Park Hill via equal access to healthy eating and equal opportunities to active living. The project’s framework includes programs to support individual behavior change and environmental and policy change for long-term, sustainable changes. The project is coordinated through the City and County of Denver, Department of Environmental Health, Denver Healthy People Program.
What is LiveWell Colorado?
LiveWell Colorado is a statewide initiative aimed at reducing overweight and obesity rates and related chronic diseases in Colorado. A partnership among foundations, health care organizations, non-profit organizations and state and local public health agencies, LiveWell Colorado works with communities to promote healthy eating and active living through policies, programs and environmental changes. Sponsored by The Colorado Health Foundation, CDPHE and Kaiser Permanente, this collaborative initiative focuses on comprehensive community approaches to healthy lifestyles, while reducing duplicative fundraising, administration and evaluation efforts throughout the state.
