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  • Light the Night 2026: News-Gazette Coverage

    9/24/2026
    On September 22nd, 2026, the News-Gazette posted a photo gallery titled "C-U Bike Month Light the Night." The gallery can be viewed here. A backup of the webpage was archived on the Wayback Machine. 

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

    6/22/2026
    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 DayWednesday, September 16th, 7:00am-10:00amThursday, September 17th, 7:00am-10:00amLight the...
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Description

Light the Night is an annual free bicycle light giveaway, funded by the Campus Area Transportation Study (CATS) agencies: the University of Illinois, C-U MTD, the City of Urbana and the City of Champaign. The Bike Project has been a partner group organizing the event, and in 2016, was a funder as well. Since 2008, volunteers have helped to install over 800 sets of bicycle lights each year. In addition to providing the lights, the goal of the event is to help educate the public that state law in Illinois requires bicycles to have a front light and rear reflector, at minimum, when riding at night.  

Background

The first Light the Night event was held in 2008, and it takes place for one day each September, near the beginning of the Academic year. Volunteers also share general safety information with cyclists, and hand out educational materials such as bicycle maps and rules of the road. Free bicycle registration with the University is also available during the event.

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  • Primary Contact:

    Sarthak Prasad

    Team Members:

    • Stacey DeLorenzo, F&S
    • Morgan White, F&S
    • Ben LeRoy, Champaign
    • Lily Wilcock, Urbana
    • Cynthia Hoyle, MTD
    • Evan Alvarez, MTD
    • Barry Isralewitz, The Bike Project
    • Jeff Yockey, Champaign County Bikes
    • Gabriel Lewis, CCRPC

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Project details last updated on: 6/22/2026. Check Project Updates for recent activity.