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11/11/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:Snow! First significant snowfall of the year. Made for a messy commute in, but always better than driving.This upcoming weekend is the Bike Project’s event Cranksgiving, a bicycle food drive. We have a bike trailer set up...
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11/10/2025The iCAP Engagement Team met on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 from 4:00pm-5:05pm via Microsoft Teams. The team shared updates about the status of OneIllinois engagement, Greener Campus, and the ZeroWaste Training Module. The team also discussed a...
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11/3/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:Deceptive time of year: cooler temps usually mean fewer folks in, but that did not prove out. We were all-stands-full for a good bit last week. This week feels like just about peak foliage, which is a great time to ride a...
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10/28/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:I was out Friday and Monday so this is a day late. I was in Berkeley, CA which has roundabouts at all of their side-street intersections. (Hint, hint.)Pretty uneventful week otherwise. I’ll continue work on the containers...
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10/23/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:Things are a tick slower now that the temps have dipped. I’ve been pulling from the abandoned bike containers for parts, mostly tires and saddles as those have been most in-demand. We have two bikes on the sales floor with...
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9/30/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:All,Last week was the conclusion of the bike retrieval period for abandoned bikes. We got three claims in the 11th hour, which was good. I’ll begin organizing the leftovers this week, with help from my staff...
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9/16/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last Wednesday was Bike To Work Day! It was a success. Had good weather and good turn outs at the stations I visited.Light The Night is tomorrow evening. Should be good weather—if warm—for that, too! We are busy...
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9/9/2025The Tree Campus Advisory Committee met to review the overall program and committee membership. The new Campus Landscape Architect, Bridgette Moen, joined the committee. Team members discussed potential additions to the committee, including...
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9/2/2025Email from Jacob Benjamin:Busy as all get out. Sold all but one small bike for sale and moving Build-a-Bikes as fast as we can. Hope to have a few more prepped this week as demand for those is always high once we sell out of the refurbs.More...
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8/21/2025Email from Phillip Krein: I wanted to update you on our EV charge infrastructure project. Tim Abrahamson supported us today from about 12:30pm to 2pm to gather circuit information in parking structures C10, C7, and B4. I owe Mike Brown an...