BIKE: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?

[Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications]

Please let Central Market (4001 N. Lamar) know how peeved you are about the
80% reduction in bike rack space by

1) Emailing Asst. Dist. Mgr Rhonda Brown at brown.rhonda

and/or

2) Filling out a comments cards addressing the issue at an CM.

Apparently all comment cards are read by the Dist. Mgr. and logged into a
database.

For more detailed info on the debacle and my rant on the issue, I've got it
posted at http://www.joemitchell.biz/bikerack/index.htm

Letting management know how slighted you feel by this insane reduction in
bike parking is the best way to get the racks back..

At the same time, I wouldn't mind taking my biz down to Whole Floods or
Wheatsville, and taking my bike into the store at CM.. these are good
ideas.. getting a bad rep among bicyclists is not good biz in Austin..

Anyone interested in a meet up at CM on Sat or Sunday to roll our bikes
in?????

thanx y'all...

jm
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Meredith <bikin-fred>
To: Bob Farr <bobfarr>
Cc: <forum>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: BIKE: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?


> Okay, Bob. Now you're talkin'
>
> Do you want to turn this into one of your full-fledged rants for the
> December issue or should I just format this post as a letter to the
> editor?
>
> Let me know and when and where to I come to get you?
>
> Fred
>
> At 12:03 PM -0600 11/19/04, Bob Farr wrote:
> >Well, since they've removed the bike racks from the deck (below the
> >gong) like you say, then they've declared war. War I say!
> >
> >I might have been less concerned if they'd only removed some of
> >those wheelbender racks from those unused "around the corner"
> >locations where such racks tend to be located and ignored. But the
> >fact that they've ripped out the bike racks from the central traffic
> >hub that saw the most use shows a complete disregard for the sort of
> >"organic" customers Central Market was created to "serve."
> >
> >It's an outrage. The bicycle traffic at that Central Market location
> >is certainly high enough to warrant a first class bike rack location
> >where it's convienent and one can keep an eye on their bike while
> >eating lunch or whatever.
> >
> >I suppose the Central Market masquerade as a Whole Foods Market
> >clone is finally over. Now they've revealed their true corporate
> >identity to be just an HEB with a higher margin. Until they come to
> >their senses, I'll take all my premium grocery trips to Whole Foods.
> >--
> >Bob Farr
> >
> >This is going down in my diary as the crappiest November of my
> >lifetime. Must the other boot drop again and again and again? This
> >is madness.
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media
> >Applications" <joe.mitchell>
> >To: "Bob Farr" <bobfarr>
> >Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:30 AM
> >Subject: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
> >
> >>Hello Bob:
> >>
> >>They removed the main huge bike rack..the one that help around 20
bikes.. by
> >>the big gong that the kids love.. The main one, right out front. As you
lock
> >>your bike-up, you look at the gong and the north door and window of
Feats of
> >>Clay. It's been gone a few days, now.. Think it was last week when it
got
> >>yanked..not exactly certain of date.. If you look on the deck below the
> >>gong, you can see the bolt marks where it used to be..
> >>
> >>You're right, the removed rack had been there since day one when CM
opened
> >>its doors.
> >>
> >>I've been getting good response from other people who miss it, too..
> >>
> >>Hope you can help get it back by sending an email and/or filling out a
> >>comments card. If you're there, try to talk to Raul or Sondra or any
other
> >>mgr.. They are aware of the situation and would love to tell the Dist.
Mgr
> >>to put the bike rack back. We just need more bicyclists to keep polite
> >>pressure on them.
> >>
> >>Most of the people who work the express line are bike-only people, too.
Talk
> >>to them about it. Make a buzz
> >>
> >>Thanks for your help..
> >>
> >>Joe Mitchell
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Bob Farr <bobfarr>
> >>To: Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications
> >><joe.mitchell>;
> >><forum-bicycleaustin.info>
> >>Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:17 AM
> >>Subject: Re: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
> >>
> >>>I was just there on Monday and didn't notice any missing racks on the
deck
> >>>section (the only location were I was aware of any bike parking), nor
did
> >>I
> >>>notice any preparations to remove them. Where were the bike racks
located
> >>before
> >>>they were ripped out?
> >>>
> >>>It would certainly be an outrage if they removed the racks from the
deck
> >>because
> >>>those racks are consistently in use.
> >>>--
> >>>Bob
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Joe Mitchell/Diversified Media Applications"
> >><joe.mitchell>
> >>>To: <forum-bicycleaustin.info>
> >>>Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:07 AM
> >>>Subject: BIKE: Dude! Where's My Bike Rack?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hi Folx:
> >>>
> >>>I'm pissed about central market on N. Lamar yanking 80% of their bike
> >>parking
> >>>without warning. I confirmed w/Mgmt today that the racks have been
> >>permanently
> >>>removed.
> >>>
> >>>Would they do this to 80% of their car parking???
> >>>
> >>>I've posted info on how to contact the Central Market District Mgr at
my
> >>website
> >>>www.joemitchell.biz
> >>>
> >>>Please take the time to email the district mgr's office, and even fill
out
> >>a
> >>>comment card in a CM store if you can.
> >>>
> >>>I've also posted the letter I personally delivered to Mgmt today.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for your attention.
> >>>
> >>>Joe Mitchell
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
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>
> Fred Meredith
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