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529 Garage Surpasses 1 Million Bikes

529 Garage surpasses one million searchable bicycles worldwide

World’s largest bike database program spreading throughout North America, transforming the way police fight bike theft SEATTLE, WA, July 24, 2019 – 529 Garage has surpassed one million searchable bicycles worldwide, locking in its status as the world’s largest bike registration program. More than 1,400 law enforcement, city, university and bike shop partners have now signed on throughout North America,… Read more →

Reflections on our 3 year pilot to reduce bike theft in Vancouver

3 years ago I visited Vancouver to kick off Bike to Work Week. We announced a 3 year pilot in cooperation with the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Police Foundation to address the region’s growing bike theft epidemic. Constable Rob Brunt, a veteran of the VPD was assigned the task to investigate what could be done and reached out to… Read more →

529 Garage Helps the City of Vancouver Cut Bike Theft

529 Garage Helps the City of Vancouver Cut Bike Theft by 35%  Over 800 fewer bikes reported stolen and more than 200 bikes returned in the last 12 months in Vancouver effort Vancouver, BC – May 29, 2017 – Kicking off Bike to Work Week today, Project 529 issued results from their focused attack on the bike theft epidemic in Vancouver.… Read more →

Our Next Step in Attacking Bike Theft

Today we’re announcing the merger of the largest and longest running online bike registry on the Internet — the National Bike Registry —with our modern bicycle registration, reporting and recovery platform, the 529 Garage. The merger of these two systems creates the largest and most advanced anti-theft bike service in North America. Combining forces to protect bikes across North AmericaThe journey started 4… Read more →

Project 529™ Acquires National Bike Registry

National Bike Registry and 529 Garage have joined forces to fight bike theft, creating the largest and most advanced bike registry in North America. January 31, 2017. Today, Project 529 announced the acquisition and integration of the National Bike Registry with its 529 Garage™ anti-theft bicycle service. The merger provides law enforcement, universities, cyclists and independent bicycle dealers tools to… Read more →

Bike Theft in Portland – a Preliminary Bike Security Report Card

Join into any bike theft debate and you’ll likely hear, “If everyone just used a U-lock, bike theft would all but vanish.”  True, many of the reports we get and discussions with our partners suggest that cable locks are the #1 choice for thieves. However, there’s a real lack of research and data around how cyclists generally are actually locking their bikes – most data comes… Read more →

Thoughts on “One Bike Registry” in the War on Bike Theft

I was a panel participant at Bike Portland’s Bike Theft Summit last night at Velo Cult… a solid turnout and the energy was positive and collaborative – great people and great thoughts. I wanted to take a minute to address a topic that came up a couple of times in discussion – namely, “Why isn’t there just one bike registry?” It was… Read more →

How We Got Over 50,000 Signatures on our First Petition Ever

It’s no surprise that bike thieves have learned that one of the most effective ways to turn stolen property into cash is through online marketplaces. The stories of cyclists finding their stolen bikes on Craigslist and eBay can be found in news sites and blogs all over the Internet. Wanting to make a difference, our whole team set out to rally fellow cyclists… Read more →