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Bicycles riding on streets are required to follow the Illinois Vehicle Code. Off-streets, they must follow the University Bike Code. The University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) are empowered to issue warnings and citations to cyclists who are not following these respective laws.
The University aims to foster a safe environment for bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists on campus. To ensure that bicyclists are abiding by the appropriate rules, the University will enforce the Illinois Vehicle Code and the University Bike Code, and also encourage cyclists to register their bikes.
The goal of the new Master Plan is to provide safe and accessible parking for the whole campus community – and since you’re part of that community, the changes will directly and indirectly benefit you! The comprehensive planning process will include these steps:
Needs assessment, including use of existing parking spaces and campus-wide demand for parking
Parking alternatives analysis for the replacement of central campus garages C7 and C10
Traffic calming consists of engineering and other measures put in place on roads for the intention of slowing down or reducing motor-vehicle traffic. This is done in order to improve the living conditions for residents living along the road as well as to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
The University is implementing traffic calming techniques on campus to encourage the use of alternative transportation modes, and to make the campus more safe for pedestrians, cyclists, and persons with disabilities.
The University seeks to provide healthy, efficient, economic, and sustainable forms of transportation for students, employees, and campus visitors. We seek to offer choices and encourage students and employees to consider these alternatives to driving a car.
Ride sharing is a form of transportation that uses a motor vehicle with more than one single occupant. Many transportation emissions are due to the high frequency of Single-Occupancy-Vehicle (SOV) trips. By sharing a ride with even one more person, via carpool or vanpool, the emissions from your trips are cut in half (one vehicle going 15 miles, compared with two vehicles going 15 miles each). This system is very cost effective, but it is less convenient to the typical campus commuter than driving a personal SOV. Therefore, campus should encourage ride sharing.
A low-emission vehicle is one that emits relatively low levels of motor vehicle emissions. Examples include electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and biofuel vehicles. The University encourages the use of low-emission vehicles by students, employees, and visitors.
The University supports efforts of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association to bring highspeed rail to Champaign-Urbana. This infrastructure would create the ability to travel to Chicago in less than one hour. It would greatly decrease transportation emissions, and it would alse increase economic development in this area.
The University works with Amtrak to provide train schedules at various locations throughout campus.
Train travel is an excellent way to go long distances. With the convenient location of the train station in downtown Champaign at the Illinoii Terminal, many people on campus use Amtrak to go to Chicago, St. Louis, or other destinations.
