[*BCM*] BU Removing Bicycles

[spikem at bu.edu]

Upon further reflection and hearing some friends who had their bikes 
snipped from in front of ERC, my outrage has increased and I retract my 
previous comments.

Quoting spikem at bu.edu:

> BU scrambles to clean up campus every year before graduation, and
> removing bikes has always been an issue, whether it was just in West
> Campus or over the larger area. Don't lock your bike to a tree. Seems
> easy to me.
>
> Quoting "Eric A. Stratton" <estratton.apple at gmail.com>:
>
>> This is from some information that was posted on BostonFixed.
>>
>> Good afternoon:
>>
>> Beginning on Monday, May 5, 2008, bicycles attached to anything other
>> than an appropriate bike rack will be removed by the Commonwealth of
>> Massachusetts. This includes trees, parking meters and benches. This
>> action is being taken to prevent the destruction of the new plantings
>> and items installed during the Commonwealth Avenue Beautification
>> Project. Questions and concerns about this new policy can be forwarded
>> to the Office of the Dean of Students at 617-353-4126 or dos at bu.edu.
>>
>> Again, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Katherine Hasenauer
>>
>> This is really outrageous.  I emailed the BU Dean of Students office
>> about this, as I'm a graduate student there and never received any
>> notice of this removal.  Here is their reply.
>>
>> Eric,
>>
>> Thank you for your email. The signs and messages you received from the
>> university regarding bike removal were notifications we received from
>> the City of Boston. The university was merely conveying a message sent
>> to us from city officials, and we apologize for the confusion.
>> Unfortunately, the university has no sway over city policy, including
>> bicycle removal from city property. As for additional bike storage,
>> working to provide more bike racks is part of our plans along
>> Commonwealth Avenue.
>>
>> Thank you for your email, and if you have any additional questions,
>> please call our office at 617-353-4126.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ally
>> Student Manager
>> Office of the Dean of Students
>>
>> As it was stated by one of my fellow bostonfixed members,  it's pretty
>> disingenuous to suggest that BU has no influence over minor city
>> enforcement on the Comm. Ave. project, in which BU has a more than
>> significant interest.  My impression of the Dean of Students office
>> was that they were there to assist the students and help advocate
>> points in which the students have a significant interest.  There must
>> be someone at BU who can negotiate on behalf of the student body if
>> the Dean of Students office isn't up to it.
>>
>>  From the reports I've received from other folks on the bostonfixed
>> board, BU has been removing bicycles today by the truckload.  I've
>> been holed up in my apartment as it is currently finals week @ BU,
>> which seems rather convenient for the city and BU as students would be
>> hard pressed to try and protest and study at the same time.
>>
>> These are just some of my thoughts, but wanted to get this information
>> out there for others incase they also weren't  made aware of the
>> situation.
>>
>> -E
>>
>>
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