Monthly Archives: July 2009

Proposed Scooter Parking at UNC

Some of us have been checking out potential spots on campus where scooters could park. Good areas include: -places that are close to the places people want to be -places that are currently “hard top” -places within 10 feet of … Continue reading

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Post BOT meeting update

Hey folks, Well, I (Brian) spoke at the Board of Trustees meeting today on behalf of those concerned about the new scooter laws, and I believe we made a cogent argument that genuinely changed the minds of many board members. … Continue reading

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Our Speech to the Board of Trustees – July 23, 2009

Distinguished Board Members, I am here speaking on behalf of hundreds of Faculty, Students, Staff and Citizens who have spoken out about scooter policies on campus. We appreciate your willingness to let us speak to the board today about an … Continue reading

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UNC’s Revised Scooter Policy Woefully Inadequate

Representatives of UNC’s scooter community met with Chancellor Holden Thorp today (7/22/09) at the Board of Trustees meeting, and learned that the Board had voted for some new regulations. At first glance the modified policy looks like an improvement: $24 … Continue reading

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UNC’s scooter policy in the news

The debate about the UNC scooter policy has been covered by quite a few media outlets (see our petition for a few examples of that) but it has also echoed across the Internet in secondary news sources as well, some … Continue reading

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