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 < bikies@lists.danenet.org> 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 < > bikies@lists.danenet.org> 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 <bikies-boun...@lists.danenet.org> On Behalf Of Mendota >> Hills via Bikies >> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 9:24 AM >> To: Bikies <bikies@lists.danenet.org> >> 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 >> Bikies@lists.danenet.org >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> Bikies@lists.danenet.org >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > Bikies@lists.danenet.org > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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