Bicycles at HGSE | Operations

Bicycle Basics at HGSE

All bikes on the HGSE campus should be properly stored in a designated bike rack location.
- Do not lock bikes to hand rails, buildings, benches, trees, parking meters, trash receptacles fire hydrants or light poles.
- Any bicycles parked illegally will be issued a warning.
Per the City of Cambridge, locking bicycles to a street sign is permitted, but never in the path of pedestrians or in a way that blocks handicap access.
- The City of Cambridge asks that cyclists to leave at least 36 inches of an obstruction free path of travel for pedestrians.
For the safety of others, bicycles obstructing a pedestrian path, building egress or obstructing handicap access will be removed immediately.
- Removed bicycles will be stored with the HGSE Operations Department for a maximum of two weeks.
- To retrieve a removed bicycle, contact HGSE Security at (617)495-3499.
- Any bicycles not claimed after two weeks will be donated to charity.
Bicycles should not be stored in the same place for more than 72 hours.

Per the City of Cambridge, bicycling on the sidewalk is not permitted.
Cyclists should lock their bike using a U-lock, chain or cable.
Most cyclists lock their frame and one wheel to a bike rack. If a U-lock is used to lock the front wheel and the frame to the rack, looping a cable through the back wheel and locking it to the U-lock is a good idea, especially if the bike has a quick release system on the wheels.
HU Bicycle benefits can be found on the HU Transportation website.
Staff and students are strongly encouraged to register their bikes with the Harvard University Police Department to aid in the recovery of stolen or lost bikes.
Other great biking resources can be found here.