2023 Dump and Run Infographics
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All, I’m having more and more conversations with folks about e-bikes. One older woman I spoke with last week said the nearest place able to service her e-bike is in Springfield, IL. Anecdotally, folks don’t seem aware of just how big and dangerous e-bike batteries are from an insurance perspective and thus why bike shops can’t work on them. I see myself having a lot of similar conversations over the next few months…
We’re hovering around 20 bikes on the sales floor, but we’ve got almost 20 kids’ bikes taking up real estate, too. Plan this week is to fix a dozen or so of those and move them along, hopefully to some of the groups/orgs we’ve worked with in the past.
The numbers:
Visitors: 21
Sales: $711.65
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $400
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $60
Memberships: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 7 for $98
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
From: Marc Alexander <marc@universityymca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 1:05 PM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: White, Morgan <mbwhite@illinois.edu>
Subject: D&R August Work Order
Hi Daphne,
At our last meeting we had discussed F&S continuing to support a couple of the hard costs for the August portion of D&R, soecifically the tables and dumpster. I wanted to reach out to make sure we were on schedule for both of those work orders. For your reference I have attached last year's work order, which I think just needs to be updated with the dates and times for this year. I've listed those changes below.
Additionally, I should have marketing materials for collections and the sale ready by the end of this week, that can be shared with Housing and any other campus units.
Thank you, and let me know if you have any questions!
-Marc
Work Order Changes:
Tables :
20' pan/dumpster:
Sarthak and Hrushikesh had a meeting with Jake about improvements in the resources available on campus for bicycle and pedestrian friendly access.
Notes from Meeting:
- Total 9 Bike Repair Stations, including 5 new Locations namely Grainger Library, Foellinger Auditorium, Smith Hall, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Loomis Laboratory Of Physics
- Giveaways/Incentives for students that visit the Campus Bike Center or during any event related to Bicycles.
- Events such as Learn to Ride, Light the Night, Bike Classes (Fix a Flat),
- October can have a few events as it is the month of Sustainability.
Discussion on Bike Plan 2024
- Bike Audit (can be held in Fall):
The Audit will cover: 1) Connection of Bike Network within the Campus and the Community
2) Condition Assessment of Bike paths and lanes
3) Bike Racks (Only with Campus Limit)
On July 7, 2023, Daphne Hulse met with Habitat for Humanity ReStore Director Chad Hoffman and Executive Director Brandon Fischer to discuss participating in the 2024 collection event.
The following is an email conversation between Morgan White, Ahmed Hassan, and Johnathan Hasselbring.
On Jul 6, 2023 Morgan sent the following:
Hi Ahmed,
Thanks for sending another email! I meant to get back to you earlier, so thanks for the additional note.
Jon, can you provide information to Ahmed about the current status of the geothermal system at CIF, or connect him with the appropriate people?
Ahmed, please use this info to request the energy data access:
The Energy Billing System (EBS) is a web-based software application that offers utility cost and consumption by month, building, and meter. It allows users to view current and historic information, compare buildings, and see trends over time. It requires Blue-Stem authorization and users must request access from F&S.
Thanks!
Morgan
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Dear Morgan,
Thank you very much for the prompt response. Your contribution is highly appreciated.
Best Regards
Ahmed
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Hi Ahmed,
The geothermal system is in operation and coupled with a heat recovery chiller and radiant heating panels.
Geothermal provides about 75% of the heating and cooling needs for the building, with the heat recovery chiller and radiant panels supplementing the remaining 25%.
Please let me know what questions you might have, and I will gladly connect you with more members of the team.
Thanks,
Jon
Weekly Meeting between Sarthak and Hrushikesh on 7/5/2022. Sarthak gave Hrushikesh an overview of Campus Landscape Master Plan (CLMP 2022), Bike Audit, and Eco-Visio in order to work towards the 2024 Campus Bike Plan Draft.
All, Last week was the TBP member meeting, which I attended. A new bike fix-it station/pump was installed here at the Bike Center, as well. It is much more compact than the previous iteration and the pump is much more robust; hopefully, it’ll provide years of trouble-free service.
Tomorrow is the 4th of July and Champaign County Bikes will be riding bikes in the parade, so I’ll mention that to folks today. Otherwise, looks to be a slow week.
The numbers:
Visitors: 23
Sales: $798.50
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $140
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $60
Memberships: 6 for $180
Tires/tubes: 6 for $54
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Sarthak Prasad met with Sterling on 6/29/2023.
We have replaced the bike repair stations at Campus Bike Center, Altgeld Hall, and in the parking lot C-9 at the intersection of Fifth and Daniels.
F&S created a design to install a new curb cut at the intersection of Main and Mathews. This design was sent to the City of Urbana for approval. Once approved by the City of Urbana, F&S will construct this curb cut in-house.
The bicycle repair station at Campus Bike Center was replaced with Saris Public repair station. The installation was completed on 6/26/2023
All, Pretty chill week overall. Great weather but not very busy. Got some donations from Champaign Cycle last Tuesday.
One student worker that just graduated did a bike trip down the western border of Illinois last week and is headed to Iceland for another biking trip tomorrow. He bike-commutes and also did I4K. Great to see folks explore all the different ways to have fun with a bike.
Another student worker is scaling back here as they were offered more hours at Champaign Cycle. Always good to see staff move on to bigger and better things.
Thanks to Todd for grabbing scrap over the long weekend.
The numbers:
Visitors: 28
Sales: $904.42
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $360
Memberships: 9 for $270
Tire/tubes: 7 for $44
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Sarthak and Morgan met with Phil Krein to talk about the EV charging support on campus. See attached the powerpoint slides that Phil shared. Following are some talking points:
See the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/o462lbl362rpw9p7jvoet8cmqsgxf7x6
All, Feast or famine over here last week. Beginning of the week we were slammed but slow n’ steady by Friday. TBP held their Members’ Meeting last Monday and I attended. Got a unicycle donated as well as a handful of bikes, including some kids bikes.
Spent 15 minutes on the phone with a gentleman from a rural town outside Bloomington, IL looking for a bike. Really speaks to the need that we’re getting interest from an hour plus drive away. Or maybe my hyper-local bike-only travel mindset makes that distance seem more unreasonable than it is…
I was a bit more diligent this past week about tracking non-university visits to better reflect how many folks we’re helping.
The numbers:
Visitors: 33
Sales: $1,285.17
Bikes: 3 for $540
Membership: 7 for $210
Tires/tubes: 16 for $166.00
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
June 6, 2023 Green Research Committee Meeting 3
Present: Shari Effert-Fanta, Paul Foote, Jennifer Fraterrigo, Stephanie Hess, Daphne Hulse, Tim Mies, Lisa Moore, Jeremy Neighbors, Chad Stevens, Sabrina Summers
Absent: Mitchell Bryant, Maisie Kingren, Morgan White
Charge 1
Charge 2
Charge 3
Homework
Stephanie Hess, Jeremy Neighbors, and Paul Foote collated document outlining the green research committee’s brainstorming efforts
The trees look great!