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Campus Sustainability Tour
This project collection highlights key campus sustainability projects, which represent a cross-section of the hundreds of projects on campus. Watch the Sustainability Tour 2022 here.
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Latest Updates
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4/13/2026We’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...
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4/6/2026Stormy 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...
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3/30/2026Uneventful week. Pulled some of the salvageable parts off bikes in the containers and should have that project completed by end-of-week.Tonight is TBP’s Member Meeting which I will attend.This Thursdays is another Fix-a-Flat class. We have signage...
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3/13/2026This week we will reopen to M – F from our scaled back winter hours! We’re also hosting our Fix-a-Flat class on Thursday again. Was also alerted that Illini Cycling will begin offering three rides a week that start at the Bike Center, so that...
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3/9/2026Warmer days are coming in fits and starts. Last week we confirmed for a sustainability event in April, and will continue prep for the spring happenings: busy shop and more folks riding! The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $447.75Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for...
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2/10/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Pretty relaxed week overall. Approaching double digits on the number of For Sale bikes we have on the floor. By end of week, we should be at a dozen or so. This is our prime building season, so we’ll take advantage as...
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2/2/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Happy Groundhog Day!Things have calmed a bit—thankfully! Warmer weather this week means I can get out and safety check the half dozen or so bikes that have been in the queue without risking frostbite.The numbers:Visitors:...
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1/28/2026Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last week we opened for the semester and were positively inundated. Wednesday saw 40+ people come through, almost all with rusty bikes from leaving them out for winter break. Fingers crossed for some legitimate storage...
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12/16/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:This is the last week we are open for the semester. We’ve got ~17 kids bikes done and will hopefully have a few more donated this week, so between both shops our numbers should be right around 50 bikes! Weather for Saturday...
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12/11/2025"Bicycle Reuse Programmes Report Threefold Return on Investment" by Helen GatesBicycle repair and reuse programmes generate measurable economic, environmental and social returns, according to analysis by FCC Environment. The...