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Staff collected and updated data for the month of January and February on 2/26/25.
Still slow but have had a few people in looking for bikes or B-a-Bs but no sales on either. With the warmer weather this week, we’ll likely be busier. I’ve got a half dozen bikes to safety check while the weather is cooperating.
Last week and today we made some more headway on the abandoned bike pile. Still coordinating with some other groups to take some of the junky bikes off our hands.
Tonight is the Bike Project Monthly Meeting.
The numbers:
Visitors: 23
Sales: $82
Membership: 1 for $30
Tire/tube: 1 for $6
The meeting covered several key updates and discussions on sustainability initiatives. The Chair provided updates on the Green Training Program survey, seeking feedback on student engagement strategies. The Vice Chair discussed efforts for a greener campus, including outreach to Greek Life. The Clerk emphasized the importance of in-person meetings and marketing materials. Guest speakers highlighted upcoming events like Sustainapalooza and Illinifest, stressing the logistical challenges and opportunities for student involvement. Discussions included promotional outreach, sustainability projects such as Greener Chapters yard signs and low-maintenance greenery at ISR, and the importance of connecting sustainability efforts across campus. Additionally, engagement team members offered support for these initiatives, and an approved course for next semester was announced. Adam encouraged members to consider speaking at the sustainability film festival.
25 lbs of common milkweed seed was dispersed by F&S Grounds. The attached pdf shows a map of places where this seed was dispersed.
Uneventful over here. Slow and cold. Plodding away at bikes and wheels to have a good supply of both come the busy times. This week I’ll meet some TBP volunteers to clean out the barn more, as it’ll be March soon.
The numbers:
Visitors: 19
Sales: $281.50
Bikes (B-a-B): 2 for $100
Memberships: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 1 for $4
Dart Container at 1505 E. Main St., Urbana, accepts expanded polystyrene (EPS), more commonly known by its brand name Styrofoam, for recycling. Departments are encouraged to take EPS there to recycle this bulky material. By doing so, we can reduce the volume of waste sent from campus to landfills and avoid the harmful environmental impacts of that practice. There is no charge to drop off EPS at Dart for recycling.
There is currently no central funding source to pay for transportion of EPS to Dart, so departments need to arrange transport independently.
The drop-off location is in a fenced-in area of the Dart parking lot and may be accessed 24 hours a day. Dart accepts foam packaging (except for packaging peanuts), foam cups, foam egg cartons, foam meat trays, foam ice chests, and other foam products that fall within these guidelines:
From fall 2015 until summer 2017, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) ran the Styrecycle program in partnership with Community Resource Inc. (CRI). Ownership of CRI changed in July 2017, and the new owner was not able to continue the program.
The Land and Water team had their monthly meeting on February 7th, 2025, on Teams at 9:00 am. This was the first meeting with the team's new interim chair, Jonathon Mosley. The meeting minutes and notes are attached.
The Department of Pyschology acheived Monarch Level Green Office Certification!
We have been surprisingly busy here at CBC so far this year. We’ve sold a few bikes thus far and seen a couple Build-a-Bikes head out the door—all good things!
Over the weekend, TBP volunteers and I tackled the abandoned bikes in the barn. Made some good progress and had almost a dozen folks on hand helping to sort/strip/move bikes out. Will have to take a few more cracks at it before we completely empty the space but got a good start. Great to see so many volunteers come out—many hands make light work!
The numbers (1/22 – 1/31):
Visitors: 73
Sales: 1,371
Bikes (refurb): 3 for $610
Bikes (B-a-B): 3 for $180
Memberships: 15 for $450
Tires/tubes: 4 for $19.50
Work order #11183778 for Construction Service Support for construction phase 8474 bike storage [campus] rock laydown area was closed on 1/31/2025. This task cost $28.14.
The meeting covered updates on the Greener Campus (GC) initiative, including efforts to promote office certification and introduce decals for visibility. There was discussion on engaging Greek Life in sustainability efforts, with suggested contacts for outreach. The Sustainapalooza committee, represented by Kathrine Bruce and Liesl Schrag, provided an event overview and discussed promotional efforts such as digital signage, outreach to department heads, and MTD bus advertisements. Laurinda introduced a wildlife-centered gardening project under the Illinois Prairie Garden initiative, presenting engagement opportunities like prairie conservation and plant sales. Additional sustainability events were highlighted, including a short film event during Earth Week. Action items included Brigid coordinating scheduling and outreach, Quinn working on GC decals and office engagement, and all members providing feedback on marketing materials, brainstorming engagement strategies, and filling out a scheduling poll.
Work order #11210744 is for Transportation Demand Management to pay for bagging City of Champaign meters for the delivery of shipping containers. This work order was converted to purchase order #A435424 and was closed on 1/17/2025. This task cost $300.
Purchase order #P2737487 for Transportation Demand Management to procure seven shipping containers from Mel Price Containers to store abandoned bicycles was closed on 12/18/2024. The total cost for the work order is $22,715.
An update on 12/11/2024 from Brent Lewis on the Monarchs need Milkweed project:
"...all plugs were installed as of November 2024 in a variety of locations on campus. Additionally 25’bs of milkweed seed was purchased and delivered to grounds to broadcast seed into low mow and prairie areas on campus. As a set aside, 3 lbs of seeds were delivered to the Pollinatarium staff who will use it to make small planting gift sachets for their visitors. Thus this project’s influence may continue far beyond the reaches of the campus boundaries."
As expected, we were slow last week. We held an instructional course but did not get any attendees as it was cold and snowy—no surprise there! We will schedule more classes next semester.
We’re still low on kids’ bike donations and hovering around 50 or so. Have a meeting with IMC folks this week to discuss logistics.
As a late decision, the Bike Center will be the starting point for a community bike ride this coming Sunday, December 15th at 2p, which will hopefully get some folks aware of our space that may not have been otherwise.
The numbers:
Visitors: 25
Sales: $209
Memberships: 2 for $60
Tires/tubes: 5 for $39
Work order #11178391 for the shipping container estimate and for the installation of 6" rock bed with fabric was completed on 12/6/2024 and the work order was closed 12/7/2024. The cost for this task was $105.51.
On Friday, November 22nd, the iCAP Engagement Team held its monthly meeting. The team discussed ways to engage the campus community more, specifically students, and shared updates on OneIllinois, Greener Campus, and Earth Month. We discussed the possibility of using social media to increase engagement or physical fliers and posters. We also welcomed a guest speaker from the Zero Waste Team who discussed Sustain Illinois, a magazine that outlines what is currently happening around campus as well as how the average person can become involved in sustainability in the community. We also discussed having in-person meetings and events next semester for the team and small ways we can all be more sustainable. One call to action was for staff and faculty to consider making their office spaces green-certified and brainstorming ways to reach the Greek life population. Our next meeting will be December 20th.
We were closed all last week for the break.
We’re ramping up for our Kids Bike Giveaway event. We even got some coverage on WCIA: https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/annual-bike-giveaway-planned-for-dec-14-in-urbana/
As is, we’re a little low on donations compared to years’ past, so hopefully this’ll be a good bump.
This evening is a lecture/instructional class on bike repair, but with colder and snowier weather, attendance will likely be low.
The numbers:
Visitors: 35
Sales: $497.50
Memberships: 8 for $240
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $50
Tires/tubes: 3 for $36
A meeting was held with several involved individuals to discuss the progress and next steps for the Campus Lumber Project. Team members will submit an SSC Scope Change to cover the additional costs of electrical construction and to ensure efficient transportation of lumber
Next steps from Quinn Connolly:
As discussed today, here is the plan moving forward:
Quinn will work with Lowell on submitting an SSC Scope Change to cover the increased cost of the electrical setup
Justin, Ryan, and Issac will discuss the best course of action for storing, identifying, and transporting lumber from the south Lincoln facility to the mill site.
Justin and Lowell will work on a preferred tree species and dimensions list to include in the protocol document
Quinn will work with Morgan on setting up an open work order
Quinn will work on writing a protocol document for the Campus Lumber Project
This document will include:
Brent Lewis replied with additional information about peer universities with similar programs:
All,
In my meeting with the Association of University Landscape Architects, we talked about the different programs people had to use removed trees from campus. Here are a few links to what people are doing. Plenty of bowls, boards, pens, etc that they are selling for alumni. I also see live edge boards for sale and other items that aren’t finished products.
https://magazine.utah.edu/issues/summer-2021/scott-leech-woodworker/
https://www.pennstateelmscollection.com/
https://www.uvasawmilling.com/
https://www.canr.msu.edu/for/programs/swri
https://msusurplusstore.com/collections/msu-shadows-collection
Anyhow, just wanted to share for people to see what others are doing. There are probably some good contacts in here for future reference as well.