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Bicycle Related Projects

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

 

Map of projects

 

Latest Updates

  • 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...
  • 4/13/2026
    Bike Census Spring 2026 Tomorrow!   F&S, along with volunteers, will conduct a Campus Bicycle Census tomorrow on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. The data collected by the group will be used to identify high-ridership...
  • 4/13/2026
    We’re inching up in the busyness around here. Visitor numbers reflect that. Elsewhere, we’re working through an influx of kids bike donations that we’ll either store until our winter giveaway or repair for sale this spring/summer. We also got a bike...
  • 4/6/2026
    Stormy and colder weather kept our visit numbers low this past week.I am 99% done with the containers. I’ll make a final check this week before it gets rainy. The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $347.75Memberships: 3 for $90Tires/tubes: 7 for $35...