Sometime around the pandemic a bi-weekly Zoom meeting of members of our network started up and has been the most active part of this network. It meets on the 1st and 3rd Thurs. afternoon of each month @ 4 pm (ET/EDT). If you’d like to join this meeting please email moderator/ manager Jeff Bruchez (UC Davis’ Active Modality Manager) for the Zoom connection link.
Contact Jeff for a link to running notes and topics for discussion.
Category: Bike Friendly University
Great National Campus Bike Summit!
Great National Campus Bike Summit to William Varney, Shane Tedder, Lance Broeking, Sandra Broadwill & everyone else involved. Thanks so much for putting it all together and making the experience so positive.
Here’s a link to my Strava report from the ride around campus on Oct. 18, 2024: https://strava.app.link/GgVgqsa8NNb
Here are a bunch of photos and videos & a 2nd batch on our Facebook group. Please add your own photos and videos there. Justin Mog of UKY-Louisville posted more photos here on Facebook.
Here’s a link to many more photos & videos in the cloud (Google Photos):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8YHV8R7VhGZxt81i9
Hope to see you in Montana next year!
Big news for our network!
42 universities awarded a Bike Friendly University award for the first time or renewed!
Here’s the LAB’s press release.
Congrats to all the universities that got recognized for their efforts in becoming BFU’s!
2019 Bicycle Friendly University awards announced!
Courtesy Amelia Neptune, LAB, October 17, 2019
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I’m very excited to share that the League of American Bicyclists has announced our 2019 Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) awards this morning, with 48 New and Renewing BFUs, and 4 Honorable Mentions.
A few highlights from the 2019 Round:
There are 3 new Platinum-level BFUs (for a new total of 8) with the addition of UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and UW-Madison. Stanford, Portland State University, and Colorado State University all renewed their existing Platinum statuses this round as well.
We also added our first BFU in the state of West Virginia, so there are now 208 Bicycle Friendly Universities awarded in 47 states + DC. (We’re just missing Hawaii, North Dakota, and Delaware!)
The largest campus to be awarded this round was The Ohio State University, with over 61,000 students, which moved up from Bronze to Silver, and the smallest campus in this round was M State Fergus Falls, with 700 students, which is a new Bronze-level BFU.
See the full announcement here.
And the full current list of BFUs here.
The 2020 BFU Application is already open for submissions, and the deadline to apply next year is August 25, 2020. (But it’s never too early to get started!) Find the online application and Word document preview here.
Learn more about the BFU program here.
Thanks, and a giant congratulations to all 52 schools being recognized today!
Cheers, Amelia
New Bike Friendy Universities announced!
Nov. 14, 2018
Nov. 14, 2018
Courtesy Amelia Neptune, Director, Bicycle Friendly America Program, League of American Bicyclists:
I’m excited to share that today the League of American Bicyclists is announcing our 2018 Bicycle Friendly University awards!
Congratulations to all the 45 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities and Colleges being announced today!
You can check out the formal announcement on the LAB blog here.
2017 Bike Friendly Univ. Awards – 46 New & Renewing
Better late than never right? Right. Well, as of early November 2017, the “League of American Bicyclists announced 46 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities℠ (BFUs), There are now 182 BFUs in 45 states and Washington, DC, a cutting-edge group of colleges and universities across the United States transforming their campuses and the communities around them.”
Congratulations to all these new BFU’s!
National Bike Summit 2017 photos
Some photos from NBS 2017. Photos by Tim Potter except where noted.
These photos plus more on Facebook here.
National Bike Summit 2017 BFU offerings
Monday – Bicycle Friendly Univ. Mobile Workshop at the U of Maryland
A first-time BFU focused mobile workshop offering at the Summit. Unfortunately, it’s full (as of 3/1/17). Will be posting photos and notes after returning from the Summit.
Tuesday evening Social get-together – Time – place TBD
We’re planning an informal after all the other parties, so if you’d like to meet and network with other higher ed bike people adding your name/ email to the poll below and we’ll make sure you get the info. on where/ when we’ll be getting together when everyone else is emailed.
Wed. Campus Bike Programmer Round-table Brunch – 10 am – 1pm
Rm. 3300 – Symons Hall, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, UMD (ask once inside the bldg. for further directions)
For those of you unable to participate in lobbying your legislators during the National Bike Summit 2017, get together with your fellow campus bike programmer – coordinator during brunch and enjoy an informal round-table discussion time. Pls. include your email address w/ your name so we can update you on meeting location, etc. http://doodle.com/poll/geruikckyg98qbsu
According to our host, Aaron Goldbeck, Bicycle Coordinator UMD, “Probably the best way to get there is to take the Metro to College Park and then use our bikeshare to get to campus. That is exactly what we are doing for the mobile workshop, so assuming that everyone coming to this meeting has done the workshop it should be pretty easy.”
Bicycle Friendly University Showcase Poster Sessions
The 2017 National Bike Summit will highlight innovative transportation research and bicycle-friendly programs and initiatives from bicycle-friendly campuses across the country. Colleges and Universities that participate in the League’s Bicycle Friendly University program are invited to present a poster showcasing their efforts and achievements.
POSTER SESSION DETAILS
All posters will be presented twice during the 2017 National Bike Summit:
Monday, March 6, 3:30-5:00pm
Renaissance Hotel & Conference Center (Room TBA)
RSVP: http://sched.co/9cgt
Poster set up: 3:15-3:30pm
Wednesday, March 8, 1:30-2:30pm
Rayburn Foyer, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
RSVP: http://sched.co/95Ri
Poster set up: 1-1:30pm
Questions? Contact AMELIA NEPTUNE
Program Manager, Bicycle Friendly Business & University
AMELIA@BIKELEAGUE.ORG | 202-621-5457
51 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities Announced!
Fantastic news to see so many of our members getting national recognition for their hard work making their campuses more bike friendly! 164 universities are recognized now!? Wow!
Here’s an excerpt from the League of American Bicyclists’ press release on Nov. 28, 2016:
“Today, the League of American Bicyclists announced 51 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Universities℠ (BFUs) from 25 states, There are now 164 BFUs in 44 states and Washington, DC, a cutting-edge group of colleges and universities across the United States transforming their campuses and the communities around them.”
MSU Hosts First Bike Friendly America Conference
As members of the MSU’s Bike Advisory Committee analyzed what made the country’s five platinum-level Bike Friendly Universities so successful it became apparent that MSU needed to get their neighboring communities on board with the same vision to pursue becoming a platinum-level Bike Friendly Community. This led to reaching out to the League of American Bicyclists and deciding to bring one of their staff to the university to meet with the committee and facilitate meetings with neighboring community leaders.
As the cost estimates climbed the idea of turning the visit into a day conference started to come together. Eventually a new concept for a conference, a Bike Friendly America Conference, was hatched and after months of planning and seeking out sponsors, presenters and attendees the 1st ever conference of its type is now history.
The MSU team is now beginning to think about next year and whether to continue the conference on its campus or to encourage other universities to host it. Please contact Tim Potter if you’re interested in possibly hosting the event in 2017.
A wrap-up article featuring photos and video highlights can be seen here on the MSU Bikes’ blog.