Parking for bicycles is going to be temporarily removed Friday Morning along State Street: http://www.channel3000.com/news/14418704/detail.html I am disappointed in the city's message so far on this subject. Bicyclists are still going to park in the area, and it would be very helpful for the city to make sure the word gets out in the media about where to find alternate parking during Freakfest. Also the MPD property room guy is giving the impression that it will be impossible to recover your bike if it is removed from State Street on Friday morning - this is contrary to state law which requires the police to make a reasonable effort to return property. Madison is supposed to be a bike friendly City and to me that means in situations like this, bicyclists are given as much information as possible to help then deal with the situation. So far, it appears that the city is simply treating bicyclists like cattle that have strayed into the wrong field. The Pre-freakfest bicycle parking removal has been going on for a number of years, so I am really surprised at how poorly this seems to have been handled so far. Here is what I expect. I hope these are already on the list and in progress: * Identify and prepare alternate bicycle parking locations. * Affix warning notices to bicycles parked on state street 48 hours in advance of the removal (they should be there now!) * Make sure to include alternate bike parking information on the warning notices affixed to bicycles on state street. * Make sure to include bicycle recovery information on the warning notices affixed to bicycles on state street. * Provide some temporary signage to inform bicyclists trying to park on state street about the location of the alternate parking. * Put out a city press release on bike parking during freakfest which includes the information about alternate bicycle parking and bicycle recovery. Make sure to communicate this to local news media. * Coordinate with MPD on the city press release.
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