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UHDPS Donates to ColorCycle
Supporting the arts,
whether it is with the University of
Houston or within the Houston
community, can and always will be a
positive and rewarding experience.
On March 31, 2010, the Department of
Public Safety got a chance to
experience that first hand. The
department received an inquiry from
Samuel Jacobson, Rice University Art
Project student, regarding the
unused bicycles which our department
collects for various reasons. Mr.
Jacobson received a grant to create
an art project with unused and
broken bicycles. The project was
called ColorCycle. Mr. Jacobson said
that on April 4, 2010, 100
volunteers would gather at Rice
University and would be given a can
of paint and a bicycle. At noon on
April 4th, all the bicycles would be
painted at the same time and then
distributed around the Rice
University campus for display. The
Department of Public Safety thought
this would be a great way to
collaborate with Rice University and
decided to move forward with the
donation of 37 inoperable bicycles
for the ColorCycle art project. The
very next day Mr. Jacobson arrived
at the department and loaded 37
used, broken and rusty bicycles into
a rented “U Haul” truck.
The city of Houston is a very
culturally diverse community and
being involved in an artistic
endeavor promotes the creative side
of the University of Houston and the
Department of Public Safety. The
practical side of this project was
that the department was able to
easily dispose of 37 unused and
rusty bicycles.
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