Comments on: So You Want Bicycle Access to Your Building. Now What?

By: J. Mork

J. Mork — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:08:45 +0000

Michele — can you put your folding bike in a bag? At one time I had a nylon bag that would hold mine, and Security didn’t bother me after that.

By: Kaja

Kaja — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:02:37 +0000

My building, managed by Jeffries Morris, was bike-friendly before the access bill was passed — ‘freight elevator during its operating hours, passenger cars on off-hours, don’t bring your bike up and down the passenger elevators during rush hours.’ Completely reasonable policy.

Now: No bikes in the building at all, after 4.30pm, when the freight crew goes home.

My building management “ain’t gonna be told what to do by City Council.” That’s their motivation according to all the maintenance guys, who all think the new policy is absurd.

It’s Jeffries Morris by the way, and my building’s mgmt tells me it’s a corporate policy, not specific to this bldg. I don’t know if they’re lying.

I live in Yassky’s old district, I might accost him about this.

By: Michele

Michele — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:35:57 +0000

I am faculty at a health facility at NYU. They won’t even let us in with a folding bike to put under the desk. Any ideas on how I could approach them? They are very resistant. What loopholes do you think they will use? Is there a loophole for healthcare facilities?

By: CBrinkman

CBrinkman — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:56:04 +0000

And be nice, be nice, be nice. Get to know the security guards, the cleaning staff, the bldg engineers, anyone you will be sharing the freight elevator with. That way when the inevitable elevator break down occurs you will be more likely to have a way to get your bike in and out, or help finding a place to store it for the day.

By: Felix

Felix — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:10:39 +0000

I would suggest tipping the elevator people around the holidays.