Bicycle Parking On Campus

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Updated Wed, Apr 30, 2025

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Summer Bike Use

If you plan on using your bike on campus over the summer, stop by Parking & Transportation to obtain a summer use tag to make sure your bike isn't impounded during the annual bike rack collection. Your bike must be registered in order to receive a summer use tag.

From Tuesday May 27th through Thursday May 29th, 2025 Transportation staff will check and inspect all campus bike racks. Bicycles left behind without a summer tag will be impounded.

No Indoor Summer Bike Storage

Due to planned garage maintenance over the next few months, bike storage within the OTP garage will not be available this summer. Students who would like to leave their bikes on campus over the summer must have it registered and obtain a summer use tag and can attach it to any open rack on campus.

General Bike Parking Rules

Bicycle storage is permitted only at the bicycle racks provided around campus. Do not chain or lock to benches, light poles, sign poles, stairwell rails, building emergency egress points, or trees. Bicycles found at these locations will be impounded immediately if they pose a safety hazard, otherwise they will be tagged for 24 hours then removed and impounded.

Impounded bicycles will be stored in the gated area within the Parking Deck for 90 days. You may claim your bicycle during normal Parking Services Hours of Operation (M-F). To claim a registered bicycle you will need to present your W&M Id card. For non-registered bicycles you must provide proof of ownership and complete a Bicycle Abatement form. The recovery fee to remove a bicycle from impound is $25 due at the time of release. After 90 days the bicycles are salvaged and removed from campus.