Happy National Bike Month!

Thank you for registering your bicycle! We wanted to remind you to collect your bike registration sticker (shield) and attach it to your bicycle, if you have not done so already. There are, currently, eight campus and community shield pick-up locations - found on the Register Your Bike webpage. You will be required to show the Bike Registration Fee payment confirmation email and identification to collect a shield.

Winners of Bike Registration Raffle were contacted recently and we will follow up with them again today!

Notices

Do not leave your bicycle on campus over the summer! 

Do not leave your bike on campus property over the summer. If you do so, the bike will be considered abandoned and it will be impounded via university staff. If you no longer need your bicycle, consider donating it (go.fs.illinois.edu/DonateBikes) to the Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign) or the Bike Project of Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue, Room 24). 

No appointment is required. Donations are tax-deductible. Bicycles will be refurbished or recycled, reusing as much of the bike as possible.

More information, including bike storage options, is available by contacting bike@illinois.edu.

Removal of Abandoned Bike 

All unattended bicycles on campus will be impounded after the on-bike sticker notification process concludes this summer. Retrieving an impounded bicycle will require an active bike registration and associated fees in accordance with the University Bicycle Ordinance. F&S removed almost 500 abandoned bicycles on campus last summer. 

Use the Shared Use Path between Huff Hall and Siebel Center for Design

Due to the construction of a new facility, Steven S. Wymer Hall, between Huff Hall and Business Instructional Facility (BIF), the bike path will be closed. Bicyclists should use the shared-use path (8' wide sidewalk) immediately south of this bike path by Siebel Center for Design from Fourth Street to Sixth Street. 

This bike path is considered abandoned and will be removed once the construction is complete. For any questions, please reach out to fandscampustdm@illinois.edu.

Upcoming events

1. Mother's Day Bike Ride - Sunday, May 14
   Starting point: Anita Purves Nature Center (1505 N. Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)
   Starting time: 2:00 p.m.
2. Ride of Silence - Wednesday, May 17
   Starting Point: I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center (1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820)
   Starting time: 7:00 p.m.
3. Smart Cycling Class - Traffic Skills 101 - Saturday, May 27
   Location: MTD Training Facility (1207 E. University Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802)
   Time:1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
   Cost: $20
   Register to attend here: https://tinyurl.com/yuaxmakr

Bike Safety: Always lock your bicycle

For nearly 60 percent of the bike thefts reported in the past year, the stolen bicycle was not locked. Always lock your bicycle to a bike rack to keep it safe. Watch this video on how to properly lock your bicycle. Watch other educational videos created by Bike at Illinois.

Thank you so much for all your support! Have a great finals week and congratulations to all graduates! Contact us at bike@illinois.edu for any questions.