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All, The past work week was full of last shifts for a lot of the student staff, as well as a lot of talk of finals schedules. Ended on a bright note as a couple rented a tandem from us as practice as they didn’t want their “Just Married” post-nuptial ride on a tandem to be their absolute first one. Fun!
This is our last week of being open M – F. Next Monday we start M/W/F hours.
This week I’ve got a meeting to hash out some Tue/Thurs appointment hours to still help folks in need of bike repair. I’ll also move some bikes out of the warehouse with the help of TBP folk.
The lobby is currently packed full with sale bikes, so we’ll have to rearrange in the back to accommodate moving some sale stock back there. A good problem to have.
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All, The past work week was full of last shifts for a lot of the student staff, as well as a lot of talk of finals schedules. Ended on a bright note as a couple rented a tandem from us as practice as they didn’t want their “Just Married” post-nuptial ride on a tandem to be their absolute first one. Fun!
This is our last week of being open M – F. Next Monday we start M/W/F hours.
This week I’ve got a meeting to hash out some Tue/Thurs appointment hours to still help folks in need of bike repair. I’ll also move some bikes out of the warehouse with the help of TBP folk.
The lobby is currently packed full with sale bikes, so we’ll have to rearrange in the back to accommodate moving some sale stock back there. A good problem to have.
The numbers:
Visitors: 33
Sales: $233*
Memberships: 3 for $90*
Tires/tubes: 8 for $73*
Thanks!
*Due to technical difficulties, these numbers may not be 100% accurate.
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
All, Last week was a TBP members’ meeting where it was decided to reduce TBP work equity memberships from 8 to 4 hours, as well as no longer offer First Visit Free at either space. Staff can still help with small on-the-spot repairs as they see fit. Both changes are good for the Bike Center and the campus community.
I also participated in the Bike Census and Campus Transportation Advisory Committee meeting last week.
Thanks to TBP volunteers we were able to progress nicely on clearing out the abandoned bikes, per the request of Parking. TBD on hosting a Bike Moving Party on a weekend in May.
The numbers:
Visitors: 38
Sales: $782
Bikes (refurb): 3 for $525
Memberships: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 2 for $23
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Please see attached the final presentation for the CTAC spring 2023. Watch the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/mid9gjqnhyziake9txcdf9jee08rgx6h
The event was held on April 26, 2023 from 10-11 am. 17 volunteers covered nearly 75% of the University District and counted nearly 3,000 bicycles.
Bicycle census 2023 is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 from 10 - 11 am. We have worked with F&S FIR department to develop the survey collection platform using ArcGIS Field Maps. See the Bike Census 2023: Volunteer Instruction Guide for more information.
All, On the whole, an uneventful week. We tabled at Green Quad Day last Friday, but other than that it was business as usual. A local bike shop is scaling back their operations, and we got a lot of donations as a result, including NOS handlebars, fenders, and tires. Always welcome! There is, too, the potential for more demand with one less option locally for folks to fix their bike. We’ll see how that plays out over time.
Tonight is the Bike Project Member Meeting, which I’ll attend.
The numbers:
Visitors: 42
Sales: $362
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $170
Memberships: 1 for $30
Tires/Tubes: 9 for $72
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Sarthak & I met on 4/24/2023 to work on the BFU application.
The current version of the log we are using is attached below.
Presentations given during the lunch sessions for each grade in the library. Franklin STEAM hosts sustainability speakers each April in honor of Earth Month.
Thanks so much for coming!!!
We really appreciate your time and energy today speaking to Franklin's future "world rescuers."
I know you cannot attend our Open House this May 11th but do consider if you would like to table at our fall Open House on September 14th.
We really appreciated your clear and important messages.
Zanne Newman
Magnet Site Coordinator
Franklin STEAM Academy
Please see attached.
Meeting from 4/5/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met via zoom where they discussed the work on the plan that Ethan has done so far. They also discussed the thorough plan for the next year to describe to the stakeholders, in regard to their involvement with the 2024 plan. Ethan is expected to respond to stakeholders by next week, add onto the plan (mainly the executive summary, goals & objectives, introduction, and planning process sections). Ethan will send Sarthak separate emails about his Urban Planning presentation on their work for school, and request for GIS information.
Meeting from 3/29/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met briefly via zoom (Ethan was out of town dealing with a family emergency so there was not much to discuss)....Expand »
Meeting from 4/5/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met via zoom where they discussed the work on the plan that Ethan has done so far. They also discussed the thorough plan for the next year to describe to the stakeholders, in regard to their involvement with the 2024 plan. Ethan is expected to respond to stakeholders by next week, add onto the plan (mainly the executive summary, goals & objectives, introduction, and planning process sections). Ethan will send Sarthak separate emails about his Urban Planning presentation on their work for school, and request for GIS information.
Meeting from 3/29/2023
Summary: Ethan and Sarthak met briefly via zoom (Ethan was out of town dealing with a family emergency so there was not much to discuss). Ethan is expected to make a Google Sheet with stakeholders' information and responses, a sheet of timeline for the planning process, and a document for the 2024 plan.
CollapsePlease see attached the map blocks for Bike Census 2023.
All, Business as usual over here. We’ve almost fully occupied the front lobby space with for sale bikes—which will likely diminish a bit this week with the warm weather. Fingers crossed.
This upcoming Saturday we have a partnering event with the Urbana Parks District to help with a bike fix-it day from 10 - 12p in Urbana at the Phillips Recreation Center. Will be nice to get off campus and help folks where they are—or maybe closer to where they are. The event was successful last year and will hopefully be so again this year. Although, offsite repairs always mean you can’t bring every tool for every possible repair, which is a strong impulse.
We’ve hit a bit of a stride with some volunteers and staff stripping junk bikes. This, of...Expand »
All, Business as usual over here. We’ve almost fully occupied the front lobby space with for sale bikes—which will likely diminish a bit this week with the warm weather. Fingers crossed.
This upcoming Saturday we have a partnering event with the Urbana Parks District to help with a bike fix-it day from 10 - 12p in Urbana at the Phillips Recreation Center. Will be nice to get off campus and help folks where they are—or maybe closer to where they are. The event was successful last year and will hopefully be so again this year. Although, offsite repairs always mean you can’t bring every tool for every possible repair, which is a strong impulse.
We’ve hit a bit of a stride with some volunteers and staff stripping junk bikes. This, of course, has the added bonus of creating a surplus of used 26” tires. We’ll have no trouble working through those in due time. Accordingly, I’ll be grabbing a few more from the warehouse this week.
The numbers:
Visitors: 44
Sales: $529
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $240
Memberships: 1 for $30
Tires/tubes: 8 for $31
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
All, Happy Earth Month! Weather is picking up in the next week or two, so we’ll see how that impacts visit numbers. Still working our way through the warehouse bikes and our for sale bikes are hovering around 20. Other than that, business as usual.
The numbers:
Visitors: 36
Sales: $612.75
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $360
Membership: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 6 for $35.75
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Hi Morgan,
Here are the list of projects where I need GIS support for the remainder of this FY:
Thank you,
Sarthak
All, Pretty chill this last week. Weather was iffy but we were a little busier than expected considering that. I moved some bikes over from the warehouse as we have a volunteer who’s on a take-apart-a-bike-every-Friday schedule, so I’ll do my best to accommodate him going forward.
We have been piloting our No First Visit Free policy without too much push back. We’ve had a few people turn and leave, but that’s fine.
This week I’ll work on planning/R&D for some weekend programming and take stock of summer staffing.
The numbers:
Visitors: 41
Sales: $552
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $180
Memberships: 5 for $150
Tires/tubes: 4 for $36
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator
Meeting notes from 3/22:
Meeting from 3/10:
Sarthak and Ethan met...Expand »
Meeting notes from 3/22:
Meeting from 3/10:
Sarthak and Ethan met via zoom to discuss plans for the rest of the semester. Ethan is to finalize the email template which they will begin sending out after Spring break (last two weeks of March). Ethan is also to finish readings mentioned by Stacey by the next meeting in two weeks.
Notes:
Meeting from 3/1:
Sarthak and Ethan met via zoom to reflect on their meeting with Stacey. Ethan and Sarthak made note of stakeholders that she suggested that we reach out to and other readings to review. Ethan is to draft an email for reaching out to stakeholders once we return from Spring Break. Ethan is also expected to review RPC Bike Plan, Campus Master Plan, Crash Data, and TDM Plan.
Notes:
Please see attached the FY23 progress report for the 2014 Campus Bicycle Master Plan.
Please see the attached the article by Ethan Simmons of the News Gazette published on March 20, 2023. You can also read the Just Askin' | Veo bikes or scooters? online.
Sarthak & I met on 3/20/2023 to go over some more of the BFU application.
The current version of the log we are using is attached below.
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