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  2. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - July 9, 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Attendees

    • Michael McKelvey
    • Quinn Connolly
    • Sarthak Prasad
    • Miriam Keep
    • Christina Tran
    • Bridgette Moen
    • Betsy Ruckman

    Discussion

    • Betsy & Bridgette: hard to find things in the project hierarchy (based on where someone entering a project placed it; don't always find things where you expect)
    • Betsy: things I'd like to see
      • Advanced search, e.g. by theme(s)
      • Keyword tagging
    • "Project Family" terminology is confusing
      • Quinn votes to keep it, even if we rename it
    • Maps
      • Would like to embed existing ArcGIS maps (embed code + title and description) on Project pages
      • Example of GIS embeds: City of Champaign GIS
      • Michael: could embed individual maps; not sure if we can use ArcGIS for mapping across the site in the way we do with our current maps
    • Bridgette: who should go through and review existing projects?
      • Quinn: I'm taking the first pass, then will ask teams to review
    • Bridgette: how are we handling past projects?
      • Quinn: bit of a case-by-case basis, focusing on 2026 iCAP projects visible, but also leaving big infrastructure projects visible. Projects from past iCAPs will still be in there, but will not be as prominent

  5. 2026 Undergrad Dump & Run Statistics

    Associated Project(s): 
    Dump and Run

    The total count for 2026 was 68 gaylord boxes and 97 loose pieces (furniture, etc) collected from 8 pods across campus during the week of May 11-16, 2026. Based on average pallet weights from previous years (150-250 pounds), we estimate that 15,000 pounds of donations were diverted.

    Donations were all picked up by Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries and taken to the Champaign store for redistribution. No other nonprofit partners participated this year in part because there was no full-time Zero Waste Coordinator between fall 2025 and May 2026.

    The highest-generation pods this year were ISR, Sherman, Hopkins, and Barton. Allen Hall, PAR, and FAR also did well. LAR was difficult to access with a box truck and had relatively low generation.

     

     

     

     

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  8. Weekly Update -- Bike Sales & Demand

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All,

    Uneventful week. Made some progress on emptying out last year’s batch of abandoned bikes, which I will continue to work on this week, as I am able with the extreme weather.

     

    We’ll be closed on Friday in observance of 4th of July, so a short week but we stand to get a few more bikes fixed up for sale.

     

    Tonight is the Bike Project Members’ Meeting, which I will attend.

     

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 30
    Sales: $1,335.50

    Bikes (refurb): 3 for $675

    Bikes (B-a-B): 2 for $110

    Memberships: 7 for $110

    Tires/tubes: 12 for $129

     

    Thanks!

  9. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - June 29, 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Attendees

    • Michael McKelvey
    • Quinn Connolly
    • Sarthak Prasad
    • Paul Foote
    • Miriam Keep
    • Christina Tran

    Discussion

    • Quinn recommends a new meeting schedule: weekly meeting for core group working on redesign (larger group optional), monthly for larger group
    • Miriam will put Michael in contact with April re: iSEE site embeds from iCAP Portal
    • Consider how we maintain information to minimize duplicattion of effort - if someone else already has data on their site, link to their site rather than also putting it up on ours
    • Need periodic reviews of our site's information. Auto-detecting dead links would be really helpful.

  10. Phase 2 (Checking Tags) Complete

    Associated Project(s): 
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles

    From 06/24/26 to 06/26/26 Sarthak, Frida, and Emma checked all previously tagged bicycles for tags, and updated their abandonment status. In total, 310 bikes were marked as abandoned, and 422 were not. In the next week, the Parking Department will remove the locks and relocate the bicycles to F&S's storage units. 

    Phase 3, the inventory of abandoned bicycles, will begin on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 (07/07/26).

    Bar graph of bike counts

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  12. Sustainability Council Meeting 06/12/2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability Council

    The Sustainability Council met on June 12, 2026. The primary agenda items included: 

     

    1. Benchmarking sustainability progress at Illinois to peer institutions

    2. Student accomplishments and priorities

    3. Establishing a process for engaging colleges to collaboratively set tailored sustainability goals

    4. Curtailing energy supply to campus 

     

    The slide deck is attached.

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  13. CU Bike Month 2026: Light the Night & Bike to Work Day Dates

    Associated Project(s): 
    C-U Bike to Work Day
    Light the Night

    The dates for Light the Night and Bike to Work Day 2026 have been announced. Flyers are attached to this post. Rain dates are in italics.

    Bike to Work Day

    Wednesday, September 16th, 7:00am-10:00am

    Thursday, September 17th, 7:00am-10:00am

    Light the Night

    Tuesday, September 22nd, 4:00pm-7:00pm

    Wednesday, September 23rd, 4:00pm-7:00pm

     

     

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  15. E-Bike Charging Pilot Progam

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Parking & Storage
    E-Bike Infrastructure and Operations

    Transportation Demand Management (TDM) at F&S has received $96,000 from the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) to pilot e-bike charging at residence halls. E-bike & E-scooter users at Illinois are not allowed to charge their batteries or bring their device inside university facilities.

    TDM has identified 20 preliminary locations at Ikenberry, ISR, and FAR/PAR for a minimum of 15 charging racks. TDM will meet with University Housing to review the proposed locations and charging rack models. The proposed locations and models are attached to this update. None of the locations or models are final.

     

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  16. CU Bike Month 2026 Planning Team Meeting #1 - Kickoff

    Associated Project(s): 
    C-U Bike to Work Day
    Light the Night

    On June 16, 2026, planning team members attended the first meeting of the CU Bike Month event. From the U of I, Sarthak, Frida (intern), and Emma (intern) attended the meeting.

    The kickoff meeting generally discussed event dates, event locations, bike lights purchases, and confirmation of future meeting dates. 

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  17. Weekly Update -- Bike Sales & Demand

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All,

    We’re burning through bikes as demand has increased with the summer weather. We sold one bike last week before it even hit the sales floor and another an hour or two after it was finished.

     

    This week we’ll work on organizing and trying to fast-track some bikes for sale as we can hardly keep more than 5-6 on the floor before another is purchased.

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 29

    Sales: $1,494.50
    Memberships:  6 for $180
    Bikes (refurb): 3 for $725
    Bikes (B-a-B): 2 for $110
    Tires/tubes: 7 for $62


    Thanks!

  18. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - June 9, 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Attendees

    • Michael McKelvey
    • Quinn Connolly
    • Sarthak Prasad
    • Paul Foote
    • Miriam Keep
    • Elizabeth Murphy

    Discussion

    • Quinn put together this Portal Rework Notebook (available to anyone in the iCAP Portal Project Teams channel)
    • Quinn's proposed changes:
      • Migrate from Themes at top of project hierarchy to Objectives at top of project hierarchy
      • Objectives Dashboard: migrate from long table of all Objectives to collapsed listing of Themes
        • Expand each theme to reveal Objectives under that Theme
        • Include Milestones for each Objective (collapsed initially, expand to reveal specific Milestones achieved for that Objective)
        • Old Objectives dashboards: could display old dashboards using current table view or use new display
          • Decision: implement 2026 dashboard for initial launch, add old dashboards & projects later
      • Project hierarchy:
        • Decrease number of Projects in hierarchies
        • We'll need to discuss what happens to current Projects which wouldn't exist in new system
          • Will they still be Projects that just aren't displayed in hierarchies?
          • Will they be represented by some other content type(s) that connect to Projects?

    TODOs

    • Michael and Quinn (and anyone else interested in joining) will meet next week to continue the discussion

  19. Phase 1 (Tagging All Bicycles) Complete

    Associated Project(s): 
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles

    From June 8 to June 12, Sarthak, Frida (intern), and Emma (intern) completed tagging bicycles for the abandoned bicycle project. In total, there are 728 bicycles were tagged across campus. Owners must remove the tag to mark their bicycle is still active. 

    Phase 2 will begin in two weeks from now, where bicycles and e-scooters that still have orange tags will be considered for impoundment.  
     

  20. Announcement Regarding Bicycle Round-Up 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles

    On June 11th, an announcement was sent from F&S Customer Relations regarding the Bicycle Round-Up. Please see the attached images for a link and QR code:

    Unwanted Bicycles and E-Scooters Will Be Identified and Removed in June
    		 
     

    F&S and the Parking Department identify and collect unwanted bicycles and personal micromobility devices (e.g., e-scooters) left on campus at the beginning of the summer. Last year, almost 225 bicycles were recovered during the annual roundup! Those bikes and devices are temporarily stored and, if not reclaimed by their owners, donated later to extend equipment life cycles and reduce environmental impact.

    Orange Sticker Tagging This Week

    All bicycles and e-scooters remaining on university property have been tagged with an orange sticker to help identify whether they are still in use. If your bicycle or e-scooter has this sticker, you must remove it by Wednesday, June 24, to confirm its active status; otherwise, it will be impounded. Individuals who don't take this action and want to reclaim their bicycles or devices later this year will be charged a $40 fee. They must also be registered in the community-wide Project 529 database before being returned.

    Bike Donation Made Easy  

    If you no longer need your bicycle, don't leave it lying around. You can easily donate it yourself to the Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign) or the Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign (202 S. Broadway Avenue, room 24). No appointment is required. Donations may be tax-deductible, and the donated bikes will be refurbished or recycled, with as many parts as possible reused.
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