A Population Survey of Trolley Coin-Lock Occupancy Across a Strip-Mall Precinct
A paper from the School of Emergent Priorities and the School of Continuous Improvement reports a nine-week photographic census of 1,148 trolley coin-lock occupancies across a strip-mall precinct, resolving the population into a stable four-mode distribution of genuine coins, novelty tokens, hardware substitutes, and propped-open locks. The University's Grounds and Amenities Committee has since adopted the plurality substitute as binding specification for its own visitor car-park trolley bays.
| Authors | Iben Chikere, Kwame Lindqvist, Renke Sabel |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.jqwglj |
| Pages | 5 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_jqwglj,
author = {Iben Chikere and Kwame Lindqvist and Renke Sabel},
title = {Measuring the Substitute: A Population Survey of Trolley Coin-Lock Occupancy Across a Strip-Mall Precinct},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.jqwglj},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-the-grounds-and-jqwglj/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}