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Bicycle Related Projects

These are the most interesting bike related projects, as of August 2015.

 

Map of projects

 

Latest Updates

  • 5/7/2026
    On April 27th, 2026 the Illinois Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 3336, which focuses on regulating high-speed e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-mobility vehicles. Currently, on campus Veos are capped below the 28mph limit and are thus...
  • 5/7/2026
    Getting busy! Staff will be departing this week and into next, making for some slim payroll.Elsewhere, we have seen a few donations come in thanks to the “donate your bike” campaign—so that’s good! 3 alone this week.Ramping up our For Sale bike...
  • 4/27/2026
    We’re burning through our admittedly meager offerings of bikes for sale. This week I’ll work on getting more finished.This evening is the Bike Project Member Meeting, which I will attend.Thursday is our last Fix-a-Flat class of the semester.The...
  • 4/23/2026
    Daily Illini published an article on April 20, 2026 titled "UI introduces no-ride zones for e-bikes amid safety concerns". Read the article here: https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/around-campus/2026/04/20/ui-no-ride-zones-e-bikes/This...
  • 4/23/2026
    The Multimodal Corridor Enhancement (MCORE) project requires the Champaign-Urbana Urbanized AreaTransportation Study (CUUATS) partners to monitor the pedestrian and bicycle counts following the completion of the project. This requirement is to...
  • 4/21/2026
    Attached is a pdf of the City of Urbana bicycle ordinance from 1940. Many similarities to the University's bicycle ordinance today! 
  • 4/21/2026
    Busy week, as we had warmer weather and thus more folks into the space, as well as Sustainapalooza on Saturday. Weather turned out pretty good! Staff-made and upcycled keychains out of old bike parts were a freebie at the event and a major hit—gave...
  • 4/15/2026
    From 11am-12pm, over 20 volunteers helped to count bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and VeoRides across campus. The Spring 2026 Bike Census will help to guide future bike infrastructure decisions. Bike census results will be published in a report in...
  • 4/13/2026
    During the training sessions, Sarthak went over the volunteer training guide (attached as a pdf below) as well as how to use the ArcGIS Field Maps application to count bikes, e-bikes, VeoRides, and e-scooters. Two volunteer training sessions...
  • 4/13/2026
    Final volunteer assignments were emailed by Sarthak to volunteers on Monday afternoon. The 23 volunteers were each assigned 1-4 zones to complete during the census on April 14th from 11am-12pm. A pdf of volunteer names, travel mode, and assigned...