Yesterday and today I made short bicycle trips.  What’s ironic is that these trips were for my cars.  One was to the TxTag office to get a toll tag for my wife’s new car.  One was to renew the registration on my car.  In both cases I found lots of pavement surrounding each building but no bike parking.  In one case I locked my bike to a handicap parking sign post.  In the other I locked it to a light pole.

Now I realize that it might seem ridiculous to have bike parking at the toll road authority.  Maybe.  It does seem a little funny that somebody would cycle to get a toll tag.  However, the office is about 2 kilometers from my house (as the old guy pedals) and it seems ridiculous to drive over there.

But the satellite office for the Travis County Tax Office?  This is a community center that provides all kinds of services, not just car registration.  All I’m asking for is a few simple racks placed in plain view and out of the way of the pedestrians.  Not really that much to ask for.