University of Auckland -- tickets for parking on the footpath

[HungusMaximist]

Hey man, you should consider parking inside Uni's parking lot under Shadows. I got a mate who always park there and he's been always real sweet.

[motorbyclist]

yeah but if everyone parks there we'll run out of space and they'll (the uni) will kick us out

[90s]

You might all be interested in my other thread:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...50#post1201450

[Ixion]

BRONZ has drawn the problem to the attention of the appropriate authority and requested action. See attached.

If there is enough interest I will organise to address the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee on the subject. It would need at least 20 or so people to back that up

[xwhatsit]

Great letter, Les. Appreciate the help BRONZ is giving us -- most of us have enough trouble organising where to meet for rides at uni, let alone getting support together to save our parking We must lack militancy.

Opening up Alfred St again (just for motorcycles) would be the easiest option. Nearly every day I see somebody just about get bowled by a courier van doing a fair rate of knots down there. Even on the most packed days in Alfred St I never saw a significant amount of traffic by motorcyclists -- after all, they would just park and then leave their bikes there. All that space being wasted while we clash tanks and handlebars on Symonds St and block internal uni walkways instead.

By the `20 or so people to back that up,' what does that entail? I'm sure the uni MC club could conjure up 20 people in a flash.

[motorbyclist]

not bad!

it shoulkd include a paragraph about couriers' continued use of alfred street and the dangerous-ness of parking on symonds street

[xwhatsit]

OMG!

I'm cracking up.

I just ran the plate of the number plate the guy wrote down -- remembering he wrote down my plate minus a digit (e.g. 88FO instead of 88FOO).

Turns out that that plate belongs to a 1971 Honda 100 in Red

Poor sucker. Hope he got off the ticket, LMAO!

[90s]

BRONZ has drawn the problem to the attention of the appropriate authority and requested action. See attached.

If there is enough interest I will organise to address the Transport and Urban Linkages Committee on the subject. It would need at least 20 or so people to back that up

PM sent.

Great letter, but if we could be more joined up this might help. ARTA's Universities Travel plan - as per my earlier post in this thread - is currently in the final consultation phase and is aimed at increasing bike parking around the Universities and CBDs.
We should get them involved in this. If BRONZ could write a letter to ARTA on this I can submit it in person to the right person.

[Ixion]

Reply received from Auckland City Council.

Which says very little directly but somewhat more between the lines. And we have an ally at court !

Once the new council have sorted out their committee structure I will request public forum time. Watch this space.

And I will send a letter (basically just a copy of the one to ACC) to these Travelwise prats.

Though their website carefully totally ignores motorcycles. Even to the extent of claiming that no staff use motorcycles, which I know to be false.

[motorbyclist]

lol that pdf is upside down

[Squiggles]

Theres a suggestion in there that we should hit up uni so we can park in the undercover parks in the "dead spots" as you can in normal parking buildings...

[motorbyclist]

we did! then that bloody dean came along...


no worries, he'll be gone soon enough, AND i've figured out how to not bottom out on the princes st side so it's easy and safe to get in and out without having to deal with pedestrians.

it's good how pedestrians move so you can pass, but i can roll along at a snails pace so dont bother/risk passing and just move with the foot traffic. then you get one idiot who i bet just got out of his cage cause he just walks across infront of you causing you to stop and put a foot down (yep cagers are apparently both blind and deaf, which explains alot)
so being able to park without footpath use, without damage to my bike and with less risk of theft, rust and getting hit by a car is definetly a bonus

[90s]

Over the last few days I have spoken with 5 traffic wardens (are whatever they call themselves) around Wellesley St / Mayorall Drive / Wakefield St.

They all told me the same thing: they have now been told categorically to enforce fines for all motorbikes parked on pavements or off-road even when not obstructing. As they pointed out, it has always been technically illegal, and until recently it was generally left to the warden to use their common sense.
But now things have changed.

I also asked them why the cars that use the two motorcycle only bays on St Paul st all weekend - every weekend - are never tickected. I was told I could call a warden, who would remove them. I remain skeptical.

Things are looing bad. And it hardly ties up with the so-called "motorcycle friendly" new initiatives.