One less bike park in Chch

**cynna** · 8th April 2008, 16:20

came back to bike today as a parking warden was just walking away . the lady in the shop nearby said she just saved me getting a ticket as he was going to ticket me for parking in what used to be a bike park

i have been parking here twice a week for the last few months and now its been changed to a car pay and display park - check out the photos for how well the changes have been notified

its the bike park on madras street near the lichfield intersection. I can now park in one of the other nearby bike parks which are normally full since they are not just 1 hour parks. Or my other option is to save myself a walk and park around the corner in the free 60 minute car parks on lichfield street taking up a whole car park

i know what option i will be doing - well done CCC.

**Aero165** · 8th April 2008, 16:26

Originally Posted by cynna

came back to bike today as a parking warden was just walking away . the lady in the shop nearby said she just saved me getting a ticket as he was going to ticket me for parking in what used to be a bike park

i have been parking here twice a week for the last few months and now its been changed to a car pay and display park - check out the photos for how well the changes have been notified

its the bike park on madras street near the lichfield intersection. I can now park in one of the other nearby bike parks which are normally full since they are not just 1 hour parks. Or my other option is to save myself a walk and park around the corner in the free 60 minute car parks on lichfield street taking up a whole car park

i know what option i will be doing - well done CCC.

Urgh, thats lame. Taupo is full of bike parks.... for now

**Peril** · 8th April 2008, 17:10

I'd write to Mayor Bob and ask him what's going on and make sure you include the pics.That's not clearly marked and it's still got yellow bike park markings around it!
I know if I got a ticket in there,I'd be disputing it.

**Monsterbishi** · 8th April 2008, 18:16

Those markings are roadmarking notations, they're solely to show the b-type crew what to change it to.

If the motorcycle parking signpost is still up, it's still a motorcycle park, the only way a ticket would be enforcable(enforcible?) is if there were no-parking cones in place when you parked there.

**T.W.R** · 8th April 2008, 18:21

Originally Posted by Peril

I'd write to Mayor Bob and ask him what's going on and make sure you include the pics.That's not clearly marked and it's still got yellow bike park markings around it!
I know if I got a ticket in there,I'd be disputing it.

Yeah try Bob, he was once a biker (and still could be??) so should be sympathetic to your request/query letter

**TOTO** · 8th April 2008, 22:36

Bastards. How about we do that protest they did in Melbourne - all bikers got in the city one day and took all car parks with one bike to show the council what happens when they take their bike parking and pavement parking privilages. It took the council 2 days to change their policy.
I'm up for it.

**homer** · 8th April 2008, 23:13

looks to me like what they have done is made it a pay and display for motorcycles , havnt they
thats why theres a p & d below the motorcycles

**cynna** · 9th April 2008, 02:45

Originally Posted by Monsterbishi

Those markings are roadmarking notations, they're solely to show the b-type crew what to change it to.

If the motorcycle parking signpost is still up, it's still a motorcycle park, the only way a ticket would be enforcable(enforcible?) is if there were no-parking cones in place when you parked there.

i dont think i actually got a ticket - do they place them on the bike or mail them? the shopkeeper said she argued with the parking warden for me. anyway there were no cones or anything apart from the spray paint that i didnt even notice until she pointed it out

i did go back and check the sign and that has been changed to pay and display 2hr. the mc sign has gone.....

**cynna** · 9th April 2008, 02:50

Originally Posted by homer

looks to me like what they have done is made it a pay and display for motorcycles , havnt they
thats why theres a p & d below the motorcycles

could be - but the 'motorcycle' looks like its been crossed out. will have to wait and see when they get it painted properly

**Damon** · 9th April 2008, 08:16

If the parking wardens follow the instructions of a can of yellow spraypaint then get your own can, tadaa! instant bike parking where ever you want it

**JMemonic** · 9th April 2008, 15:43

Rang the council, its not a m/cycle park on their maps and there is no real info, waiting for a call back.

**JMemonic** · 11th April 2008, 17:02

Ok I got a reply it appears the park is moving down the road a bit, outside the new bike shop. I raised the fact that often the parks in the area are full and the number of registered motorcycles has increased in the last 2 years, I was basicly told that if a club was to raise the issue with the council they would look at increasing the number of parks.

As KB is not a club it would be hard for us to raise it but there is the possibility to do so should someone want to.

And currently if you were to receive a ticket on this park write in, until the marks are gone and it is repainted it is still a motorcycle park.

A couple of things came up about the fact a couple of parks are full for the wrong reasons, and I pointed out that perhaps they need to consider the increase in scooters on the road, the consultant I spoke to was not aware that they could be ridden on just a car licence which perhaps skews their figures a bit.

**onearmedbandit** · 11th April 2008, 20:05

Sure, KB isn't a club. But are they really after a club, or just a group of like-minded riders?

**JMemonic** · 11th April 2008, 20:27

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Sure, KB isn't a club. But are they really after a club, or just a group of like-minded riders?

Well one could hope, we would need to seriously need to think things out and have logical proposals, but this is KB

**cynna** · 12th April 2008, 03:25

wow you are onto it JMemonic ... i havent even got round to emailing my complaint yet. i will get onto it tho as the more complaints the better

any idea of the new bike shop? all i can think of is the dirt bike accessory shop which i think is on madras

parked around the corner in the free 1 hour carpark the other day while the crossed out bike park stayed empty...... wonder how long it takes before someone gets fucked off and tries to move my bike so they can park there

Originally Posted by JMemonic

A couple of things came up about the fact a couple of parks are full for the wrong reasons.

what were the wrong reasons they brought up?