While I agree piling snow in bike racks and smashing people's personal
property is bad, I had another thought when I saw all the snow covered
bikes on State Street. I was down there last Thursday and there was
several inches of snow on most bikes on the rack I tried to park on,
and only one spot open for me to park. It would have taken several
storms, over a week of snow to put that much snow on those bikes. In a
non-residential area like State Street I would think any bike that has
been sitting there for over a week was abandoned. Shouldn't the city
be getting out there to remove these abandoned bikes so those of us
still riding have someplace to park?
Frank Hassler
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Time has run out. Knowing what we know, we must act, and we must act
now. To do otherwise would be an abdication of our responsibility to
future generations.
-W. Wallace Covington, Director: Ecological Restoration Institute
On Dec 17, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Robert F. Nagel wrote:
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 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?
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Paul T. O'Leary
Chronic Nuisance
Madison, WI USA
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