Bike parking at grocery and convenience stores in Chicago

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Name	Location	Quantity	Provided by	Quality	Distance*	Links
Aldi	1739 W Cermak	0	NA	NA	NA
Aldi	1767 N Milwaukee	0	NA	NA	NA	Link 1
Aldi	4500 N Broadway	4 (unc.)	Store	Good (narrow wave racks)	20
CVS	3101 N Clark	0	NA	NA	NA	Link 1
Dill Pickle Food Coop	3039 W Fullerton	4	City	Good (u-racks)	15	Official website
Dominick's	3145 S Ashland	0	NA	NA	NA
Dominick's	1320 S Canal	4	Store	Poor (grill rack)	30
Dominick's	1 N Halsted	6	City	Good (u-racks)	Varies, 20-30
Dominick's	2021 W Chicago	6	City	Good (u-racks)	20
Jewel	370 N Desplaines	4	Store	Poor (grill rack)	15	Photo 1
Jewel	1220 S Ashland	4	Store	Poor (grill rack)	20
Jewel	1224 S Wabash	4	Store	Poor (grill rack)	40
Jewel	1341 N Paulina	0	NA	NA	NA
Jewel	3531 N Broadway	8	City: 6 Store: 2	Good (city u-rack) Poor (grill rack)	City: 50 Store: 15
Jewel	3630 N Southport	20	Store	Good (u-rack)	Varies, 20-50
Target	1154 S Clark	8	Store	Good (bollard rack)	35
Target	1940 W 33rd St	8	Store	Good (bollard rack)	35
Target	2656 N Elston	8	Store	Good (bollard rack)	30
Trader Joe's	1840 N Clybourn	2	Store	Poor (grill rack)	?	Link 1
Walgreens	3046 N Halsted	1	Store	Poor (grill rack)	?	Link 1
Whole Foods	1550 N Kingsbury	27 spaces (deb.)	Store	Good (narrow wave racks) Poor (grill racks)	50	Link 1
Whole Foods	1101 S Canal	50 (unc.)	Store	Great (sheltered, narrow wave racks)	<50, has stairs
Jewel	3570 N Elston Ave	6	Strip mall developer	Great (quality u-racks)	<25 feet

Rating and Quantity

Great - Has a non-grill rack (or other wheel bender) and sheltered makes it great.
Good - Has a non-grill rack (or other wheel bender)
Poor - Presence of grill rack or other wheel bender style will immediately give poor quality rating. Grill racks are weak and inefficient use of space.
Quantity - Indicates the number of bike parking spaces. If City-provided, there's an officially recognized number per rack.

Chain stores that sell fresh produce or other kitchen essentials like eggs and milk.

Target is scoring exceptionally well. Target should receive bonus points for putting their bike parking near the store entrance.

Whole Foods should be noted because it provides more spaces at one store than all other companies' aggregated totals.

Aldi's not doing too well.

The quality of the rack should be judged by 1) its ability to lock at least one wheel on the bike and its frame; 2) the security it provides.

Grill rack - Round tube (no security); only bolted enough to prevent from sliding around.
Bollard rack - Round tubes (usually solid, though); bolt type and method varies.
City-installed U-rack - These are bolted to the ground with mushroom head spikes. They are drilled almost 4 inches into concrete; the only way to remove them is to sever their heads (all 6-8 of them).
Wave rack
- Narrow - The distance between vertical tubes is narrow, making it difficult to lock one's bike when a bike is already locked here
- City-installed - The distance between vertical tubes is wide, making it easy to lock one's bike when a bike is already locked here
  - A3 - 4 spaces, 2 humps.
  - A5 - 6 spaces, 3 humps.