Tolar Manufacturing and BikeConnect Forms Joint Venture to Develop Secure and Covered Bike Parking Products

5/20/2010
The joint venture origins stem from a culmination of needs communicated from transit agencies,
municipal‐oriented governments and college campuses that are grappling with ways to provide a
reasonably priced secure bike parking system while integrating their bicycle programs and manage their
bike assets under a central system.
“This new relationship with the BikeConnect team is a natural portfolio extension for Tolar
Manufacturing. The Bike Hut concept and related soft ware platform is in line with our vision to provide
quality, best‐in‐class street furniture to not only improve a community’s streetscape, but to also
encourage individuals to do what they can to reduce the world’s carbon footprint” commented Gary
Tolar, president of Tolar Manufacturing.
Marketed as “Bike Huts” the covered and secure bike parking systems are made from 100% recyclable
materials and includes wireless communication, solar power, security lighting and video surveillance
options. Each Bike Hut is modular and additional four foot (4’) panels can be added to increase the Bike
Hut size and bicycle parking capacity. Bike Huts have a small footprint for integration into transit hubs,
parking spaces, sidewalks and are BUY American compliant. Tolar’s expansive portfolio and design
capabilities provide clients with the ability to match their existing shelter program.

About Tolar www.tolarmfg.com
Founded in 1991, Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc. designs and fabricates best‐in‐class bus shelters,
street furniture, transit solar illumination solutions, and display structures to Transit Agencies,
Municipalities and Outdoor Advertising Companies across North America. The company operates a
55,000 sq. ft. company owned modern structure in Corona, California, that serves as its corporate
headquarters and manufacturing facility. Its 49 person multi‐disciplined team is responsible for
designing and fabricating quality street furniture for installation in over 400 communities across North
America and for transit districts, government entities and major outdoor advertising companies.

About BikeConnect www.bikeconnect.org
BikeConnect is a centralized management and administration system that takes the headache out of
bike program management and reporting. Whether an organization is managing sustainable mobility
programs or the need to collect data on commuting habits, BikeConnect software and services will help
promote, administer, and measure the impacts of bike programs and initiatives. BikeConnect also
centrally manages an organization’s bike assets all on a GIS platform. Bike Racks, lockers, secure bike
parking, routes, paths, trails, every physical asset can be managed by anyone; there’s no need to rely on
a GIS data programmer. BikeConnect is a web‐based software which means customers and their users
can use it wherever they have Internet access; at work, at home, or via a mobile phone. There are no
CD’s to install, download of any software, or worry about perpetual upgrades.