How does the UW get away with banning mo"peds" from bike racks? This is a perennial problem in the rest of the city, but people generally say they can't do anything until the obsolete law that permits mo"peds" in bike racks is finally repealed. "No nation can preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." --James Madison, April 20, 1795
>>> Dar Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/27/2007 1:34 PM >>> The West Campus Utility Project is a pain for everyone involved, for sure. The thought is that, by doing this now...it will mean that these roads won't need to be torn up again for 10-15 years...instead of pretty much every year...for utility maintenance. At every step a good deal of thought is being given to traffic diversion plans and the impacts on bikes/peds. People are thinking about it and trying their best to make it work as well as possible. Which isn't to say that things go perfectly at all times. Transportation Services is currently doing a bicycle parking needs study...and also updating all of the bike racks on campus to "duck bill" or "u" racks...getting rid of the angle and fence racks (this is the case for the racks that TS controls only...Housing has its own racks) UWHC isn't probably who you should contact about parking violations...Transportation Services Field Services is. Actually, they've been checking on moped parking on a weekly basis...and the reports in general have been good. There is 95% compliance with the new moped parking permit after only a year. The problems at the Hospital are probably due to the confusion over the construction. I assure you that UW Trans Services is committed to getting mopeds away from bike parking racks...but enforcement is by its nature a hit or miss thing. I'll pass your comments on to Field Services. -Dar -Snip- Just a few general comments from a regular bike commuter to UW Hospital... o While the construction and utility works have made the area a _mess_ to get around, I'm much happier biking than I am driving. I have a parking pass for those bad weather days or when I have to head out to clinics longer distances than I can reasonably bike in the time allotted -- trying to leave Lot 60 at "rush hour" due to all the construction took me 20 minutes. It was a surprise, since it isn't usually a problem when I'm biking... o The bike racks have been highly congested, particularly the few convenient covered bike parking areas. This is thankfully starting to ease with some new racks being added in other areas. I hope it continues to improve. It would be nice if UW parking enforcement actually did something about the mopeds/scooters/motorcycles parking in bike areas, but even after numerous notifications to UWHC security, it's still happening. I will say that the UW bike/ped coordinator has been very responsive to my e-mail suggestions and queries -- if only he had more power and money to implement things he'd like to do. o I'm very glad that University Bay Drive between the FUS Meeting House and University has finally been resurfaced. Riding down that pothole-strewn hill was not pleasant. o What are people's thoughts about intersections where cyclists/ pedestrians have to press a button to get a "walk" signal? I've never minded them as a pedestrian, but as a cyclist, they're a bit awkward to get to and seem semi-pointless -- a walk signal ought to come up in every light cycle. The two points I'm thinking of (at the University Ave/Campus Drive split at the east end and the Wingra Creek Path where it crosses the Fish Hatchery Road) don't have turn signals for cars tied to those, so it seems unnecessary. Thanks! Peace and Prosperity, Dipesh Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.
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