So, UT-Austin usually at least acts like they are trying to encourage cycling. My building used to have bike racks at all four corners (until construction blocked of one of those corners). Every time I ride to the gym the racks there are full and I'm tempted by the many bikeless meters out front. For some reason I allow this menacing sign to thwart my convenient parking. I'm pretty sure the threat is empty (I've seen a bike out there for the past two weeks), but I was silly enough to put a UT registration sticker on my ride, which I'm now convinced is just a ploy so they can send me a fine if they find my bike somewhere they don't like.
I get why you're not supposed to lock up on a railing, somebody might need to hold it, but what's wrong with me squeezing a little extra use outta this meter. I'm pretty sure they still work when there is a bike locked to them...
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Use a fingernail clipper to snip the nylon ties and put the sign in your backpack so you can hang it up on the wall when you get home. Then lock up your bike, problem solved.
The University of AZ pretends to be bike-friendly, as well, but still, no bikes in the buildings. Ridiculous. Anyhow, we recently launched a new site and it is dedicated to utility cycling, so we thought you might be interested - www.utilitycycling.org. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to guest post or become involved in some way. Thanks!
Weird. I've been told by more than one cop (ok, just 2) that basically any permanent city structure was fair game? (ie, not a temporary construction sign). This was downtown though.. Campus is like the vatican of Austin.. it's own little kindgom..
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