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final SSC report
Associated Project(s):Morgan White reviewed the F&S and SSC records, and completed this final project report for the FLB greenroof.
Attached Files:iCAP Engagement Team October 2025 Meeting
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Engagement Team met on Thursday, October 2nd, from 4pm-5pm via Microsoft Teams. First, the team reviewed and refined this year's priorities, then moved into a discussion on ways to share these initiatives with the campus community in a digestible way.
The meeting minutes are attached.
Attached Files:September Buyer's Share Report
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the September 2025 Buyer's Share amounts by the hour, totaling 732.8 Megawatt hours.
The September 2025 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.
Attached Files:Weekly Update -- Abandoned Bikes Retrieval & Sales
Associated Project(s):Email from Jacob Benjamin:
All,
Last week was the conclusion of the bike retrieval period for abandoned bikes. We got three claims in the 11th hour, which was good. I’ll begin organizing the leftovers this week, with help from my staff. We are critically low on some used parts, so this is fortuitous timing.
Elsewhere, I have two new staffers starting this week—just in time for October!The numbers:
Visitors: 94
Sales: $1,319.25
Bikes (refurb): 1 for $100
Memberships: 24 for $720
Tires/tubes: 28 for $153Thanks!
Land and Water Team September Monthly Meeting Minutes and Notes
Associated Project(s):The land and water team met for the first time of the academic year on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 2-3 PM on Teams with their new chair, Bridgette Moen. The team discussed when the upcoming iCAP 2025 will be released. The team also discussed project updates from the summer and refreshed the team objectives, goals, and current projects. The minutes and notes from the meeting are included here.
Attached Files:9/23/25 Call Recap -- Veo Parking & Gameday
Associated Project(s):From Aaron Madrid:
Afternoon all,
Thank you for your time today. I just wanted to recap a few action items and next steps from our call.
1. Aaron will reach out to the parent who emailed in and offer to have a conversation and see if we can find some additional solutions for their student.2. Aaron will coordinate meeting between geofence team, operations team, and Sarthak to discuss parking locations outside of bike racks in the coming week(s)
3. Gameday Geofence Activation
a. Geofence will activate as a "No Parking Zone" 4 hours ahead of kick-off.
b. Geofence will transition to a "No Ride Zone" 2 hours ahead of kick-off.
c. Geofence will deactivate 90 minutes after the conclusion of the game.
I think this will position us to ensure we're maximizing the access for the community to gameday activities while reducing the number of errant vehicles.
Let me know if there are any questions or concerns regarding the items we discussed on our call today.Light the Night 2025 Leftover Light Count
Associated Project(s):Light the Night 2025 was a success, students and community members alike biked to various stations on campus to receive free bike lights.
Bike Lights Remaining:
Location
Sets Brought
Red Lights Leftover
White Lights Leftover
Green & Lincoln
150
37
36
Alma Mater
400
160
166
Hallene Gateway
250
95
92
Ike
200
45
46
Weekly Update -- Light the Night & Sales
Associated Project(s):Email from Jacob Benjamin:
Last Wednesday was Bike To Work Day! It was a success. Had good weather and good turn outs at the stations I visited.
Light The Night is tomorrow evening. Should be good weather—if warm—for that, too!We are busy but it’s not mayhem anymore—that’s a plus!
We are low on used tires, as is common this time of year. I’ll roll over to the Urbana shop to see if they have any to spare.
The numbers:
Sales: $1,735.35
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $50Memberships: 38 for $1140
Tires/tubes: 31 for $286Beautiful Weather and Lots of Station Locations!
Associated Project(s):- Alma Mater Plaza
- Campus Bike Center
- Campus Recreation Center East
- College of Veterinary Medicine – Lot F27
- Disability Resources and Educational Services
- I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center – Intersection of First Street and St. Mary's Road
- Orchard Downs
- Siebel Center for Computer Science – Intersection of Main Street and Mathews Avenue
Lawn Signs Placed for CU Bike Month
Associated Project(s):Lawn signs have been placed to advertise Bike to Work Day and Light the Night.
Attached Files:CU Bike to Work Day Email For Alma Mater Attendees
Associated Project(s):Alma Mater attendees: Bike to Work Day is TOMORROW MORNING!
C-U Bike to Work Day is tomorrow – Wednesday, September 10! This is a reminder that you pre-registered to stop at the Alma Mater welcome station (southeast corner of Green & Wright Streets), which will be open from 7-10 AM. Sarthak Prasad is your station manager.
Tell a friend that they can still register for Bike to Work Day today at cuBikeMonth.org or tomorrow on-site – 16 welcome stations will be open across Champaign County!
The weather looks great – dry, and temperatures between 60-75F. Tag any photos with us on Facebook at “C-U Bike Month.” Enjoy the ride!
September 2025 Tree Committee meeting
Associated Project(s):The Tree Campus Advisory Committee met to review the overall program and committee membership.
- The new Campus Landscape Architect, Bridgette Moen, joined the committee.
- Team members discussed potential additions to the committee, including students, faculty, and staff.
- Justin Vozzo shared a status update on the tree grant.
- Picking up several trees - 90 planted total this year
- Ryan is heading up the F&S side, Stirling is helping to manage the contracts
- Justin is hosting some tree plantings across the state, Urbana and in Macomb
- Two events each spring and fall for next tw o years
- The South Arboretum Woods rehab has several plants being added, and there are student employees funded by the SSC.
- The Red Oak Rain Garden (RORG) is doing another plant installation this fall, and works with volunteers. They also installed interpretive signage.
- The Urban Wood Reuse program is going well. The new mill is here, and they are working to hire more students.
- The Committee began reviewing the goals in the 2024 Tree Care Plan.
- The Tree Keeper Inventory is complete for F&S, and it is still in progress for the Arboretum.
- There is also the ARC GIS inventory - which pulls from Tree Keeper
- Ongoing to keep it up to date
- Tree surgeons are responsible for logging them into the system
- Assistants are responsible for logging the stump removals - the sub-foreperson goes in to remove it and change it to open or vacant site
- When it is removed it is no longer counted in the inventory
- When a new tree is planted - working with the vacant sites and updating those, planning and potential planting spots and adding the new tree in there
- We need to identify opportunities to update the existing inventory
- Longer-term - should do an update - including the diameters of the trees - should update that, changes over time
- Might need to be a tree expert - how to appropriately update it regularly - tree health - arborist or someone who knows a lot about trees
- Potentially it could be through dendrology - students could potentially do DBH measurements and baseline health questions
- Justin is working on developing an arboriculture class, could do some tree inventory as part to that class
- Set a goal in 2025 Tree Care Plan to develop a comprehensive plan for handling tree inventory updates: get a plan together for how to do a regular update and comprehensive update.
- The Tree Keeper Inventory is complete for F&S, and it is still in progress for the Arboretum.
September 2025 CU Bike Announcements
Associated Project(s):Email from Gabe Lewis:
Happy September!
Our team has these bike-related announcements to share with you:
#1: Bike to Work (& Class) Day is this Wednesday, September 10
If you are not pre-registered for Bike to Work Day yet, do so now and tell a friend to do the same! cuBikeMonth.org
16 stations will be open across Champaign County, with 8 of them being on the University of Illinois campus. Each station will have free t-shirts (while supplies last), stickers, breakfast snacks, and bike literature!
#2: Light the Night returns on Tuesday, September 16
Bring your bike to one of four on-campus stations to get free bike lights! You can also sign up to be a volunteer for a partial or full shift – no experience needed!
#3: Active Transportation Plan (ATP) survey is OPEN
Calling all bicyclists, pedestrians, and park visitors: we want to hear your thoughts via this survey and/or comment map on your experiences – good or bad!
Completing this survey will help the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) develop the Champaign County Active Transportation Plan (ATP). RPC staff will also be at various events this fall – including Light the Night – with tablets for people to complete this survey. We want to hear from everyone to work on making Champaign-Urbana a better place to walk and bike!
#4: More Bike Month events
The cuBikeMonth.org calendar has several bike events listed for September and October, including Saturday’s FREE Moonlight Bike Ride from Meadowbrook Park to the Sidney Dairy Barn! You can also keep up with C-U Bike Month announcements on our Facebook page.
Notes following the Bike Month Planning meeting
Associated Project(s):Here are the assigned roles for Light the Night 2025:
Station Name/Location
Station Manager(s)
RPC ATP Staff Person
1
Alma Mater
Sarthak Prasad
JD McClanahan
2
Ikenberry Quad
Jake Benjamin
Gaby Harpel
3
Hallene Gateway
Kevin Garcia & Gabe Lewis
Gabe Lewis
4
Green & Lincoln
Abby Kipping & Qiushi Huang
TBD
Station Notes:
- Green & Lincoln will also be the MTD Bike on Bus Rack Demonstration Site
- All stations will have some Project 529 Bike Registration Forms and Stickers
Timeline & Tasks:
- Event Date: Tuesday, September 16
- Rain Date: Wednesday, September 17
- U of I personnel will deliver lights, tables, chairs, lawn signs, and sandwich boards to each station.
- Station Managers should be at their stations by 3:15 PM.
- First shift volunteers will arrive at 3:30 PM, and second shift volunteers will arrive at 5:15 PM. Make sure they have a Bike Month t-shirt and light set if they want/need them. They will also need a brief verbal training on the following:
- Orientation of the station (where people enter and exit)
- How to install lights
- Brief recap of Rules of the Road
- Ride with traffic
- Stop at stoplights (and stop signs)
- USE YOUR LIGHTS AT NIGHT – that’s why we’re installing them! It is legal and safe.
- Sending people to take the ATP survey
- Directing people to other resources
- Tear down at 7 PM
- Leave tables and chairs for U of I personnel to pick up
- Remaining lights, lawn signs, sandwich boards, and Bike Month & ATP materials need to be returned to Sarthak/F&S
Help Celebrate CU Bike Month at Light the Night
Associated Project(s):Help Celebrate CU Bike Month at Light the Night Light the Night is Tuesday, September 16, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Alma Mater Plaza, Hallene Gateway, the Ikenberry Commons Quad, and at the intersection of Green Street and Lincoln Avenue. You MUST bring your bike to get a free light set. Approximately 1,000 bike light sets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Remember, Illinois law requires a front light along with a rear reflector/light when riding at night. If your bike is without these items, please take this opportunity to become compliant and enhance your visibility and safety during evening hours.
Also, volunteers are needed, and no experience is necessary. Individuals will be quickly trained to install the light sets. In case of severe weather, the event will be rescheduled for September 17.
Loading Your Bike on the Bus
In Lot D9 (adjacent to the Green/Lincoln location), there will also be a demonstration of how to load bicycles onto MTD buses, as well as an opportunity for attendees to practice this activity with their own bikes.
Register Your Bike
According to the University Bicycle Ordinance, bicycle registration is mandatory for all bicycles parked or operated on campus and owned by students, staff, faculty, university departments, community members, and bike share vendors. Protect your bike by adding a theft deterrent identification shield for $10.
The U. of I. joined 529 Garage's national database registration system in 2020 to help improve safety and aid in the recovery of stolen bicycles.
Volunteers will be able to assist with bike registration at Light the Night, including issuing the 529 Shields (decals).
Also, remember to sign up for the upcoming Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, September 10. More information about bike programming will be available there and at other events throughout the semester.
WAND News Article Advertises CU Bike Month
Associated Project(s):This article advertises Bike to Work Day on September 10th. Between 7:00 - 10:00am, welcome stations will have free shirts, drinks, and snacks.
August 2025 Buyer Share's Report
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the August 2025 Buyer's Share amounts by the hour, totaling 860.60 Megawatt hours.
The August 2025 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.
Weekly Update -- Build-a-Bike, Staffing Updates, and Sales
Associated Project(s):Email from Jacob Benjamin:
Busy as all get out. Sold all but one small bike for sale and moving Build-a-Bikes as fast as we can. Hope to have a few more prepped this week as demand for those is always high once we sell out of the refurbs.
More staff will be available this week, which should help with the craziness.Returning abandoned bikes and getting some business out of that, which is welcomed. Plenty of folks that are retrieving their bikes are unaware of our space/offerings.
The numbers:
Visitors: 234
Sales: $1882.45Bikes (refurb): 1 for $250
Bikes (B-a-B): 2 for $100
Memberships: 23 for $690
Tires/tubes: 48 for $351Celebrate C-U Bike Month by Riding to Work!
Associated Project(s):Celebrate CU Bike Month by Riding to Work! Ride your bike to campus on Wednesday, September 10, between 7 and 10 a.m., and get a free T-shirt! Welcome stations featuring drinks and snacks will be available in 16 Champaign County locations. First-time riders are encouraged to join returning participants and learn more about the local bike community. You must preregister and bring your bicycle to get this year's shirt.
The locations of campus stops can be viewed on the official Bike to Work map. The event will be rescheduled for September 11 should inclement weather arise.
Campus Welcome Stations
- Alma Mater Plaza
- Campus Bike Center
- Campus Recreation Center East
- College of Veterinary Medicine – Lot F27
- Disability Resources and Educational Services
- I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center – Intersection of First Street and St. Mary's Road
- Orchard Downs
- Siebel Center for Computer Science – Intersection of Main Street and Mathews Avenue