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Abandoned bike policy

Lost, forgotten, abandoned, vandalized, and stolen bicycles are a year-round issue on AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ property.

Campus bicycle parking facilities are limited and designed for temporary parking of bicycles in active use, and not for long-term storage. Abandoned bicycles reduce the number of parking spaces available to active cyclists and can cause safety, accessibility, and aesthetic issues.

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ will remove from its property any bicycle considered to be abandoned in order to maintain adequate, safe, and accessible bicycle parking. 

A student wearing a blue backpack and helmet unlocks her bike from a full bike stand.

Abandoned bicycle criteria

An abandoned bike is defined as a bicycle, bicycle parts, bicycle lock(s) or any bicycle related object(s) affixed to designated bicycle parking facilities on AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ property; and a bicycle that meets the following criteria is:

  •  A bicycle found under circumstances which reasonably indicate that it has been abandoned (e.g., it appears to be inoperable and/or it does not appear to have been moved for an extended period of time); or
  •  A bicycle which has been tagged by attaching a notice of impoundment to it, for at least 15 days, and which remains unclaimed by the owner.

 All removed bicycles will remain in storage for a period of 30 days, during which time they may be claimed by their owner. Should a bicycle not be claimed within the 30 days allotted, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ will donate or recycle the bicycle. 

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