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  1. Bike Census Spring 2026 Complete

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Counts

    From 11am-12pm, over 20 volunteers helped to count bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and VeoRides across campus. The Spring 2026 Bike Census will help to guide future bike infrastructure decisions. Bike census results will be published in a report in Summer 2026 or early Fall 2026. 

  2. Final Volunteer Call for Bike Census

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Counts
    Bike Census Spring 2026 Tomorrow!
    		 
     

     

    F&S, along with volunteers, will conduct a Campus Bicycle Census tomorrow on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. The data collected by the group will be used to identify high-ridership locations for future mobility, safety, and infrastructure improvements, such as bike rack parking upgrades, pathway enhancements, and interactive mapping updates. Previous censuses have counted more than 5,500 parked bicycles on the Urbana campus at one time.

    5 More Volunteers Needed

    Sign up to volunteer for the upcoming census. Instructions will be given during on-site training at 10 a.m. on the day of the event at Anniversary Plaza (south of Illini Union), or during backup session today on Monday, April 13 at 4 pm in the same location, for those who cannot attend the day-of meeting. Volunteers may either bike or walk around the campus to look for off-rack and on-rack bicycles.

      Sign up to Volunteer at this event!  

    Micromobility Analysis

    New for the 2026 census, e-bikes/e-scooters and other micromobility devices will also be tracked. This specific snapshot will help F&S to expand and support the U. of I. active transportation network through both the bike share program and by developing more parking and charging options for students, faculty, and staff across the university.

    For more information about the census or other Bike at Illinois programs, contact Sarthak Prasad, 217-300-9575.

     

    A link to view this post online.

  3. Bike Census Spring 2026 Volunteer Training Sessions

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Counts

    During the training sessions, Sarthak went over the volunteer training guide (attached as a pdf below) as well as how to use the ArcGIS Field Maps application to count bikes, e-bikes, VeoRides, and e-scooters.

     

    Two volunteer training sessions were hosted:

    1. Monday, April 13th from 4-5pm at Anniversary Plaza (south side of Illini Union)

    2. Tuesday, April 14th from 10-11am at Anniversary Plaza (south side of Illini Union)

     

    Attached Files: 

  5. Volunteer for the Campus Bicycle Census

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Counts

    F&S, along with volunteers, will conduct a Campus Bicycle Census on Tuesday, April 14, at 11 a.m. The data collected by the group will be used to identify high-ridership locations for future mobility, safety, and infrastructure improvements, such as bike rack parking upgrades, pathway enhancements, and interactive mapping updates. Previous censuses have counted more than 5,500 parked bicycles on the Urbana campus at one time.

    Volunteers Needed

    Sign up to volunteer for the upcoming census. Instructions will be given during on-site training at 10 a.m. on the day of the event at Anniversary Plaza (south of Illini Union), or during an initial session on Monday, April 13 (Microsoft Outlook invite) in the same location, for those who cannot attend the day-of meeting. Volunteers may either bike or walk around the campus to look for off-rack and on-rack bicycles.

    Micromobility Analysis

    New for the 2026 census, e-bikes/e-scooters and other micromobility devices will also be tracked. This specific snapshot will help F&S to expand and support the U. of I. active transportation network through both the bike share program and by developing more parking and charging options for students, faculty, and staff across the university.

     For more information about the census or other Bike at Illinois programs, contact Sarthak Prasad, 217-300-9575.

     

    A link to see this post online.

  7. Bike Census Spring 2026 Planning Commences

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bicycle Counts

    Planning for the Spring 2026 Bike Census began in early March. On March 6th, Sarthak submitted a Project Request for the Spring 2026 Bike Census which outlined plans for the bike census date, time, and promotion. The census is planned for April 14th 2026 from 11am-12pm with a rain date of April 15th 2026. The census will be promoted through digital signs, e-week, GradLinks, iNews, and other newsletters.

  13. Campus Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) spring 2023

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC)
    2014 Campus Bike Plan [ARCHIVED]
    Reduce Driving on Campus
    Commuter Program: Bus, Bike, and Hike
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
    Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
    It's Your MTD Too!
    Bicycle Registration
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles
    Bicycle Counts
    Bicycle Friendly University Status
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    Bike Share with Veo
    ADA Transition Plan and 2017 Supplement

    Please see attached the final presentation for the CTAC spring 2023. Watch the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/mid9gjqnhyziake9txcdf9jee08rgx6h

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  18. Eco-Counter set installed and activated at Green and Goodwin

    Associated Project(s): 
    Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
    Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) [ARCHIVED]
    Bicycle Counts
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

    A set of Eco-Counters were installed at the intersection of Green St and Goodwin Ave by Loomis Laboratory on Monday, May 9, 2022. This was a new set of counters with no groundbox, purchased in October 2021. This set of Eco-Counter was purchased using the SSC funding. These counters were activated on May 10, 2022, and they are now collecting and transmitting data. See attached the pictures of these counters.

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  19. Eco-Counter set installed and activated at Armory and Sixth

    Associated Project(s): 
    Pedestrian and Bicycle Counts
    Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) [ARCHIVED]
    Bicycle Counts

    A set of Eco-Counters were installed at the intersection of Armory Ave and Sixth St on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. This is the last set of old counters that were purchased in 2019. These counters were activated on April 27, 2022, and they are now collecting and transmitting data. See attached to see the pictures of these counters.

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