Canberra - capital place for a bike

I was told by the booth operator that I did not have to get a ticket if I
could ride around the boom gate. It has even gotten to the point where they
don't even open the exit gate for me. They just wave me through.

I love this pay parking deal. It has meant that there are heaps of parking
for shoppers because the Centrelink public servants have decided to park
somewhere else. Anyone else notice how popular the unpopular dirt Southern
Cross carpark has become since the introduction of pay parking? It seems
that the Cowlishaw Street parking meters have been a waste of money because
nobody parks there until after hours.

I also like the idea of dedicated bike bays being allotted at the dome,
something that appears to be missing at Woden. Prior to pay parking being
introduced, parking bays were at a premium and often, thickhead car drivers
were starting to park in the underground bike bays that were clearly marked.
I have often been tempted to carry around a small pair of wire cutters in
order to snip these bastard's valve stems. Common sense prevails and I
usually come back to reality. It doesn't hurt to dream though.

Has anyone been booked at Woden for parking on the footpath area near Dick
Smith or do the bombers turn a blind eye? I do not recall ever seeing a
bike parking sign there and I only park there because it appears it is
accepted.

Cheers
Grant


"GL700Wing" <GL700Wing.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:406bd13b@mail.netspeed.com.au...
 > For those who work at Tuggeranong - motorcyclists can park all day for
 > free in the motorcycle parking areas in Hyperdome's undercover park.
 >
 > According to the Hyperdome's pay parking brochure motorcyclists have to
 > collect a parking voucher when they enter and present it to the pay
 > booth on exit but they will not be charged (although I can't see much
 > point in them having to present the voucher when they exit if they're
 > not going to be charged but that's what it says ...)
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On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 18:22:38 +1000, GL700Wing <GL700Wing.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> scribbled in chalk:

 >For those who work at Tuggeranong - motorcyclists can park all day for
 >free in the motorcycle parking areas in Hyperdome's undercover park.
 >
 >According to the Hyperdome's pay parking brochure motorcyclists have to
 >collect a parking voucher when they enter and present it to the pay
 >booth on exit but they will not be charged (although I can't see much
 >point in them having to present the voucher when they exit if they're
 >not going to be charged but that's what it says ...)


Jesus, when did they start charging for parking in Tuggers?
I know i haven't lived near there for about 4 years, but i used to go near it once in a bit
when visiting the folks.

(Just suprised is all)

Mike.S
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 > Jesus, when did they start charging for parking in Tuggers?
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Gary Woodman <up DeleteThis @your.nose> wrote:

 > Westfield now
 > has approx. 30 free bike parking spots right outside the two major
 > entrances.

Yes, well, I was at the other entrance yesterday, and *poof* the
much-loved bike parking has turned into... an empty sheet of concrete.
One bike parked there at the time, out of habit or in protest. There
is still work in progress for the pay-parking arrangements, so I'll
wait a bit before getting annoyed.

In other words, no more parking at the north entrance; park on the
west, outside Coles.

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