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Projects Updates for place: Campus Recreation Center East (CRCE)

  1. Bike to Work Day 2022

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    Folks, First, my apologies if this is a duplicate...we're just excited about our newest T Shirt and we want to exceed last year's record participation in Bike to Work Day!

    The 2022 Champaign County Bike to Work Day is Wednesday September 14 (rain date of Friday, Sept. 16). Registration is now open at cuBikeMonth.org if you haven't already signed up. T Shirts and breakfast snacks while they last.

    There are 16 Welcome Stations for Wednesday, 7:00-10:00am (in CU as well as Savoy, St. Joe, Mahomet, and Rantoul), as well as a "Bike to Market" option for next Saturday at the Urbana Farmers Market 8am-noon.

    Bike Month 2022 T Shirt

    There are additional events planned for September as "Bike Month" including Light the Night, Thursday Sept 15, several local family rides Saturday Sept 17 and Sept 24, Walk and Roll to School Day (October 12) and the Illinois Bike Summit at the I Hotel October 12 (with NACTO training Oct 13). A full list of events is here or by checking the calendar at cuBikeMonth.org

    We hope you'll join us this Wednesday for our 2022 event!
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    -Charlie Smyth
    csmyth@sbcglobal.net
    Chair, ChampaignCountyBikes.org

  2. CILiving: Celebrate Bike Month with Champaign Center Partnership

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    CILiving interviewed Gabe Lewis and Xander Hanzel on September 8, 2022, about Bike Month activities. Watch the interview here: https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/celebrate-bik...

    This interview was also posted on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiQ4FKVjV4p/

    Read the content below:

    The 12th annual Champaign County Bike to Work Day is organized by the Champaign County Bike Month Planning Team, and is presented by major sponsors MTD, Bike at Illinois, and Carle.

    There are 16 welcome stations this year, in Champaign, Urbana, on the U of I campus, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph, and Rantoul!

    Register for the event at the most convenient location to you and come meet us and other bicyclists in the community to celebrate Bike to Work Day! Grab a snack, get a free T-shirt, and consider making a donation to support bicycling in Champaign County!

    The 15th annual Light the Night bicycle light giveaway event is the next evening (Thursday, September 15, 2022) from 4-7 pm. Lights will be available at three campus locations, and you must bring your bike to receive the lights.

    Champaign Center Partnership
    301 N. Neil St., Suite 400

  3. Agenda for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night: September 8, 2022

  4. e-week, GradLinks, Email+, and other methods for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events

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    E-week, GradLinks, and iNews newsletter announcements were posted by September 4, 2022 for Bike to Work Day (BTWD) and Light the Night (LTN) events. iSEE, Campus Rec, Campus Wellbeing Services, University YMCA, ISSS (for students and scholars), and other newsletters also included an announcement for these events.

    Bike at Illinois also sent out a newsletter in September to promote these events!

    Digital Signage were posted across the campus on September 7, 2022 to promote these events.

    See attached all the methods used to promote these events on campus.

  5. Champaign County Bike to Work Day 2022 Registration is Open

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    Champaign County Bike to Work Day 2022 Registration is Open

    Register for Bike to Work Day 2022, happening Wednesday, September 14th from 7-10 am!  (A rain date is scheduled for Friday, September 16th from 7-10 am.)

    The 12th annual Champaign County Bike to Work Day is organized by the Champaign County Bike Month Planning Team, and is presented by major sponsors MTD, Bike at Illinois, and Carle.


    There are 16 welcome stations this year, in Champaign, Urbana, on the U of I campus, Savoy, Mahomet, St. Joseph, and Rantoul!  Use this map to find the location that works best for you.

    Register for the event at the most convenient location to you and come meet us and other bicyclists in the community to celebrate Bike to Work Day!  Grab a snack, get a free T-shirt, and consider making a donation to support bicycling in Champaign County!

     

    ​The 15th annual Light the Night bicycle light giveaway event is the next evening (Thursday, September 15, 2022) from 4-7 pm.  Lights will be available at three campus locations, and you must bring your bike to receive the lights.

     

    Announcements are also posted at www.cubikemonth.org/ and the C-U Bike Month Facebook event.

     

    Gabriel Lewis, AICP

    Planner

     

    Planning and Community Development

    A division of the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission

     

    1776 E. Washington St, Urbana, IL 61802
    P 217.328.3313 | D 217.819.4102 | ccrpc.org

     

    RPC

     

    People. Possibilities.

     

     

  6. Work order (WO 10994256) created for BTWD tables and chairs

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    Work Order (WO 10994256) created for Bike to Work Day event on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 7 - 10 am. for Public Functions to place Tables, Chairs, Recycling bins, Trash bins, Hand Sanitizing stations at the following locations:

    1. Alma Mater Plaza - 4 Tables, 8 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    2. Campus Bike Center (Basketball Court Next To 51 E Gregory Dr, Champaign) - 4 Tables, 8 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    3. DRES (Intersection of Stadium And Oak) - 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    4. Uni High (Stoughton St. And Mathews Ave.) - 4 Tables, 8 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    5. CRCE - 4 Tables, 8 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    6. Research Park (SE Corner of Intersection of First and St Mary's) - 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    7. National Soybean Research Center (Pennsylvania and Dorner) - 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    8. Orchard Downs (Near Front Office) - 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station
    9. Vet Med NW Drive Entrance On Lincoln Ave (Lincoln At Japan House West Side MTD Stop) - 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 1 Trash, 1 Recycling Bin, 1 Hand Sanitizing Station

    Please set up at all these locations by 6:30 am on September 14, 2022. You can bring everything back after the event ends at 10 am (so by 10:15 you can start removing these). I am confirming the exact location for Research Park and Vet Med locations.

  7. Solar Urbana-Champaign

    From: Marta Monti <marta@midwestrenew.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2022 4:34 PM
    To: White, Morgan <mbwhite at illinois.edu>
    Subject: Solar Urbana-Champaign is back!

     

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    Solar Urbana Champaign is back for 2022

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    2022 marks the seventh year for the Solar Urbana Champaign program. Since 2016, this non-profit-led program has educated 1,292 people about their solar opportunities with our Solar Power Hours presentations, and of those folks, 242 properties decided to go solar.

     

    In partnership with our competitively-selected installer, GRNE Solar, and with support from the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), the City of Urbana, and our growing partners, we're excited to help central Illinois residents go solar and save on their energy costs!   

     

     

    Find us online:

     

     

     

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    First Benchmark Reached!

     

    Our group buy program uses the power of bulk purchasing to create an economy of scale: the more people who participate, the larger the savings become! This year's program has already passed the first 50 kilowatt benchmark, meaning that participants can look forward to additional savings. Join today and share with friends so we can achieve lower costs for everyone!

     

    Please help spread the word:

     

    Please share the program website or this email with your friends and neighbors or post it on your social media pages.

     

    Remember: the more people that go solar through the Solar Urbana Champaign program, the lower the cost for all!

     

     

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    Pull out your yard sign, it's Grow Solar season!

     

    Not sure where it went? No worries, it's been a while. Let us know where to drop it off and we will get you a new one. 

     

     

    - UPCOMING SOLAR POWER HOURS -

    Share this schedule with a friend and invite them to start their solar journey with you!

     

    8/11, Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Papa Del’s Pizza Factory, 1201 S Neil St, Champaign, IL

    8/17, Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Danville Public Library, 319 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL

    8/26, Friday: Solar Power Hour, 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Big Thorn Farm & Brewery, 14274 600 North Rd, Georgetown, IL – co-hosted by Big Thorn Farm & Brewery

    8/31, Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register)

     

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    Questions?

    Throughout the program, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know. I can be reached at marta@midwestrenew.org.

    Sincerely,

    Marta Monti

    MREA Solar Program Manager

    Midwest Renewable Energy Assn (MREA) 

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    The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration. To learn more about our work, visit midwestrenew.org

     

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  8. Bike at Illinois and University Housing contributions to Bike Month activities

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    Bike at Illinois confirmed an allocation of $5,100 for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events. Following is the breakdown:

    1. $2,000 towards t-shirts
    2. $1,500 towards the purchase of bike lights
    3. $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
    4. $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.

  9. Bike Day presentation at National Bike Summit

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    Sarthak Prasad presented the findings from Bike Day 2021 event to the National Bike Summit on March 29, 2022! Bike Day 2021 was organized on September 14, 2021, with the Bike to Work Day event in the morning from 7-10 am and Light the Night event in the late afternoon/evening from 4-7 pm. Please see attached the presentation.

  10. update on indoor bin count

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    Just wanted to provide a wonderful update on Indoor bins for the iCAP portal: The campus has 180 out of 200 available multi stream bins deployed in 56 different campus buildings. According to the iCAP metric, we are 1/3 of the way to our FY24 goal. ~Sydney Trimble

  11. Master List of All Buildings With the 3-Bin Containers Updated

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    The master list for indoor 3-bin containers has been updated. This list includes all 3-bin station deployments, with information regarding the building, floor, and P-Tag associated with each individual bin. If applicable, additional information regarding their location is provided as well.

    See the attached file to review the updated master list for the 3-bin containers.

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