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Sorry this has been such an ordeal, Laura.
When you say "zero response", do you mean the bike hasn't been removed, or that there was no answer/return call, and no response to the e-mail?
When I called, there was no answer so I left a very nice and detailed message. No call back. On the voicemail he said "for a faster response, email me." So I did. No email response either. I left my phone number, email address and every other piece of information they could ever need.
The fact that this whole thing has been ongoing since February is downright comical. I just can't wrap my mind around what could possibly be going on at the office that supposedly handles this....spontaneous combustion? the plague? space alien abduction? It had better be something good...
HALLELUJAH!!! The bike gods have heard me!! Today I noticed that the abandoned bicycle's u-lock has mysteriously *disappeared*!! I had to look about 5 times to make sure my eyes weren't fooling me, but sure enough, my battle with this bike is finally over! Yes, the bike is still presently sitting wedged under the bike rack...but unlocked. The u-lock is gone, though.
This leads me to my next question - Who is responsible for chopping off that u-lock? Thank you thank you thank you!! I'm assuming it has to be someone from chainlink. A thief wouldn't leave the bike there and the city wouldn't leave it there either. To whoever was responsible, I would really like to thank you. I understand if you don't want to fess up publicly, so please send me a message letting me know!!
BTW, this whole abandoned bike and motorcycle (still unmoved) situation is taking place at 1401 W Webster Ave. Anyone who wants a rusty women's schwinn roadbike for any reason is more than welcome to make that disappear, too...free for the taking now!! Otherwise, I'm throwing that waste of space by the dumpster.
Now I just have that stupid motorcycle to contend with....
FYI, we (I) have been behind on Chainlink monitoring/discussing and missed this until now...I've passed it to a couple of people at CDOT so they are directly aware of this thread/issue.
Thanks,
Ethan Spotts, Active Trans
If it's any comfort, the universe is more than likely simply indifferent to you Laura. How was your vacation?
I saw this downtown (on Michigan between Monroe and Madison I think) on the evening of the 22nd...
Thank you, Ethan! I appreciate you bringing attention to this topic. Hopefully my experience will shed some light on some of the flaws and gaps in the execution of handling abandoned bikes. Please keep us posted on any progress. I would be interested to know where the evident breakdown of communication stems from. Thanks again!!
Active Transportation Alliance said:
FYI, we (I) have been behind on Chainlink monitoring/discussing and missed this until now...I've passed it to a couple of people at CDOT so they are directly aware of this thread/issue.
Thanks,
Ethan Spotts, Active Trans
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