Count me in as someone who just leaves my heavy u-lock at work. I'm not reserving a space, I'm just leaving it somewhere where it won't walk off.
No one seems to pay any attention to my u-lock because they often park in the spot where I have left it. I don't mind at all if they do. Sonia On Mon, Jun 18, 2018, 1:57 PM Robbie via Bikies <[email protected]> wrote: > I also want to point out that ULI has been great about welcoming the > public to park in their covered and security-camera watched racks at Block > 89. > > When I worked downtown and thought it was going to rain, or was raining, I > usually parked there. > > They also had some interesting tests with Saris with different types of > racks - style, finish, position, etc - to see which ones people liked best. > Conclusion? People like the racks closest to the door or stairs. I.e. > convenience trumps all else. > > Robbie Webber > State Smart Transportation Initiative > www.ssti.us > 608-263-9984 (office) > 608-225-0002 (cell) > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018, 9:36 AM Harald Kliems via Bikies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Funny, I would've never even thought about not locking my bike to a rack >> just because there was a lock attached to it. As Chuck said, people don't >> want to haul around their locks, and so leaving them attached to a rack >> seems like a good solution that doesn't inconvenience anyone. >> >> Harald. >> >> PS Kudos to ULI to getting bike parking in their buildings. The quality >> and number of racks in their buildings, as well as their responsiveness to >> concerns, seems above average. >> >> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 9:29 AM Chuck Strawser via Bikies < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Maybe cyclists are trying to "reserve" a bike parking space with their >>> lock. >>> Or maybe they just don't want to carry a heavy lock back and forth every >>> day when they always park in the same place. If block 89 provided a place >>> to leave U locks (that doesn't take up a bike parking space), that might >>> alleviate the latter, if not the former. Like this: >>> https://www.dero.com/product/lock-dock/ >>> >>> Chuck Strawser >>> Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner >>> Commuter Solutions >>> UW-Madison Transportation Services >>> >>> Visit our University Bicycle Resource Center at Helen C White: >>> http://transportation.wisc.edu/transportation/bike_annex.aspx >>> >>> How are we doing? Take our customer satisfaction survey at : >>> https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9ueiD7rE9bS60Tz >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Bikies <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mendota >>> Hills via Bikies >>> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 9:24 AM >>> To: Bikies <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Bikies] Block 89 abandoned bikes/locks >>> >>> Heads up for anyone who parks his/her bike in Block 89 but might not >>> always bike out at the end of the day. (As for the mention of locks without >>> bikes, there might be a special place in Hell reserved for the >>> self-entitled morons who presume to "reserve" a prime spot by placing a >>> lock on it.): >>> >>> >>> - - - - - >>> >>> Hello Block 89 Tenants – >>> >>> Many folks enjoy biking to work! ULI is pleased to provided bike racks >>> and a maintenance station on level P1 of the parking ramp. >>> >>> Several bike commuters have provided feedback to our office about the >>> presence of several abandoned bicycles and locks on the racks. We will be >>> tagging these bicycles and locks tonight asking for them to be removed. If >>> we do not hear from the owners of the abandoned items we will remove them >>> to make more room for our active bikers. >>> >>> - - - - - >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bikies mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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