tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post5224877549451815742..comments2023-11-05T01:50:47.040-07:00Comments on Bike Commute Tips Blog: Minneapolis: Don't bike, drive?Paul Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893190816290007375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-16823510407049441532008-06-11T13:19:00.000-07:002008-06-11T13:19:00.000-07:00In minneapolis and st paul, also check out www.hou...In minneapolis and st paul, also check out <A HREF="http://www.hourcar.org" REL="nofollow">www.hourcar.org</A>, a non-profit agency with a fleet of 16 Toyota Prius cars all around the downtown areas. <BR/><BR/>I live in Uptown and there's 3 within a very short walk of my place - it enabled me to ditch my car, since I know I have something to fall back on for those little errands that just need a car. <BR/><BR/>The 72 hour tagging rule is just frustrating: I had my car towed twice in a year, and each time it was because I had forgot to go move it around after two days of sitting in one place. <BR/><BR/>I certainly find that law irritating since they have such intermittent bike lanes and extremely bike-commuter-unfriendly street traffic systems... just riding downtown from my house feels like I'm taking my life into my hands, just to get less than a mile to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36250316.post-33555774136673089642007-06-18T09:20:00.000-07:002007-06-18T09:20:00.000-07:00Just for perspective: many universities do the sam...Just for perspective: many universities do the same to bikes. Once a semester they come and tag every bike on the rack, and three days later they come back and remove any bike that still has its tag.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately I don't have to worry about this happening to my car, but I've discovered another side effect of my newfound bike-love. I got into my car last week and it just wouldn't start! I realized that it had been sitting in the garage for a good two weeks, and the battery had drained.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926702330357182914noreply@blogger.com