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Bike Sheltesrs / Compounds
Hello,
I am trying to coordinate a bike movement at my university. I have a deadline of April 1 to bring a report to the Administration regarding what sorts of things bikers would recommend as infrastructure. I need your help. I need pictures / web links to examples of working bike co-ops, bike compounds, or outdoor bike shelters. Pictures would be super great. Any steps to achieving these, including how much they cost (generally) would greatly help. Examples (and pictures) of cities that have implemented things like bike lanes, bike paths, yellow (shared) bike programs, or statistics on what proportion of a population uses the infrastructure would be a bonus. I would appreciate any feedback. Best thing to do would either be to reply here or to the email address uofmcyclists at gmail dot com. Daniel |
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Daniel,
I'd recommend a trip to your campus library. There is a ton of research information available on bicycling, and you'll learn more and be more convincing if you actually gather the data yourself. AcademicSearch, ProQuest, Lexis-Nexis and just about any academic database can probably help. Also, talk to riders at your school and local clubs, bicycle shops, etc. Conduct a few surveys of students. Is there a bicycle club at your school? Good luck. -Bill H. |
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Hey Bill,
There is no cycling organization at my school. I have actually just created one a month ago with the ultimate goal of providing such a service to our students. But we need more information. I have already found next to nothing in our library's database of information after searching for 2 hours, but I am going to go and talk to someone who is more familiar with our database system. Surveys are another thing that we would like to do, and are in the process of trying to write. We have a google group set up to try and rally the troops: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/umca/ I am really looking for examples (pictures) of other academic institutions and what they are doing, or what some progressive communities are doing as well. I actually just found an interesting website yesterday: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ Hope this helps other people as well. Im still eager to find out all I can from other people. Please ignore my spelling mistake in the title and respond! . |
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"daNo" wrote in message
ups.com... I am really looking for examples (pictures) of other academic institutions and what they are doing, or what some progressive communities are doing as well. I actually just found an interesting website yesterday: http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/ You might contact these guys at UIC. They've been active locally and have some member employment at the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation so they may have some facilities experience. http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/leisure/ccc/ |
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"daNo" wrote in message ups.com... If you're interested in bicycle parking, you might want to look at the Bicycle Alliance's site at: http://www.bicyclealliance.org/commute/index.html -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:45:42 -0800, ,
"Claire Petersky" wrote: "daNo" wrote in message oups.com... If you're interested in bicycle parking, you might want to look at the Bicycle Alliance's site at: http://www.bicyclealliance.org/commute/index.html I'm getting finicky about bicycle parking. We've got a new style bike rack appearing around town. They're a take-off on the standard "coat-hanger" type with a higher horizontal bar and a larger, deeper, squared-off, "coat hanger". They work quite well but have a placard mount for advertising. My gripe with racks is that they're seldom covered which is stupid in this climate. Worse though is that there's rarely, if ever, a place for setting your packages while loading panniers and unlocking your bike. You end up putting your purchases on the ground which is wet. And on top of it all, I'd like to see something more aesthetically considerate than what's presently offered in even the best situations. -- zk |
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