However, some local riders expressed disappointment at the decision and suggested the council should be encouraging people to attend the market by bike, not deterring their visit by removing a place to lock their bicycle.
Another asked:"Why are you removing bike parking? That's how many visitors and money spenders get there and it's all working just fine with the current Victorian Market using the whole length of the street. Please don't block the west end again."
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Not exactly encouraging people to come to the market on bikes
What the f...?
Temporarily *moving* them to a nearby location, so they can set up the market is perfectly reasonable. Removing them completely is not.
Doesn't this happen every year? CyclingOxford PedalandPost