For both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions (DNC/RNC), a bike sharing program will be made available to delegates, media and representatives. Humana is providing 1000 bikes in partnership with Bikes Belong, a biking advocacy coalition. While, sadly, the bikes will be available only from 7 am to 7 pm (perhaps to reduce drunken bike riding?), this will be an opportunity for politicians, staff, and others to learn about the value and strength of urban bike programs to provide (essentially) free bicycles for use within their urban area. These are having great success in Europe (such as in Paris.
For the conventions, pre-registration is recommended, but not required.