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What about those abandoned bikes?
To maintain as many campus bicycle parking spaces as possible, DOTS partners with Residential Facilities, Facilities Management and Campus Recreation Services to remove abandoned bikes from racks. Many students just leave their bikes on a rack somewhere after they graduate … Continue reading
Troubleshooting U-lock Key Failures
Some words of advice regarding U-lock key issues from John Brandt, of the Universities at Shady Grove: We’ve had this problem and I think rain is washing out whatever lube the manufacturers put in the locks when they assemble them … Continue reading
Riggs Road Crossing – Video
This video was submitted by one of our commuters. He prefers this route for crossing Riggs Road.
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Bike Theft Primer
I’ve written this primer on locking bicycles because I may have some experience and/or information that some of you might not. I was a university police officer from 1980-2010 and ran a Police Bicycle Unit for almost 20 years and … Continue reading
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Welcome Back!
School is back in session and we can tell that there are a lot more bikes out there. The bike rental program is sold out with a waiting list. (We now have over 50 bikes in the fleet and two … Continue reading
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Biking extends your life expectancy
I know biking makes me feel better but I will admit that I wondered what risks I was really taking out there in the road on my bike. Then I went to the LAB conference this summer and they mentioned … Continue reading
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Covered Parking
Covered Parking near Denton Dining This is an exciting year for bike parking at UMD. The Denton Dining covered parking will soon be finished and all that is left to do in E* is put down the final paint and … Continue reading
League of American Bicyclists: Bicycle Friendly University Feedback
Feedback on University of Maryland- College Park’s application to be designated a Bicycle Friendly University – Spring 2011 The League of American Bicyclists has designated University of Maryland- College Park as a Bicycle Friendly University at the bronze level. … Continue reading
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U-Lock Giveaway
This Spring our U-lock giveaway lasted longer. Normally we are sold out in two days. This time we still had locks on the third day. Maybe that means that more and more of our riders already have U-locks. Either way, … Continue reading
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