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Bike Symposium @ the AORE Conference 2013

Campus Bike Programmer's dinner attendees, AORE - Bike Symposium — Campus Bike Programmer’s dinner attendees, AORE – Bike Symposium (L to R: Tim Potter, MSU Bikes; Ginny Sullivan, Adventure Cycling; Jessica Zdeb, Toole Design; Beverly Malone, UMD Transportation; John Brandt, UMD Bikes Coord; Gerald Fittipaldi, Civil Engr.; Devan Tracy, Engineer.

A number of our members attended the annual conference of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) held at the U of MD in College Park, MD, Nov. 7 – 9th. It was the first year for the Bike Symposium which featured quite a good variety of topics and presentations from different universities around the country. Our colleagues from the UMD Transportation office (Beverly Malone, Asst Director; Mike Levengood, UMD bikeUMD bicycle coordinator) and the conference co-host Mike Doyle, Asst. Director, Campus Recreation Services, were gracious hosts and showed me around to my amazement of everything that can be done within the confines of an older university with very tight space.

Here are links to a couple presentations from AORE-2013:

Presentation by Boise-St-Univ: This 35 pg. presentation focused on the creation of Boise State’s relatively new ‘Cycle Learning Center’ (opened fall of ’11):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7nC7dXHvhYmLTJVNDcyMXE2MTA/edit?usp=sharing

Ask the Experts gathering, AORE - Bike Symposium — Ask the Experts gathering, AORE – Bike Symposium (L to R: Beverly Malone, Jessica Zdeb, Gerald Fittipaldi, Rick Dawson, CSU – Monterey Bay)

“Campus Bike Planning 101″ : (21 pgs) was given by Jessica Zdeb of the Toole Design Group, with the assistance of Beverly Malone, of U-MD. An excellent resource/ reference for universities looking to develop a comprehensive bike plan or improve/ update the plan they might already have:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7nC7dXHvhYmb1c3YVJFdDVWcDg/edit?usp=sharing

For 2014 the AORE annual conference will move to Portland, Oregon (Nov. 12 – 14), so hopefully that location and having one symposium under our belts will combine for an even better turn-out and program! Be sure and hold the date and your budget to attend!

More of my pics from the AORE Conference and UMD visit that might interest you are here.

Bicycle Resource Centers and the College Union – Webinar wrap-up

Joe Hayes, Asst. Director, Missouri Student Unions, has posted a recap of the recent (May 23rd) online/ phone discussion titled “Hot Topics Round-Table: Bicycle Resource Centers and the College Union” in The Commons of the Association of College Unions International website. Participants quoted in the recap represented the following schools: University of California–Davis, Bowdoin College, University of Missouri, University of British Columbia, Portland State University. If you are interested in hearing more of the discussion, a video of the program is available here.

Bike-to-PSU-challenge banner graphic — Portland State University's 'Bike to PSU Challenge' graphic

Best Practices in Campus Bicycle Planning

One-way cycle track at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Alta Planning, a leading consulting firm in N. America, published an excellent paper on best practices in campus bike facilities planning. Take a look at the PDF report here. Alta’s mission is to create active communities where bicycling and walking are safe, healthy, and fun. Nice that university-related bike programming is growing as a subject of research.

More March Madness: Universities Secure Berth as Bicycle-Friendly Campuses

New awards heat up the competition among college conferences

Washington, D.C. – March 29, 2012 – The NCAA basketball tournament is down to the Final Four, but the bracket of Bicycle Friendly Universities (BFU) is expanding. Today, the League of American Bicyclists advanced nine new universities to the elite ranks of bicycle-friendly campuses.

“As universities compete for students and status, becoming more bicycle-friendly is a winning strategy that energizes and invigorates staff and the student body, not just in March, but year-round,” said Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists. “By making cycling safe and enjoyable, BFUs are both educating and empowering the next generation to adopt smarter, healthier transportation habits that will last a lifetime.”

Read full article here.
Go here to the League’s BFU page for more information.

Third Gathering of the Univ. Bike Programmers

Summit-Gathering-2012 — Ramon Zavala, UC- Irvine and friend, Luis A. Vivanco, Ph.D., U of VT and my friend, Chris Phelan, founder of the Ride of Silence.

Third Gathering of the Univ. Bike Programmers @ the 2012 National Bike Summit

A small group of us gathered during the Natl. Bike Summit, Mar. 21st at Fausto Coppi’s Organic Restaurant one of the only bike-themed restaurants I’ve ever visited, and not just any bike theme but historic Italian racing theme after the late Italian legend Fausto Coppi. The place is decorated with old-school bike racing photos and memorabilia.

Six New Universities Receive Bike Friendly Univ. Awards

PRESS RELEASE
October 7, 2011

Bicycle Friendly Universities Revolutionize Campus Bicycling Culture
Six New Universities are Honored

Washington, D.C. – October 10, 2011 –

The League of American Bicyclists is announcing six new Bicycle Friendly Universities (BFU) today at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. “We are pleased to see that so many of our great higher education institutions – large and small – are stepping up to meet the challenges of sustainability, safety and health, and they are doing so with the help of the Bicycle Friendly Universities program,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League. “College campuses across the country are offering students and faculty a higher quality of life as a result.” The BFU program recognizes institutions of higher education for promoting and providing a more bicycle-friendly campus for students, staff and visitors. The six new BFUs complete a successful inaugural year for the BFU program. There are now 26 BFUs in 20 states that are encouraging students and staff to travel to and on their campuses on bicycles.

Read the full press release here.