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Pressure to my work building owners
I have been talking to my HR office at work to try and get a bike rack in the parking inside the building. So far, it has been over 1 year and we got only 4 emails from the trata manager saying :'NO'.
There are 11 floors, with about 3 companies by floor, and i was told there are another 2 in the building companies also pushing for this.
I already put my HR manager in contact with bycicle NSW, and even gave her the contacts to bycicle Victoria which has a far better lobbing machine than the NSW counter part. Is there anything else I can do? some more info or any other organization that can help with this?
Thanks for the tips.
PS, it is under "Off Topic" because i could not find a better place for this thread.
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Oh that's simple to solve mate. Chain it to the managers car each morning. How long before he changes his mind?
Seriously though, just make sure you keep it in a really obvious, annoying position while working so more and more people go 'mate do you have to keep this bike here?'. After the 20th reply of 'Well I'd chain it up downstairs if they'd just put in a bike rack' you'll have a lot more people than just the bike riders clammering to get the rack installed.
Hopefully anyway.
Sorry I don't have an official type contacts to suggest.
Colt
Create a form letter, go round to each company and ask the appropriate person to sign and deliver 33 letters to the strata manager. Take copies, let them know if there is no response you will escalate in their organisation. let them know you will take it to the lobby group in one months time. OR actually, start with the bicycle lobby group in the first place they will probably be good at this stuff!
I think the main point is if you want it, you need to take action - your HR manager is being helpful but you are the one that wants this, right?
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I have a few years under my belt working with building managers to get IT Infrastructure (chillers, condensors, cabling etc). One thing I have found is building management is all about collecting rent. They maintain the things they need to under the lease agreements, and forget the things that are just "value add".
Some suggestions are..
1. Just do it... Put together a collection for the purchase of the bike rack, surely a few companies in the building would kick in. Then simply approach them with a "Where do we install this" request.
2. When one of the businesses in your building is negotiating their lease just ask them to put in bike parking. If its in the lease it will happen. Obviously harder because you may not be able to influence the people who write the lease, but worth investigating.
3. Finding out who the building foreman / manager is and just go having a frank discussion with him. I always found the management headoffice people didnt want to know about anything, but the building managers are often keen to discuss these things.
4. Failing that go pick up some bikes at the next council cleanup and chain them to any place you can in the hallways, lobbys etc.
nice ... me likes every suggestion a lot ... although i would modify #4 to basement / carpark railings etc only ...