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BICAS Awards and Recognition

  • 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2000, 1997, 1996: We have won Best of Tucson awards or Runner-Up, whether for Best Bike Shop, Best Biking Group/Community, or another category.
  • April 2010: Bicycle Advocate of the Year Award Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee (TPCBAC), also known simply as the BAC, has chosen BICAS as this year’s recipient of its Bicycle Advocate of the Year Award. According to the BAC’s chair, Brian Beck, “the Bicycling Advocate of the Year Award will be presented to an individual, organization or agency that has worked diligently and effectively over the past year (or years) to promote bicycling as a means of transportation and/or recreation in Eastern Pima County.” More info…
  • May 2006: The Meyer and Libby Marmis Humanitarian Award, from the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, to honor our significant and lasting contributions in the fields of human welfare and social reform on behalf of the people of Southern Arizona. More info…
  • 2001: Governor’s Arts Award, presented through the Arizona Commission on the Arts.More info…

Facts and Figures

  • For 34 years BICAS has been serving Central Tucson and surrounding communities.
  • In 2017 BICAS purchased a new home with the support of the community and moved our shop to it’s current location, 2001 N. 7th Ave.
  • Over 10,000 customers served in our community bike shop each year.
  • 42 bikes were earned through our Earn-a-Bike Program in 2022.
  • 124 individuals, including 37 youth, completed 321 hours of community service at BICAS in 2022.
  • 1376 hours of work-trade were traded for bicycles and services in 2022.
  • 255 youth used our programs in 2022.
  • BICAS currently employs 20 people.
  • We are one of the oldest community bike projects, still in existence, in the United States. Boston’s Bikes Not Bombs and New York’s Time’s Up started working on domestic projects in the late 1980s, and BICAS (at the time called Bootstraps) started bicycle projects in Tucson in 1989.

Did you know?

  • We provide affordable transportation options and resources for everyone.
  • BICAS is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
  • Youth can develop skills and training through our Earn-A-Bike Program and work trade and community service opportunities. In 2017 we re-launched our Youth Earn-A-Bike and Youth Drop-in Programs to increase opportunities to youth!
  • We have collaborated with a diverse group of community organizations such as: El Grupo, City High School, Davis Elementary, ACE Charter, Los Amigos, John Valenzuela Youth Center, EON Youth/SAAF, Khalsa Middle School, Iron Horse Neighborhood, Dunbar Spring Community Garden, All Souls Procession, Parade of Lights, Ghost Bike Project, Tucson Homeless Connect, etc.
  • BICAS is known as a leader among community bicycle organizations, both nationally and internationally.