I hate to get everybody all riled up, but I think things may have gone from bad to worse. Last night I was walking down State Street and a major operation was underway to remove these snow banks. There were bikes parked in the bike racks that had been buried by plowed snow. Apparently the mission was to clear this snow. As part of this mission, these bikes were repeatedly rammed with angry bobcats. I haven't been on State St. today, but chances are the bike racks may be clear, but the bikes that were there are now mangled. At least, between Gorham and Johnson. I'm not sure what other blocks this project might have included.
On Dec 17, 2007 3:29 PM, Paul T. O'Leary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From what I can tell, the bike racks are being used as structural > reinforcement for the snowbanks, their regular spine-like layout providing a > sketetal structure to keep the snowbanks from collapsing back into the > streets. I forgot to look when I was at the Library on Saturday, but I > remember last year, the Overture Center plowed their sidewalks, in many > places considerably beyond what was needed (wider than a typical 5-foot-wide > residential sidewalk), and used the rack on W. Mifflin St as a place to dump > the snow. > > >From a cursory look at the racks on the square, they're mostly useless. I > saw one with a mtn. bike sorta laid on top of it, with just enough duckbill > sticking out of the snow to get a cable through. If you have a U-lock, U > outta luck. > > ---- Matt Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone besides me noticed how poorly the State Street bike racks > > have been maintained through the last few snow storms? As I tried to > > park my bike at the BFW listening session, I noticed the UW racks were > > absolutely abysmal in terms of how well they have been maintained this > > winter. How is the rest of Madison doing? > > --------------- > Paul T. O'Leary > Chronic Nuisance > Madison, WI USA > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > -- Robert F. Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.nagel-law.com 634 W. Main St., #201 Madison, WI 53703 608-255-1501 608-255-1504 fax
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