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Bike at Illinois and University Housing contributions to Bike Month activities
Associated Project(s):Bike at Illinois confirmed an allocation of $5,100 for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events. Following is the breakdown:
- $2,000 towards t-shirts
- $1,500 towards the purchase of bike lights
- $1,250 towards logistics – Tables, chairs, trash, recycling, and hand sanitizing stations for all 9 campus welcoming stations for BTWD and 3 campus locations for LTN
- $350 towards the promotion and advertisement of these events (on campus digital advertising)
University Housing also agreed to donate food and refreshment at all eight or night campus BTWD welcoming stations, in the amount of $1,500.
217Today Interview: Abandoned bicycles
Associated Project(s):217Today broadcasted an interview about the removal of abandoned bicycles on campus as part of the campus clean up process. You can listen to the interview at the 2:10 minute mark in this episode.
Also, check out the Illinois Public Media WILL episode for July 15, 2022 here: https://will.illinois.edu/217today/episode/217-today-to-atone-for-racial...
Attached Files:Agenda for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night: July 14, 2022
Associated Project(s):See attached
Weekly Update: Bike sales, Build-a-Bike, Bike Rodeo
Associated Project(s):All, Business as usual this last week. Still can’t keep enough bikes on the sales floor to meet demand but we have had an uptick in Build-a-Bikes. One B-a-B was finished on Friday and another started the same day.
This week we are helping out with a Safe Routes to School Bike Rodeo program by providing the basketball courts for their learn to ride course.
Thanks to Todd for putting a sizeable dent in our scrap pile, as we’ve been getting a lot of non-repairable bikes donated lately (unfortunately).
The numbers:
Visitors: 29
Sales: $862
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $235
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $50
Memberships: 6 for $180Tires/tubes: 14 for $136
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorSSC funds continue to support Dump and Run
Associated Project(s):The University YMCA is hosting their annual Dump and Run event in August 2022 at the Stock Pavilion. SSC funding will support this important reuse event,
Confirmed the abandoned bicycles
Associated Project(s):Any bicycle that still had the orange tag, were confirmed to be abandoned and marked in the ArcGIS Field Maps application. This phase was completed by end of June. Parking was asked to remove all the abandoned bicycles after the July 4th weekend. Parking started removing bicycles after July 9th.
Freezer Challenge in This Week in Research
Associated Project(s):https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/1684374878.html
Register your lab for the 2022 International Freezer Challenge and help maintain the Illinois research community’s track record of 1st place in cold-storage sample management.
Memorial Stadium Notes and SEDAC Report
Associated Project(s):The attached files include a 2017 SEDAC report and some of Karl Helmink's notes for Memorial Stadium's retrocommissioning.
Weekly Update: Bike sales, Build-a-Bike
Associated Project(s):All, Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! We got a load of wheels/tires donated last week that we’ll be working to process this week. We’re up to 5 bikes for sale right now and should have a couple more done by the time we open tomorrow. Had one completed Build-a-Bike, which is always nice. Another person started their own B-a-B project and seems to be enjoying the process.
This week I’ll make a run to the Urbana Bike Project for some parts/supplies for various bike builds here and hopefully get a few more bikes on the sales floor.
The numbers:
Sales: $729.25
Bikes (refurb): 2 for $300
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $50Memberships: 3 for $90
Tires/tubes: 7 for $82Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator2022 Illinois Urban Forestry Fact Sheet
Associated Project(s):Link for the 2022 Illinois Urban Forestry Fact Sheet:
https://www.nmsfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Illinois_Fact-Sheet_UF-Economic-Analysis.pdf
New Illinois Urban Forestry Fact Sheet
Associated Project(s):Linked below is the 2022 Illinois Urban Forestry Fact Sheet:
https://www.nmsfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Illinois_Fact-Sheet_UF-Economic-Analysis.pdf
Fox news - U of I: Don't leave your bikes behind
Associated Project(s):Fox news picked up the F&S Announcement about Abandoned Bicycles on 6/30/22. Read this article below or online at: https://foxillinois.com/news/local/u-of-i-dont-leave-your-bikes-behind
Also attached is the pdf of this announcement.
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U of I: Don't leave your bikes behind
by WCCU/WICS Staff
Thursday, June 30th 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU/WICS) — The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is dealing with an abandoned bicycle problem.
Each summer the staff with the University of Illinois Facilities & Services and the parking department identify and collect unwanted bicycles on campus.
Any bike left on university property gets an orange sticker that reads, "Remove this tag by 6/30/22, or your bicycle will be removed."
If the bicycle is still there on Tuesday, July 5 it will be impounded.
If your bike has been removed and you'd like it back, email bike@illinois.edu with your bicycle information.
If you have an old bicycle you'd like to donate, you can drop it off at the Campus Bike Center (51 Gregory Drive, Champaign) or the Bike Project of Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue, Room 24).
Click here for more information.
Attached Files:F&S announcement: Abandoned Bicycles Will Be Removed in July
Associated Project(s):Facilities & Services
Abandoned Bicycles Will Be Removed in July Each summer, F&S and the Parking Department identify and collect unwanted bicycles on campus after the end of the spring semester.
All bikes left on university property have been tagged with an orange sticker that reads, "Remove this tag by 6/30/22, or your bicycle will be removed." Any bicycle that still displays this sticker by Tuesday, July 5, will be deemed abandoned and will be impounded. If you presently have a bike in a campus rack or parking location, please remember to remove this sticker soon to ensure your bike is designated as active.
To retrieve a bike that has been removed, contact bike@illinois.edu with your bicycle information.
Bicycle Donation
If you no longer need your bicycle, consider donating it to the Campus Bike Center (51 Gregory Drive, Champaign) or the Bike Project of Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue, Room 24). No appointment is needed. All donations are tax-deductible. Bicycles will be refurbished or recycled with as much of the bike reused as possible.More information about bicycle resources and programs is available on the Bike at Illinois website https://bike.illinois.edu/resources/where-to-get-a-bicycle/.
Customer Relations & Communications
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois
Physical Plant Service Building | 1501 South Oak Street | Champaign, IL 61820
Contact: fsserviceoffice@illinois.eduJune 2022 Buyer's Share Report
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the June 2022 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totaling 1,299.60 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
Attached Files:News Article
Associated Project(s):Attached is FOX news article regarding the university's problem with abandoned bicycles:
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/u-of-i-dont-leave-your-bikes-behind
The article emphasizes,
"If your bike has been removed and you'd like it back, email bike@illinois.edu with your bicycle information.
If you have an old bicycle you'd like to donate, you can drop it off at the Campus Bike Center (51 Gregory Drive, Champaign) or the Bike Project of Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue, Room 24)."
New York Times Article on Agrivoltiacs
Associated Project(s):The link below is a New York Times articles on agrivoltiacs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/business/dual-use-solar-panels-agrivoltaics-blue-wave-power.html
Energy Source Options Final Design Report 5/6/22
Associated Project(s):The attached document is entitled Energy Source Options Final Design Report. Which is a report done for ME 470 Senior Design.
The report details research on the use of compressed CO2 as a refrigerant. The goal of the report was to determine if this system would be viable option for providing green energy on campus.
Attached Files:Weekly Update: Kids bike give away; Build-a-Bike
Associated Project(s):All, Last week we were able to fix up and give away 10 kids bikes to ISCU (Immigrant Services of Champaign-Urbana). Great to pass along valuable bikes to a valuable cause, and nice to clear some space in the Bike Center. We also virtually sold out of bikes, as we were down to a single for-sale bike on Wednesday. Fixed up 2 more for Friday but that’s likely not going to cut it, so we’ll move to finish a few more builds this week.
We had one person start on a Build-a-Bike on Friday. Hopefully should be done today or Wednesday.
Numbers:
Visitors: 31Sales: $1,289.80
Bikes (refurb): 4 for $$675Memberships: 7 or $210
Tire/tubes: 3 for $24Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorSSC Semesterly Report 6/27/22
Associated Project(s):Attached is the SSC Semesterly Report for the Transportation Building project dated 6/27/22
Attached Files: