tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post830915177050237226..comments2023-06-21T11:58:47.093-04:00Comments on West Side Action: Metering thoughtsEric Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-69801162372738282962010-07-23T14:47:23.612-04:002010-07-23T14:47:23.612-04:00I don't lock my bike to meters because the bik...I don't lock my bike to meters because the bike can often be lifted, lock and all, over the top of the meter and carried away by a thief.JuliaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795348297295716491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-35717423238463573672010-07-22T22:54:08.415-04:002010-07-22T22:54:08.415-04:00I do all the time. Because they are found just abo...I do all the time. Because they are found just about everywhere I go, eg downtown. No matter how many are actually used, we are losing 3500 possible locking posts. Their absence will be noticed.Eric Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-37525483538502280542010-07-22T21:53:40.504-04:002010-07-22T21:53:40.504-04:00Did THAT many people really lock up their bikes to...Did THAT many people really lock up their bikes to parking meters? I've never done it, and it doesn't seem particularly secure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311521389520402244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-14728619737387572392010-07-22T15:48:12.125-04:002010-07-22T15:48:12.125-04:00No, no way, they did not manage to mess this up to...No, no way, they did not manage to mess this up too?<br /><br />It just seemed to obvious: note the meters that are in the way and remove them, putting bike rings on the others that remain unless there really wasn't a need for them. Then take some of the ones that had to be removed and find places to put them in areas of need.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-48377289874392375052010-07-22T13:53:10.760-04:002010-07-22T13:53:10.760-04:00I understood from this article ( http://www.ottawa...I understood from this article ( http://www.ottawacitizen.com/City+gets+creative+with+hundreds+decommissioned+meters/3306884/story.html ) that the city was generally leaving the 550 converted posts and only moving some of them to new locations. It's all in how the words are spun.<br /><br /><br />You're right though, 550 bike lockups (even at 2 bikes a lockup) isn't enough.<br /><br />-- JustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-12700127193510325552010-07-22T13:12:20.454-04:002010-07-22T13:12:20.454-04:00Curbside parking meters also prevented motorists (...Curbside parking meters also prevented motorists (especially taxis and delivery trucks) from climbing up onto the sidewalks, probably extending the sidewalk lifespan. Now it'll be a free-for-all.<br /><br />They've already removed some on Elgin with some recent sidewalk repairs.Charles A-Mhttp://centretown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com