The issue for me has never been the presence of a lock, but a lock positioned so that a rack space cannot be used by anyone else. At the DNR bike racks, the state property managers removed several such very inconsiderately-placed locks at my and other's requests.
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Re: Block 89 abandoned bikes/locks (Sonia Dubielzig Haeckel) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:33:17 -0400 > From: Sonia Dubielzig Haeckel <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: Harald Kliems <[email protected]>, Robbie <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Block 89 abandoned bikes/locks > Message-ID: > <CAA_bhmMkQ-QSeNkW21+WR9LUZxZ35dYPcJf_ > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > 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. 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