Caltrain App Free Bike Registration In Redwood City

REDWOOD CITY, CA — If you love your bike, Caltrain and San Mateo County Sheriff’s urges you to protect it by registering it with Project 529.

This app-based system allows bike owners to input identifying information about their bikes before and after a theft occurs.

The sheriff’s department, which contracts with Caltrain to serve as the agency’s Transit Police unit, has access to the Project 529 database for both Caltrain and several other bike communities already registered with the program.

Caltrain is hosting a free bike registration day at the Redwood City Caltrain Station on Aug. 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Caltrain riders who use a bicycle are encouraged to take advantage of this service to help locate a bicycle in case it's stolen. In addition to the digital registry, the program offers shield stickers to deter a thief from stealing it in the first place.

The first 500 people to register their bike will receive a free shield sticker.

"On Caltrain, Transit Police frequently locate and recover bikes, however enforcement becomes challenging in the absence of registration information to verify ownership," Lt. Victoria O’Brien said. “This partnership with Project 529 adds an additional layer of security for Caltrain riders who use a bicycle.”

Downloading the app may be done by visiting www.Project529.com/Caltrain.

Caltrain provides commuter rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited commute service to Gilroy. The railroad has been running for 155 years.