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Bike Removal Notice for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Students: Please take your bicycle when you leave campus. As a reminder, all bicycles that are left on campus bike racks after move out will be removed and donated to a local charity. Please take your bicycle with you when you leave or arrange for it to be stored while you are away from campus.

Academic Year 2019-2020 Removals: If you did not recover your bicycle left on-campus during AY 2019-2020 when you returned to campus this year, please email Public Safety at vp@publicsafety.upenn.edu with a description of your bicycle and where you left it. All bicycles will need to be picked up from Public Safety no later than Friday, May 21, 2021, or they will be donated to a local charity.

Staff/Faculty: At the end of the spring semester, Public Safety removes all abandoned bikes from the University’s bike racks. This process reduces bike thefts and allows space for other bicyclists to secure their bikes. Please note the signage at designated bike racks, asking for the racks to be cleared by May 31. If you have left a bike locked at a University bike rack during AY 2020-2021, and do not use it daily, please remove your bike from its location by Friday, May 21, 2021.

Academic Year 2019-2020 Removals: Last May, all bikes were collected and stored following the swift de-population of campus to safely secure everyone’s property during the quarantine. If you left a bike locked on-campus during AY 2019-2020 and have not retrieved it, contact DPS at vp@publicsafety.upenn.edu with a description of your bicycle and where you left it to arrange to collect your property. All stored bicycles will need to be picked up from Public Safety no later than Friday, May 21, 2021, at which point they will be donated to a local charity.

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