Ryan ChartrandI read your article titled “Bike offenders blame crowded racks” on Oct. 3. I thought it might be good for me to share my experience with bike parking racks on campus.
My company is Peak Racks, which supplies Cal Poly with the majority of their bike racks. I work with Susan Rains at the police department. and quite a few others who work in Facilities Services.
In Susan’s defense and to support the efforts of Doug Overman and those who work in Facilities Services, it is my opinion that they are working very hard to purchase new bike racks and get them placed in locations where they are most needed on campus. Currently they have more than $20,000 worth of bike racks on order and they have purchased that dollar amount in each of the last couple of years.
In the past, Susan has given our company detailed lists of different sizes of bike racks needed for different locations to best suit bike riders’ needs on campus. We don’t usually see this level of detail from other universities. I have seen numerous examples of Susan promptly responding to comments from riders because she has had me personally meet her on campus to discuss the issues raised.
Please keep riding your bikes and give the officials at Cal Poly your suggestions for where bike parking is needed on campus.
Rod Hoadley
owner, Peak Racks