The University of Michigan will begin tagging abandoned bicycles on the Ann Arbor campus for removal beginning April 3.
The U-M Grounds Department will place brightly colored tags on bikes that show signs of abandonment, such as bent rims, rusted or broken chains, deteriorated tires or frozen brakes, cables or shifters.
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During the tagging process, each bike will be photographed and have its location, model, color, serial number or registration documented, if available. This information will be turned over to the U-M Police Department.
Bicycle owners who want to retrieve their bikes should contact the U-M Grounds Department at 734-763-5539 or online at plantops.umich.edu/grounds/grounds_svcs.
Since the program was launched in spring 2016, 659 abandoned bicycles have been removed from campus.
All collected bicycles in good condition will be donated to Project Healthy Schools, a community-Michigan Medicine collaborative, to be refurbished and donated to Michigan schools.
Nick Hadwick
It would be good to how to report an abandoned bicycle.