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Check in meeting from July 26, 2023
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the agenda and documents shared during this meeting. Watch the meeting recording here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oHc_PTO7W515GCCX_SaKH6CsEsF1CJLm/view?u...
Attached Files:Bike Month Planning Team Meeting Agenda 2023-07-26.pdf
2023 CU Bike to Work Day Station Manager Pre-Event Information.pdf
Bike Month 2023-07-20 Roles & Responsibilities.docx
Bike Month 2023-07-21 Weekly Task List.docx
BikeMonthCover2023-24-v3.pdf
CCB BikeMonth2023-24-v1-Sarthak.docx
CU Bike Month 2023 Save the Date_landscape.pdf
Bike Month Save the Dates - First Draft
Associated Project(s):Attached are the first draft of the 2023 Bike Month Save the Date flyers based on the meeting from 7/12/2023
Meeting on 2023 Champaign County Bike Month Planning
Associated Project(s):On 07/12/2023, Sarthak and Hrushikesh were a part of a 2023 Champaign County Bike Month Planning meeting.
- Confirmed Dates for Upcoming Events:
September 14th – Bike to Work Day
September 19th – Light the NightTime - 4p.m to 7p.m (Tentative)
September 21st – Rain Day- Budget for Light the Night
- Suggestion in the meeting: The system of Veo Rides is bringing in more bike riders in the community.
-* Contact Lily for availability and confirm the dates for the event.
Check in meeting from July 12, 2023
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the agenda and documents shared during this meeting. Watch the meeting recording here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18NOLyCMK4wt27dlns0KkYPm9wyg126KA/view?u...
Final numbers from Bike to Work Day and Light the Night
Associated Project(s):The Bike Month Planning team organized Bike to Work Day on September 14, 2022 from 7 - 10 am at 16 Champaign County locations, including eight on-campus. There were 893 registered to attend before the event this year and nearly 150 people registered on-site during the event! Champaign County Bikes were also present at Alma Mater and Hallene Gateway during Light the Night event as well as Bike to Market Day on September 17, 2022, to meet attendees who could not attend the Bike to Work Day event. The final number of pre-registered attendees (prior to Bike to Market) was 921, which is a new record for this event!
Light the Night was organized on September 15, 2022, from 4 - 7 pm at three campus locations - Alma Mater, Hallene Gateway, and Campus Bike Center. This year, we used Planet Bike blinky lights with silicone straps. We distributed and installed nearly 800 bike light sets during this event! Alma Mater was, by far, the most popular location, where nearly 575 lights were distributed.
Following the event, the Bike Month Plannign team discussed options for next year.
Agenda for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night: Post event discussion
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the agenda for the post event discussion for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events on September 22, 2022.
Attached Files:Lawn Signs posted and removed after the event
Associated Project(s):11 lawn signs were posted across the campus on September 5, 2022. Only 7 signs were removed after the removed, the remaining were lost.
Attached Files:Weekly Update: BTWD, LTN, Build-a-Bike, very busy this week
Associated Project(s):All, Real busy times last week. Shop was manageably busy, but we had BTWD and LTN on consecutive days. Both events went well. I spent more time at the DRES stop than the Bike Center station, which was a new experience. Lots of folks on that route, and I was able to talk route-planning and commuting strategy with some people new to commuting. Weather cooperated swimmingly.
We had a deluge of completed B-a-Bs last week. Always good to see the smiling faces of rewarded effort. Marketing folks came by and updated some of our filing cabinets and bins with printed (legible) labels and photos of contents to better help people find and identify parts. We’re still slower on Tue/Thurs as we work to get the word out that we’re now open those days as well.
We’ll work this week on a couple shop builds we’ve been too busy to finish, prep for the abandoned bike giveaway, and clean shop as we’ve been too busy to do much of any of that in the last two weeks.
The numbers:
Visitors: 86
Sales: $1,084.30
Bikes (B-a-B): 3 for $150Memberships: 17 for $510
Tires/tubes: 10 for $59Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorWCIA interview about Light the Night
Associated Project(s):WCIA conducted an interview with Sarthak Prasad at the Alma Mater station during the Light the Night event. This interview was published on September 15 and 16.
Video: Highlights from Bike to Work Day and information on Light the Night
Associated Project(s):Mark Herman from iSEE created a timelapse video showcasing the Alma Mater station during the Bike to Work Day event on September 14, 2022. This video gives a highlight of the event as well as promote Light the Night event on September 15, 2022.
Watch the video here: https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/video/highlights-bike-work-day-...
Water for volunteers+WO to transport the water
Associated Project(s):DIA provided 6 powerade containers that were used for water for the volunteers at Light the Night event. Work Order (WO 11003192) was created for the Transportation Shop to transport 2 large gatorade containers (filled with water) each to Alma Mater, Hallene Gateway, and Campus Bike Center by 3:30 pm tomorrow (September 15, 2022) for Light the Night event.
Final volunteer list sent out to the station leads
Associated Project(s):Final volunteer list was sent out to the station leads on September 15, 2022 at 12:24 pm. We had a total of 50 volunteers signed up for this event, however, 6-8 volunteers had to back out at the last minute.
Email to IUB: Help with Bike to Work Day and Light the Night event
Associated Project(s):Sarthak Prasad sent an email to Dave Guth to connect with Illini Union Board for help with Light the Night 2022 as well as Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events in 2023 going forward.
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Hi Dave,
As you may already know, we organized Bike to Work Day today from 7 – 10 am, with one of the locations being the Alma Mater station! I had several people signed up to volunteer and only a few of them showed up this morning. I am hoping that IUB could send some volunteers for Light the Night event (tomorrow from 4-7 pm), in case something like this happened again. Could you please let me know if IUB could help out tomorrow?
I would also like to ask IUB, if they could lead the Alma Mater welcoming station for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events next year. Thank you,
Sarthak
Interview with Daily Illini
Associated Project(s):Sarthak Prasad talked to Fiza Dahra from Daily Illini on September 13, 2022, about Light the Night event
Weekly Update: Bike to Work Day and Light the Night this week, Abandoned bicycles
Associated Project(s):All, The visitor numbers seem low for how busy it felt this past week. Had a few students step up, volunteer, and enjoy it enough to come back in the last few weeks. That’s always a good sign we’re doing something right.
I was out Thursday/Friday and my staff handled the Bike Center in my absence. No major issues, so I call that a success.
We’ve got BTWD and LTN this week, back-to-back days, on Wed then Thursday. Weather looks good (at this point).
This Friday is the last day for students to claim their abandoned bikes so my staff and I will count the remaining ones that we’ll be able to use. From there, I’ll coordinate with Working Bikes to pick up the rest—potentially as soon as next week. The influx of bikes will be a boon to for our programs as we look to build back stock.
The numbers:
Visitors: 49
Sales: $895
Memberships: 15 for $450
Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $50
Tires/tubes: 15 for $70Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center CoordinatorDigital Signs created and posted
Associated Project(s):Digital Signs for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events were developed (September 8, 2022) by F&S CRC department and posted on the campus screens by September 9, 2022.
Attached Files:Agenda for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night: September 8, 2022
Associated Project(s):See attached the agenda item for the meeting on September 8, 2022 for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events.
CILiving: Celebrate Bike Month with Champaign Center Partnership
Associated Project(s):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 400e-week, GradLinks, Email+, and other methods for Bike to Work Day and Light the Night events
Associated Project(s):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.
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