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2024 Campus Bike Plan in UI System News & Trends
Associated Project(s):An article was published in Illinois Public Media News on How the U of I's new Bicycle Plan aims to make the campus more bike-friendly. An excerpt from the article was featured on the University of Illinois System's News & Trends weekly email.
Work Order Closed for Removing Parking Blocks for Shipping Container Delivery
Associated Project(s):Work order #11210322 for the Labor Shop to remove the parking blocks on the south-west side of the parking lot E-28 for shipping containers delivery in the gravel lot between the Abbott Chilling Tower and the Personnel Building was completed on 2/3/2025. This task was closed on 3/4/2025 and cost $2,051.81.
Bus, Bike, and Hike Week: Urbana’s initiative for alternative transportation
Associated Project(s):Attached is a news article titled Urbana’s Feet Hit the Streets, 1977, covering Urbana’s "Bus, Bike, and Hike Week." This was among the initial initiatives promoting alternative transportation to reduce traffic, pollution, and encourage exercise. The event included a pedestrian parade, free bus rides, a film on automobile impacts, and bike trips across Illinois. Check it out to learn more about Urbana’s historical sustainable mobility efforts.
Attached Files:The Bachelors (1961): A Poetic Take on Bicycle Path Controversy
Associated Project(s):See attached a newspaper article 'The Bachelors ' (May 14, 1961), which explores the controversy surrounding bicycle paths and features a striking song or poem about a University of Illinois student’s tragic fate on one.
Attached Files:Parked bicycles during the construction of KCPA 1966
Associated Project(s):See attached an aerial image from the construction of KCPA, 8/3/1966. An example that showcases the university's leadership in bicycle friendliness in the 50's and 60's.
Attached Files:Eco-Counter updated for January + February 2025
Associated Project(s):Staff collected and updated data for the month of January and February on 2/26/25.
Weekly digest
Associated Project(s):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 $6Bird Ceases Operations in Urbana-Champaign
Associated Project(s):Bird notified F&S Transportation Demand Management that it had stopped operating its Bird Bikeshare program in Urbana-Champaign on February 20, 2025.
Weekly digest
Associated Project(s):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 $4Final numbers for the Bike to Work Day 2024 event
Associated Project(s):Following is the data for Bike to Work Day 2024
- 1,565 Bike Month t-shirts purchased
- 1,274 registered
- 775 participated/checked in
- 1,132 t-shirts given out
- Leftovers at CCRPC: 413 t-shirts (Adults) and 20 t-shirts (Youth)
- Youth Small - 10
- Youth Medium - 10
- Small - 122
- Medium - 179
- Large - 77
- Extra Large - 26
- 2XL - 9
Leftover Bike to Work Day and Light the Night combined event
Associated Project(s):F&S, MTD, Urbana, and Champaign are planning to host an event in April 2025 (around Earth Day 04/22) to give away the remaining lights and t-shirts from Bike to Work Day and Light the Night. Additional details are still being discussed internally.
- Bike to Work Day:
- 1565 Bike Month t-shirts purchased
- 1274 registered
- 775 participated/checked in
- 1132 t-shirts given out
- Leftovers at CCRPC: 413 t-shirts (Adults) and 20 t-shirts (Youth)
- Youth Small - 10
- Youth Medium - 10
- Small - 122
- Medium - 179
- Large - 77
- Extra Large - 26
- 2XL - 9
- Light the Night: 520 light sets leftover. - https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project-update/leftover-light-count.
- Bike to Work Day:
Feb. 10th Transportation Team Meeting
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Transportation Team had our first meeting of the spring semester on Monday, Feb. 10th.
There were a lot of exciting updates - the 2025 Campus Bike Plan has been published, student's research projects are progressing as they look into systems and infrastructures other universities have in place to encourage active and less environmentally impactful methods of transit, and we are working on finalizing the Campus Transportation Survey to send out in the next couple of weeks.
Attached Files:Weekly Digest
Associated Project(s):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 $19.50Work Order Closed for Construction Phase 8474 Bike Storage [Campus] Rock Laydown Area
Associated Project(s):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.
Purchased Order Closed for Bagging City of Champaign Parking Meters
Associated Project(s):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.
Veo Bikeshare to be Integrated into Transit App
Associated Project(s):Veo bikes will be integrated into the Transit urban travel companion app, allowing users to view VeoRide as an option while planning trips in the app.
New Campus Bicycle Plan Approved and Published
Associated Project(s):An article was published on the F&S website and announcement will be sent out soon regarding the approval of the 2024 Bicycle Plan: https://fs.illinois.edu/News/new-campus-bicycle-plan-approved-and-publis....
2024 Campus Bicycle Master Plan approved
Associated Project(s):The 2024 Campus Bicycle Master Plan was approved by the Chancellor's Capital Review Committee (CCRC) on Thursday, December 19, 2024. This plan will be published on the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Master Planning website and an announcement will be sent out in January 2025. See attached the final document as approved by the CCRC.
Attached Files:Purchase Order Closed for Purchasing Shipping Containers
Associated Project(s):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.