[Insert name, affiliation and date here] CREATING A BICYCLE FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY

THE LEAGUE’S MISSION The League promotes bicycling for fun, fitness, and transportation through advocacy and education to build a bicycle-friendly America. PHOTO: ALLAN CRAWFORD

OUR GOAL FOR 2025: 5% OF ALL TRIPS BY BIKE 50% + REDUCTION IN SERIOUS CRASHES AND FATALITIES AND MOVING TOWARDS ZERO

PROVIDING A ROADMAP FOR A BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA » Setting targets and options for any place » Benchmarking » Facilitates partnership between advocates & decision makers » Hands-on assistance from staff » Award designation and media promotion

BICYCLING: A SIMPLE SOLUTION » Quality of campus life » Reduced parking, transportation and healthcare costs » Congestion reduction » Sustainability » Improved health, happiness and productivity

BICYCLING: A SIMPLE SOLUTION “Being able to say to the university, ‘For less than the cost of one deck-parking space, we were able to make all of the roads on campus more bicycle friendly’ was huge.” - Brian Williams, Duke University (Bronze)

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GROWTH IN BIKE COMMUTING

WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT »BFCs always on best places to live, work, study and retire lists. (6 in US News’ latest Top 10) »Mercer Int’l Quality of Life Ranking: 7 of 8 U.S. cities are BFCs »Forbes’ Healthiest Cities 15 of top 20 »Best Places to Ride out the Recession 17 of 20 are BFCs - Businessweek

REACHING THE INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

STRONG AND FEARLESS

REACHING THE INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

INTERESTED BUT CONCERNED

WHAT IS THE BFU PROGRAM? Four Award levels » Platinum » Gold » Silver » Bronze Program recognizes colleges and universities for bicycle friendliness and provides roadmap and assistance to become better.

APPLICATION CRITERIA » Engineering » Education » Encouragement » Enforcement » Evaluation & Planning Online application bikeleague.org/university

ENGINEERING promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Bike parking - covered, secure - bike lockers - bike station - bike valet » On campus parking permits, faculty and students - extra cost » Connectivity & traffic calming Portland State University

ENGINEERING promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. Bike Parking PLUS Portland State University’s Bike Hub

ENGINEERING promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. UC Davis

ENGINEERING: COST OF PARKING promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Cost to purchase and install bike racks: $150 to 300 each (parks two bikes) » Cost to purchase and install bike lockers: $1000 to $4000 each (parks two bikes) » Cost to provide car parking space: $2200 surface lot, $12,500 garage » Number of bike spaces in one car space: 10–12

STANFORD EXAMPLE promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Offered students and staff “Clean Air Cash” $90/year not to drive. » Raised the cost of parking by 15% » Invested 4 million in bike facilities » Saved 18 million on building parking structure

EDUCATION promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Program orientation for incoming students » Course Offerings - bike/ped planning - public health » Motorist Training - Campus carshare, campus transit and parking permit training University of Colorado Boulder

ENCOURAGEMENT promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Commuter incentive program » Bike program » Bike Share » Bike Coordinator » On campus bike center » National Bike Challenge University of Colorado, Boulder

ENCOURAGEMENT: THE COST OF AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM America. » Quality Bike Products (Bloomington, MN): pays out $45,000 to commuters/year as incentive to ride to work. In a three year study, this is what they found…

promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America.

TRANSLATION promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » QBP experienced a reduction in their health care costs per member per month of 4.4% in 3 years. = A savings of $60,000 per year in health care costs for the company. = A savings of $2,000 per year in health care costs for each employee.

ENCOURAGEMENT *College/University category*

ENCOURAGEMENT University of Wisconsin, Madison

ENFORCEMENT promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Bike Registration » Bike theft prevention » Campus police on bikes » Bike safety » Targeted enforcement Stanford University

ENFORCEMENT University of Arizona

EVALUATION & PLANNING promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. » Crash reduction » Satisfaction survey » Comprehensive bike plan – consider your campus and the surrounding area » Mode share, RFID technology

APPLICATION REVIEW Applications received and reviewed by : » League staff » External experts » Local cyclists and advocates » 58 BFUs in 30 states

BENEFITS OF APPLYING We knew this recognition would be important to our civic and business leaders, and that the metrics set out in the League’s application would be important measures for us.” - Allan Crawford, Bike Long Beach Photo: Allan Crawford

BENEFITS OF APPLYING » Feedback » Benchmarking » Coordination of efforts » Recognition

GET STARTED Go to: bikeleague.org/university » Use BFU Scorecard for self-assessment » Review the application and resources yourself to see how bicycle-friendly your university is today » Coordinate with your local bicycle advocacy group and contact staff for assistance

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