<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is from some information that was posted on BostonFixed.<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">Good afternoon:<br><br>Beginning on Monday, May 5, 2008, bicycles attached to anything other than an appropriate bike rack will be removed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This includes trees, parking meters and benches. This action is being taken to prevent the destruction of the new plantings and items installed during the Commonwealth Avenue Beautification Project. Questions and concerns about this new policy can be forwarded to the Office of the Dean of Students at 617-353-4126 or <a href="mailto:dos@bu.edu">dos@bu.edu</a>.<br><br>Again, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Katherine Hasenauer</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Trebuchet MS'" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; ">This is really outrageous. I emailed the BU Dean of Students office about this, as I'm a graduate student there and never received any notice of this removal. Here is their reply.</span></span></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">Thank you for your email. The signs and messages you received from the university regarding bike removal were notifications we received from the City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Boston</st1:city></st1:place>. The university was merely conveying a message sent to us from city officials, and we apologize for the confusion. Unfortunately, the university has no sway over city policy, including bicycle removal from city property. As for additional bike storage, working to provide more bike racks is part of our plans along <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Commonwealth Avenue</st1:address></st1:street>.</span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Thank you for your email, and if you have any additional questions, please call our office at 617-353-4126.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Ally<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Student Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Office of the Dean of Students</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; ">As it was stated by one of my fellow bostonfixed members, it's pretty disingenuous to suggest that BU has no influence over minor city enforcement on the Comm. Ave. project, in which BU has a more than significant interest. My impression of the Dean of Students office was that they were there to assist the students and help advocate points in which the students have a significant interest. There must be someone at BU who can negotiate on behalf of the student body if the Dean of Students office isn't up to it.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">From the reports I've received from other folks on the bostonfixed board, BU has been removing bicycles today by the truckload. I've been holed up in my apartment as it is currently finals week @ BU, which seems rather convenient for the city and BU as students would be hard pressed to try and protest and study at the same time.</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">These are just some of my thoughts, but wanted to get this information out there for others incase they also weren't made aware of the situation.</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">-E</span></font></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>