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Abandoned bike policy

Lost, forgotten, abandoned, vandalized, and stolen bicycles are a year-round issue on Dalhousie property.

Campus bicycle parking facilities are limited and designed for temporary parking of bicycles in active use, and not for long-term storage. Abandoned bicycles reduce the number of parking spaces available to active cyclists and can cause safety, accessibility, and aesthetic issues.

Dalhousie University will remove from its property any bicycle considered to be abandoned in order to maintain adequate, safe, and accessible bicycle parking. 

A student wearing a blue backpack and helmet unlocks her bike from a full bike stand.

Abandoned bicycle criteria

An abandoned bike is defined as a bicycle, bicycle parts, bicycle lock(s) or any bicycle related object(s) affixed to designated bicycle parking facilities on Dalhousie University property; and a bicycle that meets the following criteria is:

  •  A bicycle found under circumstances which reasonably indicate that it has been abandoned (e.g., it appears to be inoperable and/or it does not appear to have been moved for an extended period of time); or
  •  A bicycle which has been tagged by attaching a notice of impoundment to it, for at least 15 days, and which remains unclaimed by the owner.

 All removed bicycles will remain in storage for a period of 30 days, during which time they may be claimed by their owner. Should a bicycle not be claimed within the 30 days allotted, Dalhousie University will donate or recycle the bicycle. 

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