Hey David (also David),

Your wording of "positive use" is, in my reading, kind've fucked up. So curious what you mean by that. I'm sure the stands that we have are used by people that have stolen bikes but do those people not deserve to be able to fix their bikes? Who do you rob of the resource by trying to police its use?

If you're seeing people camp out at the stand then maybe that's a good sign that you need more of them. Again, rather than trying to restrict it.

And while totally off topic from repair stands I hope WalkNRoll is seriously reconsidering its partnering with police: https://www.facebook.com/WalkNRollIT/posts/2541024292880040

Thanks, David

On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 7:27 PM David Coppley <DCoppley@intercitytransit.com> wrote:

Hey Kim,

Just responding about your Thinktank posting about outdoor bike repair stations. I work for Intercity Transit in Olympia, WA. We experimented with a public tool station mounted at our main transit center. It was removed maybe a month or so after it was installed. It quickly became a bicycle chop-shop for folks in our community, particularly outside of our hours of operation. Two things I would recommend for a public tool station are…

1) Make it secure, but movable. Or it could be in a lockable closest/cage/space. It is difficult to foster a positive use of this resource when no staff is around.

2) Have clearly posted rules about use. I’d recommend listing allowed repairs, or time limits. We had regulars who would camp out at the stand making it unusable for others needing quick fixes.

David

David Coppley

Walk n’ Roll Program Assistant

Intercity Transit

360-705-5817 (office)

360-701-8379 (cell)

PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501

dcoppley@intercitytransit.com

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