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<DIV>nicely put; I passed this bike weekly for the past 18 months and was
also surprised it stayed up for as long as it did. it was a thoughtful
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2011 8:27:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tjvitolo@tommyvitolo.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>The
nature of the complaints were: it's time to move on.<BR>We don't get it
restored.<BR>The Town of Brookline owns the land; it was on the
sidewalk.<BR><BR>The bike was up for a year and a half, and was well
maintained and re-flowered on a regular basis by individuals and by the nearby
Trader Joe's. I think that it was left up for a year and a half was
remarkable -- the Town showed some real community and understanding in leaving
it up that long. I would add that the Brookline police officer who spoke
with both Rebecca and me about it said that the family visited the site on the
one year anniversary and was pleased that the bicycle was there at that
time. That the bicycle provided the family some comfort -- and that the
police officers know that -- suggest that in addition to the comfort, the
bicycle provided a reminder to the police that bicycle issues aren't
important.<BR><BR>I believe that the Ghost Bicycle was an important piece of
both healing for the family and bicycle safety within Brookline. But
Ghost Bikes aren't permanent fixtures, nor should they be. I think that
the Town did the right thing in leaving it up as long as it did, and did the
right thing in removing it.<BR><BR><BR>Finally, I thank the person who put the
bike there in the first place. She's an A-OK lady in my
book.<BR><BR>Tommy Vitolo<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated title=mailto:tjvitolo@tommyvitolo.com href="mailto:tjvitolo@tommyvitolo.com">tjvitolo@tommyvitolo.com</A><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=3 face="Arial Narrow" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12"><B><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#0000ff size=2 face="Arial Narrow" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><BR>Tim Smith</B><BR>Associate<BR>Tise Design
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