What happens to an abandoned bike?
According to City of Boulder local ordinance, the Boulder Police Department (BPD) may impound a bicycle that appears to be abandoned or parked in such manner as to cause an immediate safety hazard or a public nuisance. For more information visit: Chapter 7-7-9 Abandoned Bicycle. Prior to impounding a bicycle, the BPD will tag it with a notice and allow a grace period for the owner to remove it. After impounding a bicycle, the BPD will store the bicycle for another grace period, giving opportunity for it to be reclaimed. For information on unclaimed property visit: BPD Property and Evidence . If a bicycle is unclaimed it is either sold online at Propertyroom.com at a city auction or donated to Community Cycles or another nonprofit organization. Community Cycles recycles bicycles for resale or as part of their Earn a Bike program. Participants of the program spend 15 hours helping to rehabilitate old two-wheelers and in return get to take a bicycle home. See an abandoned bike? Call the B
